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Leo District 306A2 1 Multiple District President’s Message Leos of Leo District 306 A2 has illustrated the community around them that humanity is yet alive for the last 14 years. Henceforth, time has come again to rise up from illustrating to be examples of humanity to the community! Restoring humanity to Leadership is a vital aspect that as young leaders of Leos, we need to be concerned. We live in a world that serving another has become a lower priority in our ‘to-do list’. We look out for opportunities where we can gain something and not the other way around. In many occasions, unintentionally we hurt and destroy many in the way of achieving what we ‘want’ than what we ‘need’. We are in a movement where we are serving to be served. Key word of our lives is ‘Human’. This word gives an entire different meaning to our vocabulary and our life. Being human means being ‘Empathetic’, we as Leos deeply and truly needs to follow our mission in serving with a vision of empathy. First and foremost understanding and respecting in focusing on our movement and our service activities will upstage the true arena where recognition and appreciation is done. We won’t become true human leaders who will humanize our movement and society in one night or from one event. But it doesn’t mean that we have to just sit back and wait until someone do the first move. As a true leader, YOU need to be the first move in here. Go out, open your eyes and arms to understand and serve our organization with humanity. As a Leo born from 306 A2, it is with pride I see many District and Club activities happening in 2018/2019 Leoistic year! We are in middle of a great war, we need Leo Lion Kesari Senewiratne PMJF to fight for ourselves, wear your shield and carry the President weapon of ‘humanity’ and let’s have a nerve to serve out! Caus, If WE Leos do not act out, no one will! Leo Multiple District 306 2 Ashirwada Bodhi Pooja wdYs¾jdo fndaê mQcd ish¨‍u ,sfhda j¾IhkayS§ wdrïNh iksgqyka lrk whqßkau iqmqreÿ mßÈ fujr o 2018$19 ,sfhda j¾Ifha wdrïNh Èia;%slal 306 A2 iNdm;s ,sfhda ,hka liqka f,dl=.uf.a f.a kdhl;ajfhka hq;=j cQ,s ui 5 jk Èk mems,shdk iqfka;%d uydfoaù msßfjka úydria:dkfha mej;s ˜‍wdYs¾jdo fndaë mQcd˜‍ jevigykska iudrïNh iksgqyka lrk ,§¡ nyquKav,fha yd wmf.a Èia;%sla ,sfhda iudc idudðl idudðldjka yd isxyjreka yd isxy ldka;djka f.a fkdu| iyNd.S;ajfhka fuys§ wd.udkql+,j j;dj;a bgq fldg id¾:l ,sfhda j¾Ihla fjkqfjka ish,af,dau wdYs¾jdo m%d¾:kd lf<uq¡ u,a myka iqj| ÿï j,ska uq¨‍ úydrhu keyefjoa§ wfma is;a mjd iqj| u,ska b;srefka ieuf.a ifydaor;ajh ;j ;j;a jeä lrñks¡ fuu wdYs¾jdo fndaê mQcd jHdmD;sh ,sfhda m%ñ,d fndafmawdrÉÑ f.a uQ,sl;ajfhka iy Èia;%slalfha wfkl=;a ,sfhda iudcj, odhl;ajfhkq;a ixúOdkh lrk ,oS¡ 3 District Installation With the end of a Leoistic Year another one comes in. It doesn’t matter whether new faces come up or not. Dream of every Leo is to serve the society at their best. With the dawn of the Leoistic year 2018/2019 all the Leo Clubs and Leo Districts are appointing new office bearers to continue the administration of the Leo Club of Leo District for the next Leoistic Year. So, to appoint and install the new office bearers of Leo District 306 A2 the 14th Annual Installation Ceremony was organized. The 14th Annual District Installation of Leo District 306 A2 was held on the 15th of July from 3.30PM onwards at the Auditorium of Sri Lanka Technological Campus, Meepe. This is the event where all the Leading figures of the District including the District President, Key