VOLUME 02 | ISSUE 02 |

NOVEMBER 2020

LEO
SPIRIT
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER
LEO CLUB OF THALANGAMA
MALABE

GO PINK |
P. 02, 03

STRIVE |
P. 04, 05

RAPID FIRE |
P. 06

MIND CHALLENGERS |
SUCCESS TAKES TIME.
P. 07 STAY FOCUSED,
BE PATIENT
වන සැ සර |
"Take up one idea. Make that one idea your
P. 09, 10
life. Think of it. Dream of it. Live on that idea.

 
Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of

PRESIDENT'S DIARY | your body, be full of that idea, and just leave

P. 11, 12, 13, 14 every other idea alone. This is the way to

success."

DIABETES & YOU | Swami Vivekananda

P. 15
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"GO PINK"
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
BY LEO SUPIPI SENEVIRATNE

The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October,

helps to increase awareness and support for the awareness, early detection, and treatment as

well as palliative care of this disease. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women

worldwide. The majority of deaths occur, where most women with breast cancer are

diagnosed in late stages due mainly to lack of awareness on early detection and barriers to

health services.

Most breast cancers are found in women who are aged at 50 and older, but breast cancer

affects younger women too. Many factors can influence your breast cancer risk, and most

women who develop breast cancer do not have any known risk factors or a history of the

disease in their families.

According to the recent researchers carried out in Sri Lanka, there are 23,530 cancer cases

and 14,013 cancer deaths Out of those numbers breast cancer plays a major role. Research

findings further emphasize the fact that the number of breast cancer cases will increase day

by day, so the researchers emphasize the fact that the number of cases for breast cancer will

go up to 3,799 in 2040.

Every October, people all over the world show their support for people affected by Breast

Cancer. Our work’s always important, but October is when we get to really shout about it.

Go Pink is an online awareness campaign organized by Leo Club of Thalangama Malabe

inviting all Leo & Non-Leo ladies to take part and support to spread the awareness on Breast

Cancer. We have requested all the Leo/ Non-Leo ladies to wear a Pink outfit and take a

photograph of them holding a paper where a Quote is written and it was required that the

quote must be a specific one which Spread and encourage the awareness on Breast Cancer.

Here are the responses we received from all the lovely ladies out there.

TREAT IT. DEFEAT IT

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"GO PINK"
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

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"STRIVE"
CLUB ORIENTATION PROGRAM
BY LEO THIMIRA UYANHEWAGE

Strive - club orientation program 2020 has been organized via Zoom platform on 25th of

October 2020.

This is an annual project of Leo club in order to share the knowledge for new members and

refresh the knowledge of the past Leos. Program has been scheduled for two sessions. First

part of the orientation was conducted by Immediate Past District President Leo Lion Shathika

Karunarathne.

He mainly focused to share his knowledge with the new Leos who joined the movement

recently. Leo History, Leos of Sri Lanka and the How we operate under the Leo district 306 C1

were the main topics of his session. He further explained how the Leo Multiple District has

been structured and how the Lions clubs international involved in the Leo Movement.

Next session was conducted by two past club secretaries who have won the Best Club

Secretary award in last two consecutive years.

Leo Vinuri Settinayake and Leo Supipi Seneviratne shared their knowledge regarding the

project planning and how to conduct the projects as per the given guideline. They also

summarized the way you should create your own project reports and given some ideas to the

Leos to complete their own report after the project.

Orientation program successfully completed with the presence of the club members and club

advisor Lion Saranga & Lion Jeewandara added more value to the project.

MANAGEMENT IS DOING THINGS RIGHT.

LEADERSHIP IS DOING THE RIGHT THINGS.

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CLUB ORIENTATION PROGRAM

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FAST & RAPID Q&A WITH

District President
Leo District 306 C1
LEO SAMITHA PERERA

6. Favorite memory as a Leo?

Awarding as the Best Club President of

the District in 2016/17

7. Your greatest achievement?

Completing my higher studies

1. Describe yourself in 3 words.

Humble 8. What is "Success" in your words?

Doing the right thing The accomplishment of a specific aim

Honest and being satisfied about it.

2. Three things you would change about 9. Quality of life or quantity of life?

yourself. Quality of Life

Develop my time management skills

Exercise daily 10. Leader or follower?

Eat more healthy Both

3. What have you done that you are most 11. What is better: Certificates or

proud of? experience?

Helping everyone Experience

4. Who do you respect the most in life? 12. What is better: being organized or

My Parents attention to detail?

