IT'S US | Volume 18 | Special Edition | Memento 2022

Table of Contents

01 Leo District 306 A2 02

02 Leo Club of Baddegama 06

03 Leo Club of Christ Church Boys' College 07

04 Leo Club of Christ Church Girls' College 08

05 Leo Club of Colombo Monarch 09

06 Leo Club of Dehiwala East 10

07 Leo Club of Kesbewa 11

08 Leo Club of Matara Nilwala 13

09 Leo Club of Mattegoda 15

10 Leo Club of Panadura Alubomulla 17

11 Leo Club of Polgasowita 18

12 Leo Club of Rahula College 20

13 Leo Club of Saegis Campus 22

14 Leo Club of Southern Metro 23

15 Leo Club of Sri Lanka Technological Campus 25

16 Leo Club of University of Moratuwa 26

17 Leo Club of University of Sri Jayawardenapura 29

LEO DISTRICT 306 A2

As we have come to the end of another proud Leostic year while reflecting on the outstanding
humanitarian service, leadership and experiences, it is time to recollect those fascinating
memories. As Leos, we have come together and experienced incredible moments worth sharing
this year too.
Thus, as Leo Club of University of Moratuwa, we thought to share them through Memento the
special edition of IT'S US, by collecting some of these remarkable Leo moments of A2 Leos
while illustrating the successful completion of this Leostic year as one family. Here we are
recalling the memories of some of the main projects done by A2 Leos.

LEO YOUTH CAMP 2022

Leo Youth Camp of A2 Leos was
successfully wielded from 25th to 27th
March at Adventure Base Camp, Kithulgala
emphasizing the theme of "Embrace the
Leader within". This unforgettable 3-day
camp was held with the participation of about
100 Leos. The event was lightened by the
distinguished presence of District President
Leo Navod Kiriwaththuduwa, the Project
Chairman Leo Vihan Manage, and his crew.

The first day was spent participating in NUMERO UNO 2021
various activities, where they were assessed
on teamwork, facing challenges, and decision The Leo leaders of Leo District 306 A2
making. On the next day, Leos went on a assembled at Numero Uno 2021, the
challenging hike and at night, a campfire was Presidents’ and Council Officers’ Camp to
held which included fireworks, dramas, and share experiences, trust, and affection with
songs. On the final day, there were some the intention to mark the victorious journey
mini-challenges and an awards ceremony. of the new-born year together as a family.
Thus, the participated Leos collected a bunch The journey started on 13th November and
of glamorous memories. they spent the weekend with adventures and
team-building games. They stayed at
Highlanders Eco & Adventure Resort,
Belihuloya.

The camp was successful with leadership
development activities, fun activities,
entertainment activities, fire camp, morning
PT sessions, and a hike through a remarkable
route.
This came to an end while giving a bunch of
beautiful memories for all the Leos.This was
a tremendous milestone of the epic Leo
journey as one family.

A DAY TO REMEMBER

A2 Leos got together on Christmas day to The kids and adults huddled around the Carol
bring smiles to thousands of faces. This wheel to watch and join in Carol Singing.
Christmas Day Celebration of Leo District The evening was a wonderful experience for
306 A2 was a day to think back with a the Leos who joined in singing Carols going
collection of incredible memories to adore. around Colombo City by a double-decker
bus.
The morning and day of this day were
celebrated with the little kids of Children's
Homes. They were conducted by the six
zones of Leo district 306 A2 at various
locations, by giving them gifts, Christmas
cards and spending the day with them while
playing games with lots of fun.

A2 CLASSROOM 2021

The beginning of a new leoistic year
emphasized the need for a motivational and a
knowledge sharing session for the new club
executives to improve their knowledge on the
work.

A2 Classroom, the club officers’ workshop is The past leaders of A2 were the pillars
a project organized by Leo District 306 A2, to behind the success of this project. They
inspire the new leaders of the Leo clubs in shared their experiences they earned as
District. It was successfully wielded from young leaders with new officers. This project
July 23rd to 25th, 2021 as a three-day was a success and effective thanks to the
program via Zoom Virtual Platform. The club efforts of Event Chairperson – District
presidents, secretaries, and treasurers were Contest Director Leo Santhrushika de Silva
able to have a reasonable understanding of and the organizing committee.
their duties at the sessions they had separately
during the classroom.