executives, Council Officers and the Club Presidents officially get installed with the promise to carry out their duties and responsibilities to the best of their ability. The Chief Guest for the 14th Annual Installation Ceremony was District Governor Lion Udaya Jayasooriya MJF JP and the Guest of Honor was Multiple District President Leo Lion Kesari Senevirathne PMJF. Vice District Governors, Lion Leaders and Lion Ladies, Multiple Council officers were also among the distinguished guests who participated for the event. There were more than 100 participants representing Leo District Council, Leo Club Members, and other Leo Districts. With this, the new Council along with the District President Leo Lion Kasun Lokugamage and Club Presidents of Leo District 306 A2 started the journey with the motto “Learning to Lead” with the guidance and the support from the Past Leaders who have created examples of their success. 4 Leo Presidents’ Camp Leo Presidents’ camp; one of the year’s greatest events was held on every year was held on 18th and 19th of August 2018 at Atanwala Village,Matale.Council members and club presidents of district 306A2 participated in this two day camp where they were divided into six groups for group activities. Some activities were targeted in improving their leadership skills, team work and self confidence. Having engaged in these activities, leos took a refreshing bath in the river nearby. A camp fire was lit by the end of the 1st day. On the 2nd day leos experienced an adventurous hike and at the end of it each team was asked to prepare three different food items. It was a great experience and a pleasure for all the participants where everyone had enjoyed a lot. District President Leo Kasun Lokugamage,the camp chairperson Leo Mudith Jayasekara and the team were the pioneers Of this successful event. Club Officers’ Workshop “A2 Class Room ’18”, Club officer’s workshop is a main administration event and 5 Leo Clubs in Leo District 306A2 jointly organized this event. They were Leo Club of Katuwawala, Leo Club of Godigamuwa, Leo Club of Panadura Alubomulla, Leo Club of Kalubowila, Leo Club of Mattegoda. The main purpose of this event was to build up the strong administration body of the district and to spread the knowledge about club reporting and other admin stuff of the club as well as the district and also to create a Leo Leader that who filled with good administration and the leadership qualities. It was successfully happened on 5th August 2018 at Camila school premises Mattegoda @ 9.00am to 1.30pm over 70 Leos and 21 cub advisors were participated. There were 4 main sessions including Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers and Advisors. All sessions were conducted by the past leaders of the district. 5 wfma yqiafuka mjd mßirh ksfõjd fï igyk ;eîug mgka .kakd úg;a ta wkqj ud l,ska weiQ mßÈ mßirh iq/ ld,.=Kfha whym;a iajdNdjh fyd¢ka u lsuq ms<sn|j tod iy wo Tfí ;;ajhka u; w;aú¢k wjia:djls ñksid úiska ñksid m%dfhda.slj Tn fld;eko@ yDo idlaIshg Wfoidu tlS ;;a;ajhka f.dvk.kakg hk tl.j kï fndfyda fofkla fuys§ ksre;a;r .ufka§ mßirh fkdi,ld yeÍu fya;=fjka jkq we;¡ ukao tod Tn isá ;;a;ajh iy tys wd§kjhka ú¢kakg fjk iuhlh fï j.lSï iys;j wo Tn isák ;;a;ajh u; Tn igyk ;nkq ,nkafka¡ Ôj;a jkjd yer Tnj Ôj;a lrkakdjQ foh wu;l lr oud we;s fyhsks¡ ud idïm%odhsl f,i mßirh iq/lsuq hgf;a igyka ;nkafkl= fkdfõ¡ ukao fuys ukiska Wiia fyhska ñksiqka jk wm wdrïNfha isg wjidkh olajd lshjk Tn wjOdrKfha ;nd .; hq;= fohla we;¡ tkï Ôú;fha tod fuod ;=r Ôú; ld,fha ljodl uõ l=fika t<shg wdod mgka lsß î