Being organized

5. What motivates you to be in Leosim?

Leoism gave me an opportunity to 13. Where will you be in three-years?

develop my leadership skills and it has Will be a successful Businessman

given me an opportunity to explore

new ways of developing both my 14. What is your lifelong dream?

personal & professional life. That's Help others. Become a successful

what motivates me to be in Leoism. employer.

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"MIND CHALLENGERS"
ONLINE CHESS TOURNAMENT
BY LEO THIMIRA UYANHEWAGE

"Mind Challengers" - Online Chess Tournament organized by Leo Club of Thalangama Malabe

for all the Leos of Sri Lanka was successfully held on 15th of November 2020 from 8.00 PM

onwards.

This was organized via http://Lichess.org online chess platform with the presence of many

contestants. Leos were invited by an email which included a google registration form to enter

the tournament. It was required to get registered in Lichess website which was given in the

google form description and to inform their Lichess username to the organizing committee

before 12 Noon on 14th November 2020, day prior to the tournament.

The winners of the Online Chess tournament were;

Champion
Leo Sahan Chandula - Leo Club of University of Colombo Faculty of Science

Leo District 306 A1

1st Runner up
Leo Rashmi Perera - Leo Club of Colombo Knights

Leo District 306 C2

2nd Runner up
Leo Nadun Jayamanna - Leo Club of Athugalpura

Leo District 306 C1

Best Woman
Leo Rashenka Savindi - Leo Club of NSBM

Leo District 306 C2

The top 3 winners and the Best Woman were awarded with mobile data bundles as gifts.

CHESS DEMANDS TOTAL CONCENTRATION

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"MIND CHALLENGERS"
ONLINE CHESS TOURNAMENT

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"වන සැ සර"
WILD ANIMALS OF SRI LANKA
BY LEO SUPIPI SENEVIRATNE

Mother Sri Lanka has become the home for many finest wild animals in South Asia and a

wildlife hotspot with countless national parks and forest reserves.

Leo Club of Thalangama Malabe organized a special project වන සැ සර on wildlife to

educate the general public on the wonders of forest and wild animals such as birds, reptiles

and home to large populations of elephants, sloth bears and leopards.

As a team, we released series of videos based on wild animals of Sri Lanka such as Sri Lankan

Jungle Fowl, The purple faced Langur, The Sri Lanka Elephant, The Sloth bear, The Sri Lanka

grey hornbill & the Sri Lankan flying Snake which started from from 9th November 2020.

Invitations were sent to watch our videos via our social media platforms.

ANIMALS WERE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO BE

HERE LONG BEFORE WE ARRIVED.

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"වන සැ සර"
WILD ANIMALS OF SRI LANKA

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PRESIDENT'S DIARY
Giants behind the success story
He informed me that the Lions Club of

Thalangama Malabe is willing to sponsor, and

we started the head hunt. It was our second

task to meet with the Lions club officials to

show them our progress.

Mewan and I attended to series of Lions

Club’s monthly meetings. From the beginning,

the President of The Lions Club of Thalangama

Malabe 2014/15, Lion Salinda Rathnayake and

fellow Lions club members were welcoming

and supportive for the cause. The Lions club

Leo Poorna Senadheera agreed to sponsor our Leo club and appointed

Past President - 2015/2016 Lion Padmakumara Jeewandara and Lion

Leo Club of Thalangama Malabe Sarath Fernando as the Advisors to the club.

Name - Hewa Walimunige Poorna Senadheera Lion Members wanted their children to be a

part of the Leo club as well and it was evident

School - Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa that the Leo club that we were about to form

would have a strong back bone strengthened

Profession - Product Engineer, by our parents club.

Meditechnology Holdings (Pvt) Ltd

Since the beginning Lion Jeewandara humbly

Tell us about how you started your Leo and closely worked with Leo club members.

Journey. We had few induction programs at Leo Yasiru

Perera’s residence conducted by Lion Sagara

Answer to that question would be quite long. Gunawardena, the Leo District 306 C1 District

But I think that I can’t miss these key points. President back then and also by Lion

Sudheera Bandara, Past District President.

It was back in 2014, when I was studying my

degree at CINEC Maritime Campus – Malabe, After learning about this great organization,

My colleague Mewan Jayasinghe one day our Leo club was inducted on September 2014

suddenly asked would you like to start a LEO by District Governor back then Lion Kusum

club ? I had a slight idea of what a LEO Club Sandanayake MAF MJF JP and I was inducted

was, because as a school boy I involved in as the 1st Vice President of the LEO Club of

many clubs and societies which contributed Thalangama Malabe, under the leadership of

our time and effort for the betterment of the Leo Mewan Jayasinghe.

society, and I Consented.