Now it's time to look back on the power of
action of our fellow Leos in Leo District
306A2. With their determined minds they've
done plenty of services to the community.
Not only that but also together we have
grown as young leaders as a family. Here
we've outlined some of the beautiful
memories created by our fellow Leos through
their Leo journeys. Moreover, we are truly
grateful for sharing these articles with us.

LEO CLUB OF
BADDEGAMA




PROTÉGÉ In the third session we discussed about
Communication and our very own Leo, Past
Protégé is a six-week mentoring program for Club President Leo Sherini Alwis, conducted
students who are in age group 16-18. The that.
idea for the mentoring program is generated As fourth session, we had Problem Solving
from our own club members during a board and that was conducted by Past District
meeting. While arranging for the project we President Leo Mudith Jayasekara.
had to face some challenges. Such as, we had Furthermore, the fifth session also conducted
to select a certain school to find children for by our own Leo Anushka Shaminda and he
the program we had to make a syllabus for was discussed about “Pathways after your
the six weeks, we had to find resource A/L’s”. After all the sessions, we organized
persons for the areas that we are going to Award Ceremony for the participants of
teach and we had to fix a date and a specific youth mentoring project, “Protégé”. That was
time for these sessions. Our club members held on 30th April 2022 with the presence of
gave a massive support to execute this District President of Leo District 306 A2,
program. They went to schools to meet Leo Navod Kiriwaththuduwa, District
principals; they try their best to coordinate Secretary of Leo District 306 A2, Leo
with our resource persons...etc. Naveen Dharmasiri and Chief Coordinator
for School Clubs Leo Tharini Subasinghe.
As first session, we organized a motivational
programme which was done by Immediate We gave valuable certificates to all the
Past District President of Leo District 306 participants who have successfully
A2, Leo Praminda Vindika. Then Multiple completed the programme and those who
District Vice President Leo Rahul performed well. We wanted to emphasize
Attanayaka conducted second session, under how valuable and unique they are, as they
the topic “SWOT theory and How to set were lucky enough to experience this project.
targets”.



LEO CLUB OF CHRIST

CHURCH GIRLS'

COLLEGE

NON PERISHABLE CHRISTMAS TREE

Christmas is celebrated every year on 25th December. The festival marks the celebration of the
birth anniversary of Jesus Christ. His birthday is one of the most joyous ceremonies amongst
Christians.
Making Christmas trees is one of the main rituals out of others. Therefore as leos, we decided to
make a Christmas tree, especially by using non-perishable things like plastic bottles, cups,
polythene covers, empty pen tubes, CDs...etc. After the effort of all the club members, we were
able to create an attractive Christmas tree and it was exhibited in the school premises.

LEO CLUB OF

COLOMBO MONARCH




ieoE iqhduh Accordingly, Leo club of Colombo Monarch
organized the 'Sade Suyamaya' project with
Often we underestimate the power of touch, a the aim of bringing a smile to the faces of
smile, a kind word, a listener, a sincere senior citizens who spend their final years in
compliment, or even the slightest care, all of nursing homes.
which have the potential to turn a life into a
different dimension. In the present situation, The beloved moment of love and care was
the need for such qualities is felt more by our held on 2nd of May at the Lankadhara Elders'
older generation. Home in Wellawatte with the participation of
Leo members.

LEO CLUB OF

DEHIWALA EAST

On the 17th of March 2022, project
Kochchiyen Thalawakaleta was initiated with
11 Leos from the Club. We went to
Thalawakale by train because we figured out
that it was the most suitable way for us to
communicate our needs with the public and
also it had the exact amount of free space that
we needed to perform.

fldaÉÑfhka ;,jlef,ag is a fundraising

project conducted by Leos of Dehiwala East
Leos. This was an innovative fundraising
project where Dehiwala East Leos were able
to raise funds while informing the public
about the Leo Movement.

The main goal of the project was to raise
funds for our future service projects. So for
that our leos sang and played various musical
instruments in trains, buses and public areas.
While achieving our goal we wanted to
inform the public about the Leo Moment as
well. So for that, we always did a brief
introduction about who we are and what we
do in Leoism before we started to perform.
By doing so we were able to achieve both of
our goals successfully.