jefvkakg fyda lsysmjrla fyda ud i|yka l< Wla; l%shdldrlï lrkakg mdie,a hkakg Wiia mßirh iq/lsuq ud;Dldj hgf;a l:kfhka wOHdmkh ,nkakg Wiia hehs iïu; / fyda rpkfhka Tfí woyia olajd we;s njg lshd lrkakg ta ms<s.ekSu ,nkakg Tfí tlS iel ke;¡ ukao mdi,a ld,fha wmg l;d fulS fkdlS ish¨‍ isysk lrd ,Õd jkakg lrkakg fyda ,shkakg ,ndfok iqmqreÿ Tng Ôjh iemhQfõ fï ta Tn wu;l lr oud ud;Dld f.dkafka fuh;a wka;¾.;j mj;sk we;s fidndoyu uhs¡ fya;=fjks¡ f,dl= l;d wjYH ke;¡ fï ;rï ÿrla tkakg tfy;a tf,i tod ,shQ fyda lshQ foa wo fï Tng fkdoekS Tng iyh jQ fidndoyu úiska igyk lshjk Tn ud ;=< fldhs;rï f,i meh .Kka wjYH fkdfõ tla úkdä 5l ld,hla wjfYaI ù we;so@ m%Yakhls¡ ms<s;=r wjxllu Tng fkdñf,a ÿkakd jQ Tlaiscka^O2& ál ,nd Tnf.a yDo idlaIsfhka oeka wid oek.kak¡ fkdÿkakd kï Tfí Th ;;a;ajhka ;rd;srï ms<s;=f¾ jvd ksrjoH;djh Wfoid ud Tng fldfya ;sfíoehs Tnu uola úuid n,kak¡ tla iyfhda.hla olajkq we;¡ tkï Tn lskï Tng Tfí ta l%shdldrlï lrkakg cjh fok úfgl§ fyda Tnf.a Ôú;hg ;¾ckhla t,a, t<j¿ m<d m<;=re fï fidndoyfuka Tng jk mßÈ lsishï l%shdjl ksr; ù ;sfío@ jila úila fkdue;sj ,nd ÿka ksid fkdfjo ms<s;=r fndfydaÿrg ke; hkakhs¡ ta wms wfma wo Tn Yla;su;a j fomhska isgf.k Tn Tfí Ôú;hg wdorh lrk ksidfjks¡ fyd|hs tfia isysk lrd wog;a ÿjhkafka¡ tfia fkdjkakg kï mßirh fjkqfjka Tfí ms<s;=r l=ula fõ igyk ,shk fï uu;a lshjk Tn;a uereKq o@ ms<s;=r l,ska ÿka Tng wod< ms<s;=r iuÕ ;ekays .iq;a me,ù fndfydal,a h¡ yd;amiskau fjkia fjkjd fka o@ ms<s;=f¾ wvq jeä m%udKh .ek úuiSu Tng Ndrlrñ¡ 6 w;f,diaila uq, wu;l fkdlrk ñksiqka tajdg iyfhda.h wj{dfjka fyda oel oel ta w;f¾ nyq;rhla ta uq, wu;l lrñka foi n,d hEu muKls¡ ta lsisjla fkdis;d ienE f,iskau ienE fkdjkakd jQ isysk we;s jQ ixfõ. is;skau ud;a udf.a ñ;%hd;a miqmi .uka lrñka isà¡ ukao ud tf,iska .ia wiafia .id ;snq ysia fnda;,a ;ek ;ek mjikafka wúfõlS .ukl fhfok ñksid oud .sh fIdmska ljr ß,jqkag wydrhla jQ úfõlh Wfoid udkisl ;Dma;sh ms‚i fidnd whsia m,ï ljr .Kkdjla u by< isg my<g fi!kao¾h fidhd hhs¡ tajd fidhd hk fyda tl;= lr f.keú;a ksis mßÈ neyer lrk ,§¡ krUk we;af;da h,s tkafka kej; ;jfllag ñksiqks wm fjkia jkafka ljod o@ fuh tajd krUkakg fyda olsk flfkl=g weia j,g mqoa., j¾Kkdj Wfoid l< igykla fkdfõ¡ wiqkaor o¾Yk tla lrf.kh¡ fuu igyk yqfola ÿr È. n,d l< wk;=re weÕùuls¡ ukao ;nkakg mdol jQfhao tjeks isÿùulska wfma uy fmdf<dj iy Tn w;r iïnkaOh lsisod rfÜ ñksiqka ms<sn|j we;sjQ l<lsreKd;aul fkdôfok tlla ksidfjks¡ Tn fldmuK ye.Sula‍ h¡ Wil isáh;a wjidkfha weo jefgkafka uy fmdf<dj u;gh¡ thska .uH jkafka Tn;a ieneúkau wfma rfÜ ñksiqka nyq;rh fuu fidndoyfïu fï mia j,skau ieÿKq wjia:djd§ h¡ wd;aud¾:ldó h¡ th fyd¢kau i;ajfhl= ñi wuq;= ´mmd;sl Ôúfhl= mila jQfha miq.sh Èfkl ud;a udf.a fkdjk njhs¡ ukao ljuodl fyda Tfí ñ;%fhl=;a iS.sßh ne,Sug Èk 3l ksjdvqjla urKfhka miq Tfí w¿ fyda mig hg lrk i|yd tys .sh úgh¡ iS.sßhg hdug we;af;a Tfí YÍrh mßj¾;kh jkafkao mia f.dvla iS.sßh wNh N+ñh ueÈks¡ jif¾ jeä ld,hla f,iguh¡ fï igyk lshjk fudfydf;a§ WIaKdêl foaY.=Khla we;s neúka ñksiqkaf.a ;a Tn fukau ud o mh ;ndf.k isákafka mji ksjk oE tug tys olakg ,efí¡ fmr wm urKfhka u;= j< od mia f.dvla jQ f.dve,s u; h¡ ÿlaÅ; lreK jkafka wNh N+ñh fomi ud¾.h iS.sß m¾j;h Wv ;ekska ;ek u,my l<d fuka tfia fyhska iEuúgu Tfí yqiafuka msg Ndú;d lr wjika fkdfhl=;a wldrfha li< lrk ldnkavfhdlaihsâ^CO2& jdhqfjka fï olakg ,eîuhs¡ msmdih ksjd .ekSug Ndú;d mßirh WKqiqï ùu ksjd oukakg yels .ila l< j;=r fnda;,h msms[a[d nE.h wU u,a, isgqjkak¡ isgqùu muKlau m%udKj;a fkdfõ¡ whsia m,u Ndú;d lrk f;la Tjqkg iqjhla orefjla fuka th /ln,d .; hq;= fõ¡ ukao i;=gla f.k foa¡ tfy;a Ndú;h wjidkfha th me<hl isg rEiai .ila njg mßj¾;kh tys ojgkh ysia fnda;,h Tyqkg johla fõ¡ ùug wjYH foa iemhsh hq;= ksidfjks¡ tu tajdfha wvx.