Bag of firsts

The Colombo Uptown club has been into collecting a lot of products to its "Bag of firsts". The first to have a different installation, the first to have a different policy towards rotaract, the first to hold a 3 phase eye camp, the first to start off the IRBT. Not Stopping here, we are looking out for further products for this bag of ours. Join in and help us collect more to this "BOF".

Its not about achievements, its not about who is the best, rather, simply, enjoying rotaract in our way.......the fun way.

K!

IRBT 2005

Finally, after months of planning, talking, collecting funds, its finally, the moment of implementation. The date of the first ever IRBT 2005 in Sri Lanka.
This event, was organised with the permission of the Basketball association of Sri Lanka, with professionals referees, equipments and consultants.

The premises, Otters Aquatic Club, had changed for a day, into a rotaract premise.

The Finalists were ANC and Colombo, of which Colombo reigned as champions, to whome we had given a grand prize ceremony.

Will they hold this ......for how long...?
K!

Prelude to IRBT

It was a normal day that we had planned out to have a basketball match amongst a few of us at the Colombo Campus, for which around ten had turned up to practice. This was prior to the IRBT, and was taken up as the idea generation for IRBT.

It was Rtr. Prassanna Devamanoharan's brainchild. The whole idea, blew large and saw its realization within months. But none could forget the days that we had practiced at the campus grounds with just 6 or 8 of us playing until we die.

Crazy were we those days....!

Rgds
K!

Six a Side Cricket Tournament

The Roataract club of Kandy and Katugastota jointly organises the TRR Trophy, held every year. This was the first time that we, the Uptown club had participated. It was a hyped up event where, Mike had arranged the vehicle. The planned pickup at 0430 hrs was delayed by an hour due to the opening of Club H2O and the road to nominations. Pickup, and subsequent travel and arrival at Kandy was spot on. We were just in time to place ourselves with the committee.

We played our best, which did not succeed in getting a place within the team heirachy. But, whatever said, we got the game we wanted, the liqour we deserved and the fun we expected.

Another memorable day.

Rgds
K!

The Third Installation of President

Two years have passed and Shan passes the reign to Benji. This was a joint installation with the Roataract Club of Colombo Midtown, organised at the DPL building down Nawam Mawatha. Shan introduced Benji and he inturn pledged to serve in true service and introduced the board for the year 2005/06.

The event had 3 new members being installed and also became one of the few joint installations in the Rotaract Calendar. Another achievement for Uptown.

Benji, is on his track with a power packed team.

Rgds
K!

Benji's Surprise Party

Benji's Bro Suresh calls me off the blue and puts out this amazing suggestion. Within hours, we had met at Merrybrown down Marine drive, and a surprise part organised for him at the terrace. Benji was taken aback and startled. something he had never thought of, just before taking up presidency from Shaan.

We ended up lightening up the premise with our usual jostling laughter that the whole area was lit up with the positivity. And what would we want more than Birthday Boy Benjamin, grinning form one ear to the other.

K!

Stationary to Deaf and dumb School

It is lucky to be born in this world as a human being. Its even luckier to be born as one with all organs working perfect. Just imagine persons with certain disabilities, it seems god almighty may not be fair in certain aspects.

We as rotaractors, humans who are perfect, got together to donate stationary products to a batch of members at the Deaf and Dumb school in Ratmalana.

Hope we have been able to help those mis-fortunate kids.

K!