S. Thomas’ CollegeGurutalawa

Old Boys' Association

55th Annual General Meeting&

Re – Union Celebrations21st, 22nd & 23rd February

2014

Dear Members,

55 th Annual General Meeting of S.Thomas’College Gurutalawa OBA

Notice is hereby given of the AGM of the above Association to be held on Saturday February 22, 2014 at 5.30 p.m. in the Canon A.J.Foster Memorial Hall at S. Thomas’ College Gurutalawa.

The Agenda Call Meeting to Order Notice of Meeting Welcome Address by the President Message of Excuse Obituaries Matters Arising from the Minutes Adoption of the Minutes of the 54th AGM 2013 To adopt the Annual Report of the Hony Secretary Treasurer’s Observations and to adopt the Audited Accounts for the year ending 31/12/2013 Election of Office Bearers and Executive Committee Election of Auditors Headmaster’s Report Resolutions Any other Business Vote of Thanks College Song Adjournment

Please bring your OBA Membership Card. This will be strictly required for admission to the meeting.

Copies of the documents required to be sent to Members under Rule 12 (05) will be emailed to all those who are on the database of the OBA. Any other Members who require copies of these documents may contact the undersigned.

By order of the Executive Committee.

S. KaviharanHony. SecretarySTC Gurutalawa OBA

Email : - kaviharans@yahoo.com Telephone : - 0773260439 / 057 2280000

S. THOMAS’ COLLEGE GURUTALAWA OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION

55th AGM AND RE-UNION CELEBRATIONS

We kindly request that members who are coming to S.Thomas’ College Gurutalawa for the OBA AGM & Reunion Celebrations this year abide by this Code of Conducts and Formalities.

CODE OF CONDUCT

1. This reunion weekend is meant for the Old Boys of S. Thomas' College at Gurutalawa who are members of the STCG OBA. As such entry to the school premises will be strictly on the OBA membership card. If any old boy who is not yet a member of the STCG OBA wishes to attend the reunion weekend he must be recommended and vouched for by a classmate who is a member and must submit an application for membership with the required fee ( Rs 1,500/- ) at the point of entry.

2. A coupon will be issued to all those who purchase the ticket on paying Rs.3500/- for the entire weekend and the holding of this coupon throughout the weekend will be mandatory and no participant will be allowed into the Dormitory & Dinning Hall without the ticket. Separate tickets will be issued for Lunch /Dinner on Saturday & half board (22nd Lunch & Dinner, 23rd Breakfast & Accommodation).

3. Meal hours stipulated by the organizing committee must be strictly observed, as food will not be available thereafter. The minimum dress code for the AGM of long sleeves and tie with or without a jacket or national suit will be allowed.

4. Drivers will be given separate accommodation and will be not permitted in the Dormitories.

5. Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public within the school premises is strictly not permitted. The sale of alcoholic beverages on the campus will not be permitted although beer will be available at the pavilion on the College Grounds that is away from the Campus during the Old Boys' vs. Present Boys' Cricket Match.

6. You are reminded to comply with the new security arrangements initiated by the Headmaster, with reference to the reunion weekend and in the event of unruly behavior, the security officers have been instructed to remove the concerned member / members from the premises.

FORMALITIES:

1. Participants must confirm their attendance in advance to facilitate the accurate meal count and information to the College Kitchen.

2. Old Boys who are not yet members of the STCG OBA are requested to obtain membership before the reunion weekend. Non Thomian guests may not be brought without the permission of the Committee.

3. The sum of Rs.3,500/- to be levied per Old Boy is for Full Board and Accommodation, from Friday Dinner to Sunday Breakfast.

4. Every Old Boy who is a member of the STCG OBA and utilizing the special package must attend the AGM compulsorily.

Your compliance with the above Code of Conduct is respectfully solicited and greatly appreciated in the interest of the reputation of the School and the traditions of our fraternity.