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Giants behind the success story

What do you think of your decision of becoming a Leo member back in 2014?

Looking back through the time, it is nothing but the Love for the club, joy and satisfaction. I

believe that it was one of the best things that happened to me.

What do you think about the Leo movement?

At first I thought of it as of a cult that, carry out social services. But it was during the inductions

that I learned the real truth about the Leo movement and what these letters mean. Truly this

movement has shaped me as a Leader. It has developed my skills, abilities and personality in a

magnitude even my own self can sense.

What are the unforgettable moments in your Leo life?

I am a charter member of the club. Our Club along with Leo Club of Kolonnawa and fellow

clubs carried out a immense flood relief program back in 2016. That was the most challenging,

unforgettable project that I have involved in. I have to mention Lion Barana Ranasen, for the big

heart and spirit of his and all the other Leos.

We brought together all the key volunteering foundations such as Rotract Club International,

AIESEC and the civil society. I consider it as the proudest accomplishment of my whole life. And

I’ve served the District as a Region Director, served my club as the president, awarded two

times - Gold Star Award.

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What do you think about your club, Leo Club of Thalangama Malabe?

Thanks to this club I met a team of wonderful people and I have made friends for life. From the

beginning I have seen how the club is growing. And today it has become one of the main clubs

in the district. I have to specially thank Leo Yasiru, LeoThimira for lifting the club to this height

under their leadership. I am sure that Leo Vinuri also would do the same.

It is that since the beginning we wanted our members to take up challenges and gain

confidence and to carry out effective social services projects. And we see the results of journey

today, how our Leos face their life and how compassionate they are. Our club is a place that

shape and form individuals to do more in their lives. Looking back through the time, it is nothing

but the Love for the club, joy and satisfaction. I believe that it was one of the best things that

happened to me.

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What did you achieve by becoming a Leo?

It has broadened my heart and the way I see the world. As our pledge says I’ve heard another’s

out cry and I’ve seen the plight of the others and I am proud of myself that, I did my best by

leading the way in the journey of gathering our Leos who has the fuming need to extend their

hands and support the people who struggle with life. A broad mind, self-satisfaction and a

better version of my self is what I have achieved.

What is the advice you want to give to the new members?

I see potential in every Leo member. It is that fear of facing challenges that holds them back.

This is a place that you can be free, you can practice little things right, look up to role models.

There are hundreds of them and talk to them. Challenge yourself! Walk up to the podium and

speak. You have thousands of opportunities here. Grasp them one by one. You will be amazed!

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"DIABETES & YOU - යවැ යාව සහ ඔබ"

BY LEO THARUKA PERERA

The theme for World Diabetes Day 2020 is "The Nurse and Diabetes." The campaign aims to

raise awareness around the crucial role that nurses play in supporting people living with

diabetes.

Diabetes is a chronic disease, which occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough

insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. This leads to an

increased concentration of glucose in the blood (hyperglycemia).

Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and lower limb

amputation. Healthy diet, physical activity and avoiding tobacco use can prevent or delay type

2 diabetes. In addition diabetes can be treated and its consequences avoided or delayed with

medication, regular screening and treatment for complications.

"DIABETES & YOU" is the recent interview done by Leo Club of Thalangama Malabe with Dr. E.

A. Roshana Muthuwan discussing on understanding, controlling and preventing diabetes. The

video was published via the club social media channels.

Videography & Editing - Leo Tithira Gamage

Project Coordination - Leo Tharuka Perera, Leo Praveen Aponso

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LEO SPIRIT EDITOR'S NOTE

Welcome to the Second Issue of  LEO SPIRIT, the

official monthly newsletter of Leo Club of Thalangama

Malabe. As we have stepped into a new Leoistic year,

LEO SPIRIT contains some special features in this issue.

We hope to bring more interesting and unique features

from the upcoming issues of LEO SPIRIT. I hope you

enjoy this issue of LEO SPIRIT and do let us know if

there are any topics you’d like to see covered in the

future.

I am glad to be surrounded by an energetic team in

LEO VINURI SETTINAYAKE
making "LEO SPIRIT" a reality. Cheers to a long journey.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

THE TEAM GET IN TOUCH

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ASSOCIATE EDITOR
thalangama_malabe_leos

@LCofMalabe

Leo Club of Thalangama Malabe

LEO CHANUTH PERERA

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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