INSPIRE Volume 02 2020/2021

CONTENT 02 Legacy in Leoism

09 Leo of the Month (August)

10 fiahd ?

Mobile Photography Competition

12 Voice of Legend

PCP Mrs. Duloshini Liyanage

14 Leos Around the World

Gunhil Omega’s Club, Zimbabwe

15 From Leo To Leo

Importance of Good Heath or Youth

16 ,sfhda f;<s;=v

17 lS%vdjg tyd lS%vdj

Yelina Isinbaeva

19 oekqug hula

w.kqjr msmqk fk¿u (Lotus Tower, Colombo)

20 International Youth Day

22 Editor’s Note

Legacy in Leoism

Leos of Piliyandala

For over 18 years, the Leo Club of Piliyandala has been instrumental in creating a youthful gener-

ation full of knowledge, skills and attitudes that have made the youth meaningful. The sole objective of
the Leo Club of Piliyandala is to create a generation of young people who will succeed in the future
based on the leadership experience they gather to beautify their lives with the inspiration gained from
the opportunity to serve the country and the nation.

Leo Club of Piliyandala is one of the most senior Leo Club in Leo District 306A2 affiliated to the
International Lions Club, and one of the best Leo Club in Sri Lanka too. The Leo Club of Pili-
yandala is still embarking on proud Leo journey, having contributed many community leaders, district
leaders as well as multiple leaders to the Leo. Leos of Piliyandala are well known for launching new
projects covering various aspects of the society, helping those in need and making constant creative
launches. Leo Club of Piliyandala is also known by the nickname “The Green Leo Club”.

This year in the Leostic year 2019/2020 Leo Club of Piliyandala crowned as the most outstanding
Leo Club in Leo District 306 A2. As the most outstanding Leo Club, it continues to fulfill its duty
and continue its social mission.

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LEO OF THE MONTH
AUGUST
Leo Buddhika Jayasinghe

Director

L eo Buddhika Jaysinghe is

one of the senior Leos of Leo Club
of Piliyandala who joined the Leo
movement in year 2015. He is a

proud product of Central College
Piliyandala. Though he is always
a silent member, the hand he

provides at club proceedings are
immense. He is an upfront mem-
ber who always encouraged and

supported the new Leos to get
through the club deeds and built
and maintained fellowship among

new Leos in the club. This great
Leo has always tried to maintain
the traditions and quality of work

of the club. He has always been,
done and enjoyed Leo.

We would like to extend our
warmest congratulations to Leo
Buddhika Jayasinghe for being
recognized as the Leo of the
Month for the month of August
2020. Your encouragement and
determination is highly appreciat-
ed and we hope you will continue
to show your enthusiasm and
hard work towards the Leo Club
of Piliyandala in the future as
well.

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fiahd rE 2nd
Mobile Photography Competition
Best Photographs
1st

Leo Soumyojit Dhar
Leo Club Of Silchar Central 322G

3rd

Leo Induwari Amashadi Peirisyalage
Leo club of Kolonnawa 306C1

Leo Audrey Dube LEO CLUB OF PILIYANDALA 10
Leo Club of Regina Mundi 412

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fiahd rE
Mobile Photography Competition
Most Popular Photographs

1st

2nd

Leo Suthan Ratnakumaar
Leo Club of Trincomalee Heroes 306C1

Leo Soumyojit Dhar
Leo Club Of Silchar Central 322G

Judge of the Competition
Lecture/Visual artist

Department o Mass Media, Sri Palee Campus
University of Colombo

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Past Club President
Voice of Mrs. Duloshini Liyanage

Legends

Name - Duloshini Muthuthanthri née Liyanage
School – Musaeus College

Higher Studies – University of Sri Jayewardenepura / CIMA
Job – Accountant – IFS R&D International (Pvt) Ltd
Hobby – Netflix / Reading / Gardening / cooking
Family Details
Husband – Praveen Muthuthanthri (Finance Manager,
Hemas Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd)
Daughter – Mikaela Muthuthanthri (2 years old)

Let us know what makes you become a Leo and how did your Leo journey
start?

It was all started because of my father. He is a member of the lions’ club of Piliyana-
dala. So, I ended up as one of the charter members of Leo club of Piliyandala
when they inaugurated the club in 2003 when I was in Grade 8. Initially it was
all about meeting different people and networking. Because at that time we did
not have face book or any other social networks. So, this was the only opportuni-
ty to go out and meet friends and to organized service projects and to have some
fun actually.

Things you achieved in life during the Leo
Journey?

Well I think its courage to speak in front of peo-
ple (Public Speaking) I was a very introvert so
becoming a Leo change the way I talk to peo-
ple and it was a good platform to associate
different sort of people where you need that
experience and exposure especially when you
are working for a company and to associate
with the people surrounded by you.