Thank you. Organizing Committee STCG OBA

55th AGM AND RE-UNION CELEBRATIONSFEBRUARY 21 TO 23, 2014

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Friday, February 21, 20149.00 pm Dinner

Saturday, February 22, 20148.00 am Breakfast

9.00 am Cricket Match (25 overs) (Old Boys vs. Present Boys) - Please contact Mr.Ziard Sinnen -0777420191/Mr.Muditha Dissanayake - 0776682733 if you wish to participate. Members should register themselves by paying Rs.1000 to the committee.Age: - 25- 30 : 02 members 30- 40 : 03 members

40-50 : 04 membersOver 50’s : 02 members

1.00 pm Swimming Competition (Old Boys vs. Present Boys) - Please contact Mr.S.Kaviharan - 0773260439 if you wish to participate, followed by dip in the pool.

2.00 pm Lunch

4.00 pm Tea

5.00 pm AGM Registration & Multimedia Presentation

5.30 pm Annual General Meeting at Canon A. J. Foster Hall

(Attendance at the AGM however will be strictly for MEMBERS of the OBA.Please bring your OBA Membership Card.)

7.00 pm Old Boys Get together/Fellowship at the Dining Hall with Live Band Music

9.00 pm Fellowship Dinner

(Open to Members of the OBA and Old Boys who have purchased tickets) Dress Code Tie or National Dress and to be in their seats before grace. (Kindly show loyalty by sticking to dress code)

Grace by Chaplain before dinner Payment of Honorarium to Minor Staff College Song

Sunday, February 23, 20148.00 am Holy Communion Service at the College Chapel

9.00 am Breakfast

Accommodation

Old Boys will be given accommodation and meals from Friday, February 21st Dinner, through Saturday 22nd up to Breakfast on Sunday, 23rd. All are requested to bring bed linen (pillows, sheets and blankets etc.).

MealsMeal charges will be as follows: All meals from Friday Dinner to Sunday breakfast (Full Board) – Rs.3500/= You are guaranteed of excellent food, similar to last year. (Charges include ex gratia payment for minor staff)

Please bring your friends who are yet to join the OBA. (Forms are available with S.KaviharanTel: 077 3260439 E-mail: kaviharans@yahoo.com / kaviharans@sltnet.lk

Fellowship and Dinner are restricted to Old Boys and Staff Members of S. Thomas’ College Gurutalawa who have purchased tickets. There will be no sale of liquor at the College during the Celebrations.

Please make every effort to come and give your valuable support, while meeting your old friends and making new friendships.

ESTO PERPETUA

S.KaviharanHony. Secretary

S. THOMAS’ COLLEGE GURUTALAWA OLD BOYS ASSOCIATIONMINUTES OF 54 th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Date : Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 7.10 p.m.

Place : Canon A.J. Foster Memorial Hall, S. Thomas’ College, Gurutalawa

Present : Rev. Nihal Fernando President/Headmaster Mr. N.Wanniarachchi Senior Vice President Mr. S. Kaviharan Hony. Secretary Mr. K.Weerawardena Hony. Treasurer

Number of Old Boys in attendance was 103, in excess of the required quorum of 30.

1. Call Meeting to OrderThe President Rev. Nihal Fernando chaired, the AGM and called the Meeting to order.

2. Notice of Meeting Notice convening the Meeting had been distributed and taken as read.

3. Welcome Address The President welcomed the Members in attendance at the Meeting.

4. Messages of Excuse The Secretary tabled messages of excuse, as follows:

Mr. Bandu Wanigasekera,Mr. Milinda Hetiarachchi, Mr. Lakshman Jayathilake, Mr. P. S. Duleep Kumar, Mr. M. T. M. Moorthy, Mr. Vinodh Murugesu

5. ObituariesThe Secretary announced that the following Members had passed away since the last Annual General Meeting. M/s Edward Sen, Godfrey Fernando, Ramesh Francis (Deputy Headmaster), F.J.de Vos ,Bede Fernando (Former English Teacher), J .J. Rajakaruna, Ari Kannangara, Keerthi de Silva,Padma Piyatissa, Majintha Perera and Dr.H.I.E.Katugaha.

6. Correspondence None

7. Adoption of the Minutes of the 53 rd Annual General Meeting The minutes had been distributed to the Members before the Meeting and were accepted as a true record, proposed by Mr.Ananda Gallearachie and seconded by Mr.Kuru Utumpala.