= foa wdydrhg .kakd ;dla mdkh ksid Ôj;a ùug wjeis kï mßirhg wdorh lrk f;la ´kEu ÿrla /f.k hk Tjqka th lrkak¡ túg fmr,d th Tng wdorh lrdú¡ wjika jQ jydu ^wjika jQ ;ek Tjqkg wod< ke;fyd;a jkafka ish,a, uqo,g hg jQ f,dafla ke;& t;ek tysu oud fyda úislr hk kreu i,a,s lkakg neß nj ñksiqka oek.kakd úg mqreoaola Tjqkg we;¡ meñfKk ixpdrlfhla ish,a, isÿù yudr ùuhs¡ fyda mdie,a orejka fyda .=rejreka mjd tjeks fohla ÿgqúg bj;a lr ksis mßÈ neyer yß; yoj;l igykls¡ lsÍula isÿ fkdlrhs¡ ljqreka fyda ueÈy;a ù ksrdhdifhka tjeks fohla isÿl< fyd;a 7 Club Projects Leo Club of Godigamuwa Sina Dothak Sonduru Nawathane Nimeshayak T he “Sina Dothak” project was held on August The “Sodhuru Nawathane Nimeshayak” 26 at the Pepiliyana Mithsewana for the program organized by Godigamuwa Leo benefit of special needs children and elderly Club and Dampe Lions Club was held on 2nd women, was a another valuable social service August at the Elders Home at Matthegoda. On from Godigamuwa Leo club. From 9 am Sunday evening, a Bana Session was conducted onwards a number of simple activities have for the mothers and fathers at Mithsewana been prepared by the Leos.It was also possible Elders Home. We provided essential items to display the girls’ singing and choreography to meet the day-to-day needs of mothers and skills.At the end of the program, donations fathers.Godigamuwa Leo club also provided were made to the girls and the elderly women the dinner to them with the help of Dampe of the house. Sinha Lal Mannage of Dampe Lions Club. Lion Club, Lion Anura Gunathilake, Lion Lady Thanuja and Mrs. Silawa participated at the event it was. 8 Club Projects Leo Club of Kalubowila Fellowship Dinner fndaê mQcdj Following the installation ceremony of kj ,sfhda jirlg fi;a m;ñka meje;ajQ fndaê Kalubowila Leos for the Leostic year 2018/19 mQcdj fldyqj, Od;=u¨‍j úydria:dkfhaoS held on the 21st of August 2018 with the meje;aúKs¡ m¡j¡ 4¡30g wdrïNjqkq fuu fndaê purpose of enhancing the bond of the Leos, mQcdjg wm ,sfhda iudcfha idudðlhka iy Lions and parents gathered a fellowship wm ifydaor ,sfhda iudc j, fidfydhqre dinner was organized. It commenced at fidfydhqßhkao b;d ne;su;aj iyNd.S úh¡ around 9.00pm which continued for about an wm iudcfha ,sfhda WmfoaYljßh fv,areYd hour or two with a lot of laughter chit chats uy;añh iy isxy lu,a fifkúr;ak uy;do photos selfies and sharing experiences and wm yd iu. tla úh¡ iqmqreÿ wldrhg .s,kami memories of each other as we all enjoyed the iyd u,a mQcd Tmamq lr myka jefÜ myka o,ajd dinner packet provided. It was truly a night yÿkal=re m;a;= lr th mQcd l, miq fndaêh with a lot of happiness which many of us kdjd thg je| mQcdfõ lghq;= id¾:lj ksu enjoyed. lsÍug wmg yels úh¡ 9 Club Projects Leo Club of Kalubowila District Council Workshop The Council Workshop was organized by the Leo clubs of Katuwawala, Godigamuwa, Panadura Alubomulla, Kalubowila and Mattegoda as a joint project. It was held on the 5th of August 2018 at the Camilla School situated in Mattegoda. It mainly focused on giving a training on the duties of the President Secretary and Treasurer of the club. The meeting which commenced at 9.30 am started off with an introduction speech given by and briefed all the participants on the work shop. Thereafter the Presidents Secretaries and Treasurers were separated and a training was given to the individual categories by the District Council members on how their duties should be carried out and the guidelines for their reporting each month. Refreshments were provided