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Club President – 2007 /2008 You are a member of the Lions family.
How did you get support from Li-
How did the experiences gained ons?
through Leo help your personality
as well as your professional life? I must thank my parents and my brother
because they were always with me fi-
As I explained earlier the experience, I nancially as well as the time and ef-
gained from the Leo movement in fort. I think when it comes to getting
terms of public speaking, organiza- the support from the Lions club of
tional skills, to become good Team Piliyandala it was much easier be-
member, Leadership skills all those cause my father was a member of the
were very useful when I was at uni- club and the members were known to
versity and even in my professional me.
life.
Tell us about the most memorable
You are the first women leader in the project throughout in your Leo jour-
Leo Club of Piliyandala, What chal- ney that you’d like to share?
lenges did you face as a club presi-
dent and how did you face them? I like the project that we sold Christmas
decorations in front of Piliyandala
I became the club president right after keels to collect funds for service pro-
my A/Ls, at that time I didn’t have jects. Most of the decorations were
much of experience in leading a group hand made by Ammi and me. Not a
of people. Also, I became the president large-scale project but I enjoyed the
after Nadeesha ayya so the bench- process.
mark was really high. I was nowhere
near, but I must thank Nadeesha ay- You are now retired from Leo. Tell us
ya, Chanaka and Uncle Noel for all how you feel about Leo now?
the guidance and for the mentorship
given throughout my year as the pres- Am I? I am not that old… (just kidding)
ident of the club. The main issue was
the lack of participation and the I regret the fact that I did not invest right
membership. So, we had lot of team amount of time to Leoism as I was
building sessions and fun activities to busy with my studies after A/Ls. I al-
keep going. ways value the exposure and the ex-
perience I gained as a Leo even spend-

Finally, what are the messages that you would like to share with the next
generations in Leo?

Okay. It’s a wonderful opportunity and lot of experience which will be useful in
every changing scenes of your life. So, grab the opportunity and make use of it.

Good Luck and wish you all the best…

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Gunhil Omega’s Club
Zimbabwe

In the leoistic year 2020-21 Gunhill omegas, has launched the social
media campaigns were in each month a cause i.e. May for mental health
awareness is explicitly discussed. At the helm of the projects calendar is

the establishment of a green house at an orphanage, in a bid to tackle
hunger and be environment friendly.

We also managed to do a food donation to a Home in an Area called
Mufakose where we donated Food hampers and Leo Branded masks.
Primarily our hope is to continue serving in these lockdown conditions

and help where possible to alleviate the suffering associated with
Covid-19.

By: Leo Makaita

MD412A Region 2Chair
Club Secretary (2020/21)
Club Gunhil Omega’s

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Importance of good
health for youth

Health living is an essential component By: Leo Vinoma Caldera

living and breathing. Making good decision
on what you eat, drink and how often you
exercise and whether you wear your seatbelt
when you drive ultimately affects your
health living bubble. Healthy living is a very
broad category, and there are a ton of things
that fall under it. It is important that youth
understand what healthy living is all about
so that they get into a habit of making sound
decision when it comes to choices surround-
ing health living.

The top killers of young adults are road acci-
dents, unintentional injury, homicide and
suicide. Cancer and heart disease are un-
common for teenagers, but can affects at
this young age. Unplanned pregnancy and
sexually transmitted infections can also
harm young peoples’ health. They can also
cause social and personal problems.

Young people should be mindful about what
they put into and how they treat their bod-
ies. we should educate ourselves on what
food are good for us and which ones are
harmful. As an active youngest we should
start cooking at home sourcing organic pro-
duce from a farmers’ market, get outside
more, watch less television, limit social me-
dia, learn to manage stress and be mindful
about our bodies. As a Leo if we stay healthy
we can serve more to society.

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lÿ¨ ìÿ fmkajñka
kqfí yo ys; orka
wÈka uu ñfhkakï

mo: yóId foaú

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wehf.a l%Svd Ôú;hg n,mEula
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mej;s f,dal kñka ùu wef.a oialï

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§ .Dyia: f,dal jd¾;djlao ;enQ

ueh f,dalhu y÷kkd ßá mekS- By: Leo Sanju Ashan

fï l,dfõ Y+ßhla ùug .; jQfha

flá ld, iSudjls¡

hula Ôú;fhka wysñ jk úg tys 2003 j¾Ifha 4m 89cm Wilska
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f;dard .ekSu fl;rï id¾:l Säldj ;uka ;enQ f,dal jd¾;dj
jQfhao h;a ßá mekSfï l%Svdfõ 2 0 0 4 j¾Ifha