9. Matters Arising from the Minutes None

10. Adoption of the annual Report of the Hony.SecretaryThe Secretary’s Report had been distributed before the Meeting. It was formally adopted, proposed by Mr. Athula Kumaranayaka and seconded by Mr.S.Rajmohan.

11. Treasurer’s Report and tabling of Annual Accounts for the Period Ending December 31, 2012 and Adoption Thereof. The Annual Audited Accounts had been circulated, along with the AGM Notice.

The Accounts were accepted, proposed by Mr.Kamal Nilaweera seconded by Mr.D.Tennakoon

12. Election of Office Bearers and the General Committee

12. Election of AuditorsMr.K,Weerawardena thanked SJMS Associates for having acted as Auditors and Mr.Krishantha Weerawardena proposed them for re-election, as Auditors, which was agreed without division, seconded by Mr.S.Kaviharan.

13. Headmaster’s Report As attached 14. Resolutions None

Designation Name Proposed By Seconded BySr.Vice President Mr.Ziard Sinnen Mr.Sanjeewa de Silva Mr.A.Kumaranayake

1 st Vice President Mr.K.Weerawardena Mr.G.Badurdeen Mr.A.Kumaranayake2 nd Vice President Mr.S.Rajmohan Mr.K.Weerawardena Mr.P.Dhayabaran3 rd Vice President Mr. A.Kumaranayake Mr.Ziard Sinnen Mr.P.Edirisinghe

Secretary Mr.S.Kaviharan Mr.Raj Kandiah Mr.Ziard Sinnen

Treasurer Mr.M.Kaluphana Mr.D.Tennakoon Mr.A.Kumaranayake

Asst.Secretary Mr.M.Dissanayake Mr.S.Kaviharan Mr.N. Wanniarachchi

Asst. Treasurer Mr. D.Tennakoon Mr.Ziard Sinnen Mr.M.Dissanayake

Below 30 Years Mr.C.Ranatunga Mr.S.Kaviharan Mr.S.B.DodanwelaMr.S.B.Dodanwela Mr.C.Ranatunga Mr.N.Thilakaratne

30-40 Mr.M.Eheliyagoda Mr.Ziard Sinnen Mr.D.A.TennakoonMr.Indika Senarthne Mr.P.M.Edirisinghe Mr.D.Prasaj KumarMr.Jagath Ravisinghe Mr.S.Kaviharan Mr.Ziard Sinnen

40-50 Mr.Sobair Jawahir Mr.Zuwan Hussain Mr.HaladeenMr.Ajith Jayathilake Mr.U.Jayawardena Mr.D.WalgampayaMr. U.Jayawardena Mr.K.Kulasingham Mr. Ziard Sinnen

Over 50 years Mr.P.Rajapakse Mr.K.Weerawardena Mr.K.NilaweeraMr.C.Gonawela Mr.S.Rajmohan Mr.G.FernandoMr.B.Kurukularathne Mr.K.Nilaweera Mr.G.Fernando

15. Any Other BusinessMr.Gamini Jayasuriya proposed a strategic plan for the whole school and pointed out this should be approved by the Board of Governors to implement.

16. Announcements There were no announcements

17. Vote of ThanksMr.S.Kaviharan the Hony.Secretary thanked the EX-CO Members 2012/2013, the Headmaster, and his staff for helping the OBA with the organizing of various activities and the services provided.

18. College Song Every one present sang the College Song

19. Adjournment The Meeting was declared adjourned at 8.40 p.m.

Confirmed as correct

Chairman.

S.THOMAS’COLLEGE AT GURUTALAWAOLD BOYS’ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT OF

THE 2013/2014 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPRESENTED AT THE 55 TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

SATURDAY 22 ND FEBRUARY 2014

INTRODUCTION

On behalf of the Executive Committee of 2013/2014, I take pleasure in presenting the secretary’s report for the period concerned to the General Membership.

We achieved many difficult targets for the benefit of the association due to the unstinted support rendered by the general membership.

54 TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON 16 February 2013 AND REUNION CELEBRATIONS

The reunion celebration commenced with the arrival of old boys on Friday, February 15, 2013. A head count was taken at the main gate as well as in the dormitories, for the purpose of catering of food. It is always the intention of the Ex-Co to provide the best facilities and food to make the occasion a memorable one.

