Sri Lanka Needs Your Support – Donate Now to Save a Dream – Sri Lankan Australians in Collaboration with Rotary Club of the Hills – Kellyville (Sydney) Click on the image above or click here to donate – https://saveadream.life/2p9bv37u ...
Where we went wrong and the possible course correction-by S. Skandakumar Source:Island Speech before Rotary Club of Colombo Port City by S. Skandakumar former High Commissioner to Australia and Chirman of George Steuart and Co. Ltd. Mr President, let me congratulate you and all members on the inauguration of Rotary Club of Colombo Port City and wish you every success in your noble endeavours ! I was born barely two weeks before Independance and like some of you listening in, lived through it all in my land of birth. What has transpired over those 73 years is common knowledge so let me share why I love my country as I do. At a very young age in a geography class I looked at the world map to see where our country was positioned. I marvelled at the sheer beauty of its outline and location, unmatched by any other country or ...
Rotary Club of Colombo introduces community support platform ‘Reachout’ for COVID-19 relief In a bid to provide much needed support to people and communities impacted by the escalating pandemic, The Rotary Club of Colombo has launched ‘Reachout’ – a platform envisioned as a ‘mission control’ for the Sri Lankan community response in assisting those affected by COVID-19. The volunteer-driven program hopes to provide both emergency and secondary assistance to those in need. The COVID-19 pandemic, now in its second year, is showing no signs of abating and many in Sri Lanka are feeling the brunt of the global healthcare crisis. Restrictions on movement have prevented thousands from being able leave their homes to make a living. While this has resulted in the more vulnerable segments of society falling further into poverty, many small business owners, employees, and families have been affected. Unfortunately, without safety nets to support hard-hit communities, there ...
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