Leo Club of Kesbewa invited to Leo Club of
KIU,Leo Club of Centennial Richmond
College, Leo Club of Christ Church Boys’
College, Leo Club of Christ Church Girls’
College and Leo Club of Rahula to execute
this project focusing on the issue of child
abuse. We were primarily target school
children and apart from them, our university
students as well to educate them on the
ongoing issue of child abuse. It was a joint
project carried out as a Webinar series on
Zoom Platform in two phases..

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Child abuse has been an ongoing issue in Sri
Lanka especially in the last few years.
However, despite the increasing number of
cases, it is still considered a rather
controversial topic to discuss and our
knowledge on the matter seems lower than
ever. That is why it is important to educate
ourselves, and especially the children
regarding the matter.

In phase one of the webinar series which Mr. Thusitha Abeysekara, Senior Lecturer of
took place on Zoom platform, the guest Sri Jayewardenepura discussed what legal
speaker Dr.Dilni and Mrs. Darshika actions can be taken if you or someone you
Ranasinghe educated the participants on know have been abused, how to handle social
what child abuse is, how it happens in both media and be safe from online predators.
domestic and non-domestic settings in order
to give the children and our students an idea We were able to conduct these two phases
about the gravity and danger of this issue. with the participation of over 200
participants. Not only that but also we did an
awareness session on self-defense as an
extension of First Phase of 1929 program
from the contribution of Leo Lakshan Udara
Liyanage, a member of Leo Club of Kesbwa.
As Leos we always try to give our best to the
society, with that objective we hope to
conduct this kind of vital program in future.

LEO CLUB OF MATARA
NILWALA

According to Leo Pamodi's idea, Nilwala Before the project a notice was shared in our
Leo members carried out the "Naththalata groups so that Leos can volunteer to donate
Sinahawak" Project on 26th December 2021 the needed items. We requested to have,
to provide material assistance to the Thalalla
Dasa Elderly Home. 25 Bed Sheets
Nowadays due to the degrading society most 25 Medium sized Towels
elders are being neglected in their old age 25 Pillowcases
when they need affection and care the most. Lysol
Existing and living are two different things Harpic
and we needed to help these people to live Dettol
one day without just existing. We wanted to Mops and
give them company and also provide them Brooms
with some essential materials.

To our greatest pleasure many of our Later in the evening a musical program with
generous Leos agreed to offer these in no a tea party was held for the relaxation of the
time. After collecting the items, it was a adults and they also enjoyed singing with
challenge to transport these items to us.Providing them good elderly care by
Thalalla. But our own Leos offered yourself or with the help of professionals
transportation. From the morning, our stops them from feeling isolated and
members washed and cleaned the inside of depressed. You help continue to provide
the Elderly home. We also provided new them a sense of community, a social life, that
bedding and pillowcases for the beds in their empowers and energizes them.
bedrooms, as well as cleaning equipment for
the Elderly home. It’s important for the younger generation to
learn the significance of respecting elders by
listening and spending quality time with
them. We must treat our elders with respect,
even if their bodies or minds are beginning to
fail them. Receiving respect from others is
important because it helps us to feel safe and
to express ourselves.

The staff of the elderly home thanked us and
the elders blessed us as if we were their
grandchildren. It was the best way to spend
our Christmas this year.

So, we thought of sharing knowledge on
Waste Hierarchy via our social media
platforms by creating an eye-catching flyer
including the information about it.

Waste hierarchy is a tool used to evaluate the
processes that protect the environment
alongside resource and energy consumption
from most favorable to least favorable
actions, in order of

Prevention
Minimization
Reuse
Recycling
Energy Recovery
Disposal

PAPER TREE

Eco friendly minds of Leo Club of
Mattegoda initiated the project “Paper Tree”
in the year 2020 for the betterment of the
Mother Nature. Currently, The Earth is
facing the biggest problem of global
warming along with critical climatic changes,
so as responsible citizens we must work
together to minimize this man-made
pollution. “Green Minds” is an awareness-
raising article campaign which includes
useful tips on the importance of trees and
how to manage our waste which impact on
the environment and indirectly for the man
kind too.

By practicing this process, individuals can Therefore, such plants are good to keep
easily manage their day-to-day waste in a inside your house. In fact, these plants are
very effective and greener manner. good for your mental health too.