A calypso band provided the music, at the required tempo, throughout the weekend, to add to the fun. Food was of a high standard again, which was appreciated by all.

PRESENT BOYS VS OLD BOYS - CRICKET MATCH

The Cricket match between the present and Old Boys being the most popular event, was played at the College grounds on Saturday 16th February 2013, creating the normal sporting atmosphere and great fellowship. The cricket match was won by the Old Boys and the Roots Challenge Cup awarded to the winners and players of both teams who performed well were awarded with trophies and certificates namely, the Man of the Match, Best Batsman, Best Bowler and Best Fielder.

Mr. A. Gallearachie had made arrangements for sponsorships for this match through Mr.Rienzie Fernando of M/s. Roots Ltd. & Mr. Lal Edirisinghe of Edna Group. As Old boys both being chairmen of these two organizations, yearly contributions were received from these two organizations to make this sporting event a success.

The Old Boys returned to College after the match for the usual dip in the swimming pool. A Volley ball match was played between the Old Boys vs. Support Staff and a Basket Ball match between the Present Boys vs. Old Boys.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013

The AGM was held at the Canon.A.J.Foster Memorial hall at 7.10 p.m. on 16th February 2013. In the usual manner the Headmaster, who is the President of this association delivered the welcome note at the AGM.Please refer to the AGM minutes enclosed.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS & ATTENDANCE

The following members were elected as Executive Committee members for the year 2013/1014. There were 10 meetings held in the year and the attendance sheet is attached herewith. Apart from the above meetings the Sub Committees met independently and frequently.

There were few members who were inactive for a long period of time and ceased membership from the EX-CO as per Rule 9(5). These members were sent many notices (email, SMS and even through word of mouth messages) without any success.

Therefore, all OBA members are hereby reminded and kindly requested to re-consider the capacity/caliber of new EX CO member appointments in the future. The wrong choices impede the progress of our Association and it is difficult when the full quota of the representatives are unavailable for the work envisaged and the others have to bear a bigger burden.

Annual EXCO Meeting at Gurutalawa

Annual OBA meeting was held on 05th October 2013 at Gurutalawa with the required quorum for the meeting. EXCO members visited the college on the previous day thus enabling them to observe the developments and identify areas that are needed to improve and provide potential donors abroad and locally, with detailed information of the requirements.

Other Ex-Co Meetings

Our thanks to the Secretary, S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia for the use of their Secretariat, Mr. Prabhath Jayasundara and Mr. Ranjith Gunaratne for the use of the boardroom at Engineering Consultants Ltd. and the Management of Kithu Sevana for the meetings held in Colombo and to the Headmaster and Staff, at STC Gurutalawa for their hospitality at the meetings held at Gurutalawa.

OBITUARIES

It is with deep regret that we mention the demise of the following old boys and benefactors, and sympathies and condolences are conveyed to the bereaved family members.

Mr. Kumar de Alwis, Mr. Upali Jayasuriya, Mr. Shantha Dimbulana, Mr. Lanka Nesiah, Mr. Asoka Malraj Kurukulasooriya, Mr. Leslie Habaragoda, Mr. A. S. Wickremasinghe and Mrs. Betty Chapman, wife of former Headmaster late Mr. A. K.Chapman, and a benefactor to the OBA.

INFRA STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

The Wash Rooms of the Hayman Junior Dormitory (then known as the Winchester dormitory) were fully renovated, by OBA, thus concluding all refurbishment of dorm toilets by OBA. And which is a much needed facility to encourage student enrollment for boarding.

A full renovation project for the repair of the roof, floor, walls, doors, windows and ceiling of the Foster Dormitory was completed along with the repairs to the Chaplain’s Quarters and the Dormitory Master’s adjoining quarters.The full cost of this renovation project being Rs.5.6 million was donated by Mr. Mahinda Padmasiri & Mr. Milton Fernando, Old Boys of the College, at the request of Mr. Nihal Wanniarachhi. On behalf of the Old & Present Thomians we extend our sincere appreciation, thanks and gratitude to them.