at break while the session was carried out and it went on for about an hour. At the end of the individual sessions, all the participants were gathered to one hall, the gathering was addressed by the Special guest Lion Kanneel Maddummage. The bold words of his definitely touched the hearts of all the Leos gathered at the occasion and inspired us to work harder and achieve more in life and serve with true Leoism at heart. At the end of the speech, District President Kasun Lokugamage made his final remarks and awarded all the special guests with a token of appreciation for their presence at the Council Workshop and all the participants were awarded with a certificate that confirmed the participation in the council workshop. Following to the thank you speech given by District President the gathering was dismissed. 10 Club Projects Leo Club of Polgasowita Ashirwadha Bodhi Pooja 18th Installation Ceremony Ashirwada Bodhi pooja, Kavi bana and beli 18th Installation Ceremony of Leo club of mal pooja to invoke blessings for Leo club of Polgasowita for the new fiscal year 2018/2019 Polgasowita for the new leoistic year 2018/2019 was kept on 10th August 2018 from 8.30 was kept on 07th July 2018 from 6.30 pm p.m. to 11.00 p.m. at Lions Activity center, onwards to 9.00 pm at Sri Thisaranasarana Colombo 7. The Chief Guest for the event was Dharmayathanaya, Doley Kanaththa, ,and Leo Kasun Lokugamage the District president Piliyandala with the participation of many of 306 A2 District. Guest of Honor for the Leos and Lions. Chief Guest on that day was event was Lion Widyakeerthi Dissanayake Lion Anura Gunatilake the Leo Advisor of MJF the Immediate past district governor of Leo District 306A2. 306A2 District. The Immediate Leo district president of 306 A2 Leo Kalindu Dissanayake Kavi bana was performed by Ven.Galle and Multiple district president of 306 Leo Athulananda Thero where by the gathered Kesari Seneviratne also participated to the community consist with Palenwaththa area installation. The event was kept successfully elders and youngsters of all ages listen to it with the participation of Invitees, many Lions peacefully.Later on Belimal Wathura (Drinks) and Leos. The new board of Leo Executive for was given to participants. the leoistic year 2018/2019 was appointed. The programme was included with some The new executive board of Leos and fellow attractive presentations and speeches where Leo members got blessings to start up the by the newly elected board of Leos got well- new Leoism year with religious blessings and wishers from the participants. The event was participants’ well-wishers. concluded with the dinner for all participants. 11 Club Projects Leo Club of Saegis Campus Book Donation to Makura Primary school Leo club of Saegis campus which belongs to the Leo district 306A2, as their startup project, organized a book donation to a rural school in Awisawella. With the supervision of the club president Leo Kusal Warnajeewa, the club members and the Leo adviser of the Saegis campus Mr. Thomas Benjamin all participated in this grateful deed. The Leo members of the club eagerly collected books by informing the campus students and also collected funds to provide with stationery needed for their education. This book donation took place on the 3rd of September and the Leo club members themselves joined with the students for entertainment activities which the pupils of Makura primary school certainly enjoyed. The principal and the teachers of the school admired this great deed and also informed about a need of a cupboard to the school library along with sanitary facilities needed for the students. The teachers made a speech how grateful were they to the club members for making an attempt to brighten up the lives of these little kids. This project was completed successfully due to the dedication and effort put forward by the Leo club members of Saegis campus. Leo club of Saegis campus look forward to organize and introduce many creative projects for the Leoistic year 2018/19. 