Next, we focused on the tree plantation Eg: Aloe Vera, Tulsi and Peace Lily.
aspect and shared about useful House Plants
which are beneficial not only for the Also, we planned to educate society about
environment but also for the people. the technical use of trees. Dendrochronology
is the study of determining the age of trees
Usually, plants release oxygen during the based on the growth of tree rings.
process of photosynthesis (only during the
day). However, there are several plants that The annual rings are evidence of the Earth’s
release Oxygen throughout the year (day and past climate. The annual rings will wider in
night). warm and humid years but will become
thinner in cold and dry years. They can even
predict the occurrence of natural disasters.

This awareness project is special for readers
who are interested and in love with nature.
Keep your fingers crossed, we will upload
more and more interesting facts about our
mother nature in the coming future too. Stay
tuned and do follow our Facebook and
Instagram pages to get updated about this
awareness project.

With the aim, towards the rural village With the collaboration of Lions club of
students and the development of their school Panadura Alubomulla, we pointed our
building, as the Leo club of Panadura mission to renovate and fix rain protectors in
Alubomulla, we conducted the project one of the school buildings in Athale Madya
“Heenawalata Panak Phase 2.0”. We Maha Vidyalaya, which is situated in a rural
observed that there is a lack of building area in Baduraliya - Mathugama.
space for some classes in the school and also
that building is severely damaged and cannot On 12th February 2022, we started our
be used for further educations without any mission with the honorable participation of
refurbishment. District President, Leo Navod
Kiriwaththudawa, and District Secretary, Leo
Naveen Dharmasiri, club advisor, Mr. Nihal
de Silva & more Leos. Depending on
everyone’s participation & hard work, the
project was succeeded better than expected.

A DREAM OF SRI LANKANS HAS COME
TRUE

The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a
periodic series of international multi-sport events involving athletes with a range of physical
disabilities.
The Paralympic Games became one of the most significant international sporting events by the
early 21st century, grown from a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948. Sri
Lanka made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with a
single athlete name Kalika Pathirana in track and field. We have participated in every
subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics but have never entered the Winter Paralympics.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, we won our first Paralympic medal through

Pradeep Sanjaya, who won the Bronze medal in the Men's 400 metres. At the 2020 Summer

Paralympics in Tokyo, We won our first ever Paralympics gold medal, with Dinesh Priyantha

Herath taking gold in the men's javelin throw F46 category, setting a new F46 world &

paralympic record of 67.79 metres. Dulan Kodithuwakku also claimed the bronze medal in the

men's javelin throw F64 category at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, with a distance of 65.61

metres. As Sri Lankans, we are very proud of the success they

have achieved due to their commitment. They are also

a great role model for our future players. This is a very

good omen for all our sportsman and sportswomen.

Leo Dilakshi Uthpala
Leo Club of Polgasowita

SHE IS A FIGHTER

A woman is often viewed as a being who intelligent no woman shall be denied similar
must play the role of a mother, a daughter or recognition and salaries as their male
a partner and is deeply coiled up upon the counterparts.
biological determinism. A woman can be a Throughout the years of this development,
mother, a partner, a daughter, a support the ideology of equality has developed rather
system to her family but her role within than strengthened with positive approaches
society shall not be limited by such across the world. However, the wrongful
domestication. She has and always will be postulation of perceiving women based on
capable and deserving of deciding for her their relationship to the family or society is
own self and for holding her ground. still visible even in today's world among
Women all over the world had to fight and certain communities. The refusal to accept
work their way up to achieve equal standing women as multidimensional and powerful
as men. The stereotypical conventional human beings they are is in existence even to
wisdom has it that the struggle for equality date. Thus, needless to say, that this notion of
for women is itself a movement against Men. equal standing still has a long way ahead. But
It indeed is a misconception, to say the least. the beauty would be that the harder the
Because Empowering Women is not a theory journey to equality, the stronger women will
of hating Men. By definition, the concept of become.
equality could be pinpointed as the theory of If she is denied much deserving similar
economic, political and social equality respect as her male peers, she shall and she
among the sexes. In other words, it is the definitely will fight for it. For the reason that
belief in having equal opportunities and she is capable of building her own table If
rights for both men and women despite their she is not given a seat at the table. Women
gender. are on their journey to take on this mission of
It is undeniable that women are in fact empowering themselves. This shall start from
deserving of same level of respect and within by building up their confidence and by
standing as men. Despite the understandable believing in one's own determination. May
physical differences and emotionality among all the women in the world be empowered
males and females, no other judicious way of and feel empowered to make a voice for
differentiating men and women upon the themselves. Because she is powerful,
respect they shall be given in the community. stronger and truly passionate. She indeed is a
It is also understandable that both men and fighter, a fighter for what she truly deserves.
women shall be provided with the basic
rights of education, health and well-being, Leo Duvini Godagama
equal opportunities in careers and most Leo Club of Polgasowita