GURU DAY AT STC MOUNT LAVINIA/ Dr. R.L. HAYMAN MEMORIAL - UNDER 17 CRICKET ENCOUNTER

This year too, the Old Boys’ of STC along with the Warden & Sub Warden were able to organize the above event in a grand scale on the 17th May 2103. Mr. Milinda Hettiarachchi, helped in the co-ordination and liaison between the two Schools and many Old Boys from different eras participated.

A memorial service was held at the chapel and followed by an assembly, fellowship & the Under 17 Cricket match between STCML & STCG. STCML won the match.

The preacher at the service was Rev. Dushantha Rodrigo Former Chaplain of Gurutalawa. The Chief Guest at the assembly was Mr. S. K. Wickremasinghe a pioneer old boy of STC Gurutalawa and later at Mount Lavinia.The chief Guest at the R.L .Hayman Memorial Trophy Cricket Encounter was Mr. R.Renganathan, an Old boy of STC Guru and Mount. The R. L. Hayman Memorial shield was donated by Vice President OBA, Mr. Krishantha Weerawardena.

UVA THOMIAN CRICKET ENCOUNTER

The annual UTCE was played at the Esplanade Grounds at Bandarawela on 03rd March 2013 between STCG & STCB. Once again Mr. Keerthi Kotagama was generous to donate Rs. 100, 000/= towards the match fund.

THE ANNUAL FAMILY OUTING

The Annual Family Outing was held in a grand scale at the Laya Beach Resort Wadduwa on the 09th of June 2013.A large number of Old boys with their families participated. The main purpose of the event was to rekindle the past bonds and to foster new relationships to uplift our Alma mater.

Ample publicity was given through paper advertisement members leading to the event. The highlights of the Event was the mini Cricket encounter between teams of different age groups, where we witnessed some of the senior Old Boys participating from the era of 50’s and 60’s.The Army Band provided superb music throughout the day and to which many old boys were quick to join in singing. We thank the Organising Committee for a job well done.

ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING

The Annual Prize Giving was held on the 04th July 2013.The Chief Guest was Mr.R.Renganathan- CEO Ceylinco Insurance PLC, an Old boy of Gurutalawa and Mt.Lavinia.The Vote of thanks was proposed by the senior Vice President of OBA STCG Mr. Ziard Sinnen. A few members of OBA were present and all were treated to a good lunch at the Headmaster’s Bungalow.Rev.Marc Billimoria the Sub warden of S. Thomas’College, Mt.Lavinia & Former Headmaster at Gurutalawa, was also present on the occasion.

RHYTHM OF BLUES - GALA DINNER DANCE

The Rhythm of Blues - Gala Dinner Dance was held on 16th November 2013 at the Empire Ball Room, Mount Lavinia Hotel and which was an outright success, with the attendance of over 300+ members with their spouses, and it was a full house. We also had to unfortunately turn down a considerable number of persons who wanted tickets at the last moment. The event was held in aid of the college infrastructure development needs and to give much needed publicity to the college. Publicity was given to the event through electronic and print media (Sunday Times, Daily mirror and Gold FM) .

The outstanding music played by the ‘Gypsies’ & Kings Bands and the Latin dance performance of Anushan and troupe added colour to the event. The food provided too was commended by all and the event ended in a happy mood. The Organisers are congratulated for a job well done.

Dance committee: M/S. Ziard Sinnen, Ranjith Guneratne, Prabath Jayasundera, Krishantha Weerawardena, Mahendra Kalupahana, Ajith Jayathilake, Muditha Dissanayake, Dimuthu Tennakoon, Upul Jayawardena, S.Rajmohan, Prashan Eheliyagoda, S. Kaviharan & Upul Pinto

Special Thanks: Main sponsors Mr.Ranjith Guneratne and Mr.Prabath Jayasundera Mr.Bandula Weerawardena part sponsoring The Band Gypsies Mr.Prashan Eheliyagoda of class of 88 for sponsoring the Band Kings Mr.Ajith Jayathilka for sponsoring the ticket printing Mr.Chaminda de Mel of Classic lighting and entertainment(pvt) ltd Dance committee members of ExCo for planning, organizing, securing souvenir advertisements,

Sponsorships and gifts for the event.