12 Club Projects Leo Club of Sri Lanka Technological Campus Thuru Viyan wmpdhK Project ‘Thuru Viyan’ that organized by Sri Lanka Y%S ,xld ;dlaI‚l úYajúoHd,hSh ,sfhda Technological Campus Leos was successfully iudch úiska ixúOdk lrk ,o ˜‍wmpdhK˜‍ completed on 31st August in Kurulu Kale jeäysá i;aldruh jevigyk 2018 wf.daia;= sanctuary, Kegalle. The intention of this project ui 26 jk Èk uykqjr f.,sTh we,amsáh was to discover the natural beauty of the sanctuary W;=re fÊIaG mqrjeis ksjyfka § id¾:lj and to clean garbage in order to protect lands mj;ajk ,oS¡ which provide habitat to many native wildlife, ish Èúfha ie|E iuh ;ksj .; lrk fï birds, fish and plants and has rare diversity of plants. foudmshkaf.a úvdnr úhm;a jQ is;a ikid,Sug However at the end of the day Leos could collect fukau Tjqkaf.a uqj.g iskyjla lekaod f.k huge amount of Plastic, Polythine bags, Broken taug wm ,sfhdajre lghq;= l,y¡ bottle pieces and many other garbage in Kurulu úhm;a foudmshka kyjd msßisÿ lsÍu fukau Kale and we decided to recycle that garbage in Tjqkaf.a ksjyk l=Kq ÿyqú,s bj;a lr msßisÿ a proper way. The main reason for this kind of lsÍuo tÈk isÿflß‚¡ environmental problems is, people do not think ;u ¥ mq;=ka .ek n,dfmdfrd;a;=fjka isák to protect environment though environment fï foudmshkag ;j;a wd.ka;=l msßila protect human. And also Leos think to make an fkdjqKq wm ,sfhda le, wdorfhka ohdfjka Impact on people to think about above manner yd f<ka.;=lñka ix.%y lrñka Tjqkaf.au from these kind of projects, because people have orejka f,i tu fydard lsysmh .; l,y¡ a responsibility to protect the environment. 13 Club Projects Leo Club of Sri Lanka Technological Campus Samayan Project “ Samayan “ that organized by SLTC Leos was successfully completed on 17th July 2018 in Campus premises. This is the first project of the new leoistic year 2018/2019 of SLTC Leo’s. There are lots of talented students in SLTC and this event helped to them to come forward and illustrate their talents. This event was great opportunity to enhance inter relationship between other Leo clubs as well as among the students of SLTC. Most people love music, it is the supposed universal language of mankind and music is the best medicine for stress. So that ‘Samayan’ had been a big change for everyone and also be a good few hours of mind relaxing. Music crew played songs which are never can be forgotten from our hearts. Such as “Kurutu Gaa gee pothe”, “Sadalatha Payala”, “Daffodil Male”… And Prospect Wayantha Rathnakala did a Violin Solo which was the most heart touching part of the event. District President of Leo District 306 A2, Leo Lion Kasun Lokugamage and Registrar of SLTC and also the Faculty Advisor of Leo Club of SLTC Ms. Pabasara Amarawardena gave positive feedbacks on their speeches. Ms. Pabasara Amarawaradena said that introducing the Leoism to the campus was the best decision that she has made throughout her SLTC career. Moreover, by completing this project, our team of Leos gained a memorable experience. They learned how to work as a team worked, socialized, felt motivated to finish what we start appreciated each other. 