ksr;j udi 6la muK .; jk T,sïmsla ;rÕdj,sh ;=<§ w¿;a
úgu 1998 f,dal fh!jk l%Svd lrkakg úh¡ m%;sjd§ka ;rÕhla
Wf<f,a rka molalu Èkd .ekSug f k d j Q f h f , a k d ; r Õ
weh iu;a úh¡ fojk rka mola- lrkq ,enqfha ;ud iuÕsks¡ 2005
j¾Ifha ;uka iuÕu ;rÕ jÈkd
INSPIRElu fh!jk l%Svd Wf<f,a§ 4m wm l%Säldj tlu ;rÕdj,s
3la ;=< isõ j;djla f,dla jd¾;d
10cm Wila jd¾;d lrñka ì| oukakg úh¡ ,kavka yS§ 5m
Èkd .;a fhf,akd 2001 j¾Ifha olajd yria oKav Wia l< weh
hqfrdamshdkq fhdjqka Y+r;djh m<uq W;aidyfhkau 5m
Èkd .kakd úg weh 4m 40cm
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Yelina Isanbaeva who
was born in the Volga of 4m and 89cm she
gardens of Soviet Repub- kept in 2003. She had compe-

lics is the daughter of tition not with anyone else

Gudsi who was a plumber gold medalist in 1998 but with her own self. She
and Nathalia Isanbaeva World Youth Sports Festi- competed herself in 2003 and
who was a Sales lady. She val. Her second gold med- continuously marked three
was very skillful at Gym- al winning was with a rec- world records in the same
nastics since she was 5 ord of 4m and 10cm at game. In London she raised
years but had to end her World Youth Sports Festi- the cross bar to 5m and in
sports life from Gymnas- val. She was able to cre- her first attempt itself she
tics due to her rapid ate a world record in Eng- succeeded.
growth in the height. land with a height record
However she did not let of 4m and 40cm which Yelina Isinbaeva was the
this affect her sports life brought her into the World’s first female Pole
and searched for alterna- world top three Pole Vaulter who passed the limit
tives. Yelina who was 5ft Vaulters. In the World of 5m. This sports lady be-
and 8 inches tall started Cup series held in Yukren lieved herself at success with-
building her sports jour- she kept an indoor world out letting fate drag her back
ney though Pole Vault. record. It did not take a and was able to place 30 rec-
long period for her to ords both at indoor and out-
She was extremely suc- shine in the art of Pole door Pole Vault games. She
cessful in her journey Vault. has witnessed her talents to
without heading back for the world by holding all the
any change which came Yelina marked a new rec- Pole Vault World Records un-
across, since within very ord at 2004 Olympics by der Yelina Isinbaeva even to
short period of six breaking her own record date.
months she became the
By: Leo Sanju Ashan

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ù fkdue;s w;r kqÿf¾§u fï w;aoelSu ú|.kakg Tng;a ug;a yels

jkq we;¡

By: Leo Wayomi Caldera

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The United Nations’ (UN) International Youth

Day is celebrated on August 12 each year to rec-
ognize efforts of the world’s youth in enhancing
global society. It also aims to promote ways to
engage them in becoming more actively involved
in making positive contributions to their commu-
nities.

Many activities and events that take place
around the world on International Youth Day
promote the benefits that young people bring into
the world. Many countries participate in this
global event, which may include youth confer-
ences on issues such as education and employ-
ment. Other activities include concerts promoting
the world’s youth, as well as various sporting
events, parades and mobile exhibitions that
showcase young people’s achievements.

The UN defines the worlds’ youth as
the age group between 15 and 24
years old, making up one-sixth of
the human population. Many of
these young men and women live in
developing countries and their num-
bers are expected to rise steeply.

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The idea for International
Youth Day was proposed in
1991 by young people who were
gathered in Vienna, Austria, for
the first session of the UN’s
World Youth Forum. The forum
recommended that an Interna-
tional Youth Day be declared,
especially for fundraising and
promotional purposes, to sup-
port the United Nations Youth
Fund in partnership with youth
organizations.

The theme of International
Youth Day 2020, “Youth En-
gagement for Global Action”
seeks to highlight the ways in
which the engagement of young
people at the local, national
and global levels is enriching
national and multilateral insti-
tutions and processes, as well
as draw lessons on how their
representation and engagement
in formal institutional politics
can be significantly enhanced.

By: Leo Wayomi Caldera

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Life is known to be a journey we sail passing different waves,
rocks,ice bergs and even sea monsters. Imagine the journey
without any? Not interesting... What about making adjustments
and finding ways to improve our ship? Now that’s innovation to
life!!

As future leaders it is not only our responsibility to make finding
but is also the spirit we should in cultivate in self and others to
see each n every step of this journey of life to be meaningful. As
the leos of Piliyandala we adhere for a change with new ideas
and concepts.
It is my pleasure to present our official news letter of second
issue and to invite you to check on the roar of our leos!!

Leo Dinu Mafaza
Editor

“The only way to discover

the limits of the possible is
to go beyond them into the

impossible. ”

-Arthur C. Clarke -

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Editorial

PANEL

Issue 02

Fiscal Year 2020/21

Leo Wayomi Caldera

Editor in Chief

Leo Dinu Mafaza Leo Vinoma Caldera

Editor Editor

Leo Isuru Sapuarachchi Leo Hameesha Devi

Designer Editor

Leo Yuran Deshaka Leo Club of Piliyandala
District 306 A2, Sri Lanka
Designer