OBA WEBSITE - MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

This year the executive committee managed to re-launch the official OBA website.The new website which is supported with an easy to manage content management system will allow theExecutive Committee to regularly update the website with ease and we have since updated the website with all the latest news and events. The idea of the Ex-Co is to make the OBA website updated with all past, present and future highlights which will give all viewers to get an insight of the rich history of the college.The new website is on the same URL as before: www.stcgoba.comWe must place on record the great efforts and commitment shown by the Membership Development Sub Committee to get this going and others who helped to successfully re-launch the site.

We welcome the following members who joined the OBA in 2013/2014:Messrs. G. S. K. Kumara, M. Kifran, S. Gopikumar, H. E. Peirs, M. M. M. Fazeel, N. Priyanjith Rajapakse, Fazleabas Asgerally. A. R. Weerasuriya

The online membership Directory

The online Membership Directory was added to the site along with the re-launch of website. The unique feature is members that members can update their details by themselves online. Several members have done this. Members are advised to visit the website and update their own details as it will help us to maintain an up to date directory. Special thanks to the EX-CO members for updating all member details for ‘access on line’, and for their great efforts and commitment shown.

GENEROSITY OF OLD BOYS

Mr. S. K. Wickremasinghe donated Rs. 100,000 to a Canon A.J. Foster Scholarship Fund. He has requested to use Rs. 25,000 for a needy child. This had been done already and Rs. 75,000 was deposited in a fixed deposit. Later in the year 2013 another Rs. 50,000 was donated by him and which too has been deposited similarly. When this reaches to 1 Million we can use the interest of it.

Mr. S. K. Wickremasinghe has also donated another Rs. 100,000 to the Dr. R. L. Hayman Trust Fund and this year a sum of Rs 50,000 which too has been deposited to the same fund.

Mr. S. K. Wickremasinghe has also confirmed the continuation of these donations annually. Mr. A. H. M. Thowfeek undertook the refurbishment & repair of the Parents Room and contributed

Rs. 200,000 through his brother A, H. M. Razeek and work was completed.

The family of late Mr. Lanka Nesiah had deposited Rs.50.000 to the Incorporated Trustees of the Diocese of Colombo. Their target is also to make 1 million and make use of same on needy students. Mr. Lanka Nesiah was a member of the Staff of Gurutalawa and an Old Boy of Mt. Lavinia. The Headmaster said that he is planning to conduct a memorial service on behalf Late Mr. Lanka Nesiah at the College Chapel.

Mr. Chandana Fernando donated wooden furniture set consisting of a stool, a table, and 03 doors. Mr. Mahinda Ranasinghe donated 100 bread moulds to the school bakery. Mr. M. Naleem for donating a sofa set for the parents Room (old Library) The Batch of 1994 donated a Cricket mat to the College Cricket

We are very grateful to all of them.

SPECIAL THANKS

We are most grateful and thankful to Prof. Indra de Soysa the Warden STC Mt.Lavinia, and Rev. Marc Billiomoria, the Sub Warden, for all guidance and assistance to STC at Gurutalawa, and the OBA, and their highest interest in our affairs.

We are grateful to Mr.Milinda Hettiarchchi who has been the Ex Secretary, who willingly made all efforts in finding donations from the Old Boys and well wishers, very especially from his foreign OBA connections.

Our thanks are due to Mr.Lakshman Jayathilake for updating all the events of the OBA on the 62 group website www.stcg62group.org and Mr.Bandu Wanigasekera for assisting us in Accounts & Secretarial tasks.

Finally, I thank members of the Ex-Co who have generously contributed and come forward for all assistance when requested at all time to make this year a success.

CONCLUSION AND APPEAL

We are indeed gratified with the commitment and generosity of some of our Old Boys and we are confident there are still a large number of Old Boys who have been successful in life and who could afford to help the School to reach higher standards and to bring it to the level that it will be the envy of others. There are many areas that need further improvement in the infrastructure and enhancement in the academic structures. We solicit your help and assistance.Those who would like to contribute financially are requested to deposit any cheques or cash (however small or large), to our account No. 1930010988 at Commercial Bank Mt. Lavinia Branch from any Commercial Bank and indicate your name and purpose in the cage marked Ref. Number in the Bank Deposit slip and post it to the Treasurer and you will receive a receipt in acknowledgement with thanks.