BEYOND THE LIMITS

This project is a continuous project launched by Leo Club of Rahula College, Matara for the
Leoistic year 2021/22. All phases of this project have been successfully completed. We started
this project with the aim of raising the mentality and motivation of school children as well as all
students to do our job as Rahula Leo at a time when the Corona epidemic has affected Sri
Lanka as well as the rest of the world. The action was taken to conduct this project online
according to the current situation in Sri Lanka.

Before each phase of the project, students
were asked to register for the project through
a Google forum at its inception. Currently,
nearly 400 students are registered for the
project. Students from various schools in Sri
Lanka as well as students from various
universities in Sri Lanka are registered in this
project.

FIRST PHASE

The first phase of the project was
successfully conducted with the participation
of over 50 students in collaboration with Leo
Dithira Wellappuli, Assistant Treasurer of
Leo District 306 A2 for the leoistic year
2021/22. At this phase, extracurricular
management was discussed with academic
work.

SECOND PHASE At this phase there was a discussion about
what we can take from his life and how he
The second phase of the project was has conquered life and uses of social media.
successfully conducted with the participation
of over 50 students on the use of social media FIFTH PHASE
in collaboration with Leo Sanjula Gathsara.
At this phase, we discussed the issues we The 5th phase was conducted by Dr. Dhanuja
need to be concerned about when using Mahesh, by kindly accepting our request,
social media and how to use social media under the main theme of "How online
effectively. education has affected the mental health of a
student". The session was a very meaningful
THIRD PHASE and an interesting session which had many
participants during the webinar.
The third phase of the project was
successfully conducted with the participation SIXTH PHASE
of more than 50 students on how to prepare
for the exam with the participation of The 6th phase was conducted under the main
Mandapa Panditha. A number of valuable objective of giving O/L students, a
issues were also discussed for the students to knowledge about A/L subjects and how it
get the motivation they need for their life. affected to their future. The session had two
parts by dividing as one part to Mr. Janitha
Thilanath and the other part to Mr. Pemasiri
Geeganage. The session was conducted very
successfully.

FOURTH PHASE

The fourth phase of the project was
successfully conducted with Chanux Bro.
This phase was a great success with the
participation of nearly 300 students.

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LEO CLUB OF
SOUTHERN METRO

SHILPASHALIKA With the guidance and support of more
experienced Leos in the district and the club,
We started the project Shilpashalika with and with the support of our zonal director, we
Kahadamodara Secondary School, Ranna. were able to organise the project without any
We decided to give customised stationery failure. All the spectators of the project and
packs for the students.The whole organising the fellow Leos appreciated the effort we
part was carried out by our very own Leos have taken to colour the Innocent dream of
from the beginning. After receiving all the little children.
required donations, we organised a Bodhi
Pooja to get the blessings to the project. The PROMISING FUTURE
crew all together did the packing day before

the project after gathering to the one place.
The prospects of Leo Club of Southern Metro
On the day of the project, we went to the decided to assist the ones who are willing to
school to distribute the donation and to help study from a world's top-ranked university,
the distribution process. After finishing the achieving their educational goals. Therefore,
distribution, the school principal called all we collaborated with The Striver’s Network
the students to the playground for a brief which is made up of the Sri Lankan students
felicitation ceremony. After that, Southern studying in the world's top-ranked
Metro Leos left the school and went to see universities to conduct an insightful webinar.
Ussangoda national park to spend the
evening to have fun and to relax their minds.