14 Club Projects Leo Club of University of Moratuwa 16th Installation Ceremony Coming together is beginning, staying together is process, and working together is success. Another successful year which gave much hope, happiness, education and as well as a helping hand to the society, ended in the midst of lots of appreciations. Then, it was the time for the past leaders, to pass the baton to the future pillars, for the betaken Leostic year 2018/19. After a triumphant but an exceptional year, the 16th Installation Ceremony of Leo Club of University of Moratuwa was held on 29th of July 2018, appointing new club officers whom now will have a colossal task ahead, to do their very best for the club and significantly for the society. Current President of the Leo District 306A2, Leo Kasun Lokugamage was there as the Chief Guest of the ceremony while being a great strength to us as always. Further, the head table was decorated with many distinguished guests of Leo Multiple District 306 whom always were there behind our success story. Many Leos and lions representing both the district and the multiple were there among the participants of the ceremony while most of our past Leos enormously supported us being the backbone of every single task we carried on. On that day, Leo Kasun Ramanayake officially assumed duties as the Club President for the Leostic year 2018/19 while Leo Isuri Manawadu designated as the Club Secretary, Leo Praminda Vindika consented as the Club Treasurer and all the other pertinent officers swore in their respective posts. At the end of the day, another Installation Ceremony which remarked an Imperial Legend of Eminence was witnessed by everyone and concluded as the benchmark of the upcoming year for the UOM Leos. 15 Club Projects Leo Club of University of Moratuwa LEAP LEAP is not just a simple word with the surface meaning you see, but has a deep meaning such that it perfectly stands for what the project actually does. There, L stands for LEARN, E for ENGAGE, A for APPLY and finally P for PERFORM. Since, UoM LEOs are a set of personalities responsible for the future of the nation, it is our duty to give a hand to improve the leadership skills of country’s younger generation. That is why, we kept steps to organize this program, and the main objective behind this was to train the students to face challenges and take right decisions fit in to various situations. Not only that, but also sharpening the moral to come forward was another purpose of this program. The Project was held on 11th and 12th of August at Badulla Pallekiruwa Vidyalaya for two days, including several sub programs targeting the students. There, the program was mainly focused on improving self-awareness, positive mindset, communication skills, social skills, leadership skills, courage, creativity, time management skills and public speaking skills through the various awareness sessions, leadership development activities, camp fire and some other fun activities held throughout the entire program. By adding a set of fabulous memories to UoM Leos’ Diary, the Project LEAP was successfully held with the participation of the school’s students and teachers together with our LEOs and prospects and concluded leaving another perfect milestone. 