On behalf of the EX-CO 2013/2014

ESTO PERPETUA

S.KaviharanHony.SecretarySTC at Gurutalawa OBA

24th January 2014

STC (G) OBA – TREASURER’S REPORT – YEAR 2013

To the General Membership:

I have the pleasure to present the Annual Audited Accounts.

As decided by the resolution approved at the last AGM in February 2013, the OBA divested itself of the Dr. R. L. Hayman, Canon Foster & Mr. Chapman Scholarship Funds and sent the proceeds in Rs. 937,110.00 at the beginning of October, to the Hayman Trust and from this year 2014, the funds for the Scholarships will be paid by the Hayman Trust direct to the Headmaster for award of these Scholarships.

The other Funds, Ronnie Weerakoon Sports Fund, OBA Australia Fund and the Chapman Family Fund were retained in the OBA, and these add up to Rs. 315,026.92.

The AGM in 2013 did not generate much profit for the OBA and only Rs. 25,006.60 was left over after expenses.

The Family get-together was held at Laya Hotel, Wadduwa in June and the event was a success in that it generated Rs. 96,372.15 as a profit to the OBA.

The Dinner Dance held in mid November was a complete success and as at present, for all ticket money was banked. Similarly most of the advertising revenue was collected and banked but with the Christmas holidays & New Year, some commercial establishments are still to make payments.

As at present the generated profit for the Dinner Dance 2013 expects to exceed Rs. 1,000,000.= and all those who did great service in the event to make it so successful, are hereby thanked.

With regard to our contribution to the schools development, the many projects that were completed by active support and involvement of the OBA members, is better described in the Secretary’s Report.

Mahendra Kalupahana

Hony. Treasurer.

01 Feb 2014

Old Boys Association Executive Committee

Office Bearers for year 2012/2014

Attendance summary

Designation Name Date Joined Date Resigned

present Excused Absent

Hony.President Rev.Nihal Fernando -Headmaster 16.02.2013 06 04 -Sr.Vice President Mr.Ziard Sinnen 16.02.2013 10 00 -1 st Vice President Mr.K.Weerawardena 16.02.2013 08 02 -2 nd Vice President Mr.S.Rajmohan 16.02.2013 06 04 -3 rd Vice President Mr. A.Kumaranayake 16.02.2013 05 - 05

Hony.Secretary Mr.S.Kaviharan 16.02.2013 09 01 -

Hony.Treasurer Mr.M.Kaluphana 16.02.2013 07 03 -

Asst.Secretary Mr.M.Dissanayake 16.02.2013 06 04 -

Asst. Treasurer Mr. D.Tennakoon 16.02.2013 06 02 02

Below 30 Years Mr.C.Ranatunga 16.02.2013 05 03 02Mr.S.B.Dodanwela 05 03 02

30-40 Mr.M.Eheliyagoda 16.02.2013 06 02 02Mr.Indika Senarthne 16.02.2013 01 01 08Mr.Jagath Ravisinghe 16.02.2013 02 - 08

40-50 Mr.U.Pinto 04.08.2013 08.12.2013 - 02 -Mr.Ajith Jayathilake 16.02.2013 01 04 05Mr. U.Jayawardena 16.02.2013 06 03 01

Over 50 years Mr.P.Rajapakse 16.02.2013 02 01 07Mr.C.Gonawela 16.02.2013 - 01 09Mr.B.Kurukularathne 16.02.2013 08 02 -

Co-Opted Members Mr. M.D.H. Perera 21.04.2013 01 01 07Mr.Milinda Hettiarachchi 21.04.2013 - 09Mr.Bandu wanigasekera 13.07.2013 05 02 -Mr.Prabhath Jayasundara 04.08.2013 08.12.2013 01 01 -Mr.Ranjith Gunaratne 04.08.2013 08.12.2013 02 - -