The webinar was organized by the Club With the participation of the Chief Guest Leo
Prospects under the guidance of Club Ex-Co Praminda Vindika, the Immediate Past
and the initial planning began after District President of Leo District 306 A2, and
appointing a project crew. After assigning the Guest of Honor, Leo Vihan Manage, the
duties to them The Striver’s Network was District Vice President, camp proceedings
contacted with the help of the Club President began with an opening ceremony.
Leo Danushka Matteo and had several
meetings with them to discuss the Lot of fun-filled and exciting games and
proceedings. We have conducted a PR activities were organized by the District
campaign before the project targeting the Orientation Committee and the Instructors of
students and as a result, we have received the National Youth Corps Center. At the end
more than 400 registrations. of the activities all the camp participants
were given certificates for their valuable
On the day of the Project, the proceedings participation.
began with the participation of more than
250 participants. During the session, the TRAVEN’22 ended with some chilling
guest speakers discussed the Top-rated music and by giving a lifetime experience for
universities, the application procedure, how the members of Leo Club of Southern Metro.
to apply for the scholarships, Student life in
foreign universities, financial requirements,
available degree programs, and answered the
questions raised by the participants during
the event. The session was carried out for an
hour. The participants stated that the session
was very insightful and much needed for
them.

TRAVEN'22

TRAVEN'22 is a one-day leadership camp

organized by Leo Club of Southern Metro in

collaboration with the National Youth Corps

Center, Akmeemana. The main objective of

the project was to develop the fellowship

among the club members while embracing

themselves by bringing out the leader within

them.

The camp was held on 19th March 2022 at
the National Youth Corps Center,
Akmeemana with the participation of District
Orientation Committee of Leo District 306
A2.

was the latest project launched by the LEO Club of Sri Lanka
Technological Campus with the prime aim of Empowering the women
of our society to reach a new milestone. This project was started on 18th
February 2022 and was successfully completed on 30th April 2022. Inculcating the theme of
Women Empowerment as the main focus of the project, programs was conducted in order to
mold, encourage and strengthen the women of our society via the development of an existing
platform/opportunity or by providing a new one for them to showcase their passion.

The final phase of was the Panel

discussion, which was done on the last day of

the project. The discussion was also focused

on the topic of encouraging gender equality

by means of encouraging men to recognize

women as equals. Furthermore, the

discussion was opened for discussion on

matters like awareness and prevention

programs on women abuse, eliminating

gender discrimination, equal rights, and also

on the labor laws to build the career path or

lifeline of women. The final day was an

extravagant finale alongside with the

The whole project was designed to be performance of the winning contesters of the
launched under three phases.
competitions and the names of the winners of
Phase 1 – Article Series
Phase 2 – Competition the competitions were announced.

·Dancing Competition
·Most Intelligent Women
Phase 3 – Panel Discussion

LEO CLUB OF UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA

We were successful in adding delightful moments to the unceasing expedition of UoM Leos by
conducting more than 100 projects throughout this Leostic year. This is a result of a collection
of hard work, commitment, passion, and enthusiasm of our Leos. Here we bring a summary of
the projects launched in the month of April, while adding some fascinating memories to the Leo
Diary.

We conducted Piwithuru Siripa – a project
to clean-up the surroundings of Adam’s peak
by collecting trash, polythene, plastic bottles
etc, Pehesara Widubimak – a project to
clean and paint the main hall of Weligama
Kadolgalla Kanishta VIdyalaya, jointly with
Leo Club of Raththanapitiya, Shipasara
phase 08 – a project to conduct a seminar
series on O/L Mathematics for Ampara Maha
Kappetipola Natinonal School and Maha
Serankada Secondary school, Debatinators
22’ – an initiative to search for the most
talented university debaters and
Kunchanada – a project to clean the
premises of Pinnawala Eth Athuru Sewana
and to make a contribution for feeding the
elephants.

Moreover, we were able to launch project In addition to that, we conducted Editex – an
Blue Water – an initiative to install a waste online workshop on Newsletter editing for
tracking net for drainage systems that supply Christ Church Girls’ College, Mathaya – a
water to urban lakes at Kurunegala Lake, joint initiative with Leo Club of Kesbawa to
Care for You – a project which we create a platform for discussion on recent
conducted a medical clinic for the people conflict in Sri Lanka with the participation of
living in Nanperial Estate and provided dry former commissioner of elections, Mr
food items for 40 needy families, Kalaguna Mahinda Deshapriya, Haritha Chaya – a
– a joint effort with Leo Club of Piliyandala tree planting, waste management and
to rescue a cow from death and to give him environmental project at Kadolgalla Kanishta
to a poor family in Matara , Ayubowan Vidyalaya with the participation of school
Yalppanam, a book donation project for the children and Leos, Spark Slab Closing
school library of Kondavil Hindu College, Session – a mentoring program to uplift the
Jaffna and Suwasara – a timely project management skills of Leo leaders and
organized with the aim of creating a world Senahase Awurudda – an effort to bring a
free of drugs, with the launch of a comic smile to the faces of people at Diwisarana
book containing exemplary stories. rehabilitation center, Kurunegala.