16 When Life is Uncertain Our Imagination Can Make the Unknown the Great Adventure of Our Lives Supposing you go for your yearly physical and the doctor says: “if you don’t exercise on a regular basis, your chances of having coronary problems are high.” You would probably head straight to the gym” (at least for a week or two). What if someone, (maybe even yourself) told you: “if you don’t exercise your creativity and imagination, your spirit will get sick.” Would you start working those ‘muscles’ on a regular basis? Most of us would put it on the backburner for ‘when we have more time.’ Which never happens. Just think about racing through life without ever registering the beauty of flowers in bloom or the sharp smells of autumn? What if you couldn’t taste food anymore or even imagine the taste of food? What if you never fantasized what it would be like to have a completely different life? For many of us, the life described above would be dull, frustrating, and accompanied by the sense that something vital was missing. When we exercise what I like to call: ‘the magic what if ’ of our imagination, all our senses come alive. We feel focused, optimistic and motivated. We feel that we have the resources to make things happen. That belief can set us on the beginning of wonderful lifetime journey that is the essence of the creative life. To make our spirits thrive, we have to throw out the received notion that creativity is for the chosen few. We must establish the belief and the practice that we all have the ability and the right to be creative. For many of us it is not only a right, but a necessity of survival. We don’t have to leave the creative experience to innovative scientists, famous writers, dazzling movie stars. Each one of us is capable of gems of imagination and creative activity. These attributes are part of our evolutionary success: being creative means we can meet the challenge of the unknown and unexpected. This gives us a better chance to survive in an uncertain world. 17 Our creative manifestations don’t have to be grandiose; they can be simple and playful and still fulfill our ravenous appetite for curiosity and exploration. I bring up the issues of simplicity and play because we often undervalue things that are easy and fun for us to do. Our usual logic is: Only hard things are valuable. If it is easy and fun then it isn’t worth anything. Not true at all sometimes things being easy for us just means that we have a natural connection, a gift for it that most people do not. Doing creative work that comes naturally to you is an efficient means of getting your imagination up and running. It helps us gain confidence in our creativity and feeds our desire to engage it more seriously because we are working in a territory that ‘sings’ to us. If gardening excites you, garden. If you are a lover of words, write. If it is singing, then by all means, sing your heart out. When you are comfortable with the medium and the materials, you will put up with the heartache and frustration inherent in the process of any creative act. You will also be preparing yourself to do inspiring work that pushes you out of your comfort zone into the wild blue horizons of undiscovered imaginative possibilities lurking inside you. If creative work is work at all, then it is playful work. Play is one of the most powerful tools for us humans to learn to think differently. It is one of the most valuable resources we have for making any new discoveries, in fields as diverse as psychology, technology, and art. Our creativity brings us a message from within that insists we tend to our vision. Like a good detective, we must tenaciously follow the clues of our imagination and we can bring that vision, that Magic What If, to life. 18 Editorial Panel Ally | The Official Newsletter Leo District 306 A2 19