Further we organized High Bench – a Kolaba Duwana Yakada Yakaa – a joint
platform to build up the professional skills, project to clean the railway resources at
Perahankada – a joint effort with Leo club Dematagoda Railway Station and to
of Richmond College to provide a water distribute leaflets on the importance
filter as a solution to the drinking water conserving them, Survleos, a joint project to
problem at Nedigamwala Kanishta quench hunger of people and Genio Grand
Vidyalaya – Thissamaharamaya, Diriya Finale – a joint effort to seek the innovative
Arunella – a joint project to build up a new personals who like to help low-income
kitchen to replace a collapsed one in a house families through their novel ideas are some
at Baddegama-Sandarawala, Oceans Alive of the projects launched by UoM Leos. As
6.0 – a turtle conservation project along with UoM Leos, we hope to continue our legacy
a beach clean-up at Turtle Conservation through unconditional service to the
Station - Dehiwala, Liya Sawi Geththam – community in the future too.
a joint project with Lions Club of Kalawana
to provide a sewing machine and some goods It's our great pleasure to come this far with
for a family in Kalawana - Ayagama, whose our fellow Leos as one family. Together we
father is differently abled due to an accident. have created some remarkable memories
throughout the journey of serving others. We
hope to carry out this immense service with
our fellow clubs in the future too. Also, we
wish them enriching success and the strength
to continue their legacy.
Let us embody the true spirit of Leoism and
make this world a better place for everyone.

Graphicus was initiated to provide an
opportunity to learn graphics to those
interested, with the participation of
professionals in the field. The result of this
large scale initiative was the construction of
an IT Lab in an underprivileged school.

As Leos of University of Sri The overall fellowship of the club as well as
Jayewardenepura, we came to another ties with inter-district members was further
milestone of our Leo journey by ending our strengthened through Encounter Awurudu
third Leoistic year. Looking back, we have and E-Leo League which were innovative
successfully conducted over 100 projects, sports and fellowship projects and the most
covering all the aspects of community that happening events. Culturegenix was initiated
needs support. to explore the different cultures and their
significance across the world.
Projects Vidathya and Sip Pawura were
conducted on behalf of Sri Lankan O/L and Manudam Mehewara was a massive step to
A/L students amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, donate required goods and school stationery
to enrich their education. 'Per Lei' was a for people in need.
massive step taken to boost women
empowerment, and “We Stand” was an
online debate competition to raise awareness
about the abuse of women and domestic
violence. “Jeewa Rakkhathu” was conducted
with the aim of providing basic first-aid and
water safety skills in order to save lives in
water related accidents.

Mellow Hearts was one of the most precious Alimankada and Aqua Buddies were projects
projects, which included a hair donation for initiated as eco-friendly projects, as steps to
cancer patients and a drug and medical encourage people and raise awareness to
donation to the pediatric cancer unit of the protect the environment.
Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama.
Mindstorm was a mega brainstorming “Through the Eyes of Leos”, the second
competition where competitors had to present edition, is a homage to the Leo movement in
their novel and innovative ideas for Sri Lanka, bringing experiences of many
overcoming poverty in Sri Lanka, of which Leos in every district around the country, to
the winning project idea of the competition is be used as a direct resource about Leoism.
hoped to be fully funded and initiated by our
Club. The above projects are just some out of many
valuable projects that we were able to
conduct this year. As Leos we always try to
give the maximum output as one family,
while striving to develop ourselves as we
reach out to those that need our help.

IT'S US Team

LEO PRADEEP MIHIRAN LEO IMALSHA SUBASINGHE
CHIEF DESIGNER CHIEF EDITOR

LEO UTHPALA SAJEENDRA LEO HASITH MADHUSHAN LEO IMALSHA KESHANI

DESIGNER DESIGNER EDITOR

LEO SENURI JAYATHILAKA LEO MIHIRI MANDEERA LEO NIRMALEE DANWATTA
EDITOR
EDITOR EDITOR

LEO MADARA SEMINI LEO SANDALI ABEYWARDHANA
EDITOR EDITOR