Monday, 08 January 2024
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Published in Clubs and Societies News, College, Culinary Club, Design Club, Library Council, Media Unit, Sinhala Literary Union, Social Service union, Student Christian Movement
The season of advent was yet again marked with festive cheer with the recurring Christmas Fiesta held on the 21st of December. The Culinary and Hospitality Club along with the culmination of compatriots, the Student Christian Movement, Social Service Union, Library Council, Media Unit, Design Club, Sinhala Literary Union and the Sri Lanka Unites Chapter re-embarked on its mission of sharing the joy of Christmas far and wide with philanthropy being its ultimate objective. Upon entry you were treated to eye candy with the decorations on display. The rustic theme added pizzazz to the scene by giving off a ‘cozy cabin in the woods’ vibe. On the topic of decorations, a big shout out goes to Mrs. Rangi Ekanayake and Mrs. Ayesha Kalpani and all the teachers who coordinated with the crafters to get this vision from chalk board to real life. A big thank you also goes out to the Hillwood PPA Kandy Branch and Mrs. Fathima Majeed for helping source the necessary materials. The Culinary and Hospitality Club ran the main bake sale in the Main Hall lobby. The bake sale had an array of mouthwatering dishes which ranged from sweet to savory. The culinarians also put on a bit of show for the onlookers via their Front Cooking experience. The Student Christian Movement ran an ice cream stand in the adjacent driveway. The cold and frosty delights hit the spot after being in the hustling and busting crowd. Not too far down the driveway, the Sinhala Literary Union were at it adding some local flare through their local delicacies, YUM! Students turned chocolatiers the Sri Lanka Unites Chapter mellowed the crowd over with decadent chocolate covered marshmallows, chocolate brownies and hot chocolate, a true Willy Wonka experience. The Media Unit was in action lifting spirits up by playing some seasonal classics which instantly transported everyone to an imaginary winter wonderland. The memorabilia stand just around the corner which had a photo booth attached, had the crowd pouring in to get this moment on film. The Library Council opened up a raffle draw where the winner received a valuable piece of literature to read throughout the holidays. The Design Club had prepared Christmas themed takeaway trinkets, which included student-made Christmas cards to take back home and share amongst your loved ones. The Social Service Union had their games parlor and treats shop bustling with a crowd eager to win a prize. It added a competitive element to the festivities which spiced up things all around. We would like to thank the College Executive Council, the College Administration, the Director of Co-Curricular Activities Mr. Wasana Dissanayake and the Teacher in Charge of the Culinary and Hospitality Club Mrs. Indika Hettiarachchi for their constant help in every step leading up to the final product. The Christmas Fiesta was the product of multiple clubs and societies joining forces to achieve and common cause. We would like to thank all the MICs/TICs and the members of all participating clubs on a job well done. Sidenote, after all incomes and expenses were tallied up, the Social Service Union emerged with the highest profit in the bag for the charitable cause. Shoutout to the organizing crew comprised of office bearers, Dulith Coorey (President), Minuka Wickramasinghe (Vice President), Nadil Abeyratne (Secretary), Thusath Dissanayake, Thevan Rathnathilake, Bilal Roshan and club members Udantha Jayasinghe, Menath Kahapola, Minidu Navaratne, Eshan Marasinghe and Themiya Wanigaratne for going through the motions and working behind the scenes to achieve this feat in such splendour. The Christmas Fiesta got everyone together and celebrated the warmth of togetherness and good-natured fun and frolic. Most importantly the event transposed into an act of benevolence, by donating a part of the proceeds to the hardworking and dedicated support staff members who too should be a part of the party. Overall, the Christmas Fiesta embodied the true meaning of Christmas and is eager to comeback the next Yule in 2024. This review is dedicated to every single individual who contributed big or small in bringing this festive segment from the drawing board to fruition.
Wednesday, 21 December 2022
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Published in Clubs and Societies News, College, Culinary Club, Design Club, Library Council, Media Unit, Social Service union, Societies, Student Christian Movement
In this joyous and caring Advent season, Trinity College organised the annual “Christmas Fiesta” on the 13th of December to bring in the festivities to the Trinity fraternity. The Culinary club, along with the Student Christian Movement, Social Service Union, Library Council, Media Unit, Design Club and Tourism Club, contributed to the event, where the entire profits were donated to buy stationary for the children of the College Support Staff. The event commenced with the Principal, Revd Fr. Araliya Jayasundara’s official opening in the presence of the College Chaplain, Revd Fr. Shelton Samadanam. The Culinary Club occupied the Main hall lobby, filled with delicious and well-loved Christmas goodies, ranging from sweet to savoury Christmas treats and instant hot chocolate. The stalls featured Christmas cakes, Gingerbread cookies, chocolate trifles, pastries, and many more treats prepared by club members, and many participated in the fun games at the culinary club stall. The Student Christian Movement ran an ice cream stall that was loved by all, bringing in the frostiness associated with Christmas. At the same time, the Social Service Union carried out many games and sold food in the Main hall driveway and the Design Club sold handmade Christmas cards. The Trinity College Library Council held a raffle draw, which gained popularity in the fiesta. The winners, selected from students and staff, got a chance to dine with the College Executive council at the Christmas table at the College Library. From delicious Chocolate cake, Christmas cookies, cheese and fruit platters to chocolate-dipped marshmallows, the Christmas table displayed the true festivity of the season. The College Media Unit made the Christmas Fiesta memorable through its photo booth. The students and teachers rushed in to get a printed photograph with their loved ones, and it undoubtedly would’ve been memorabilia to mark the end of a great and fun year. The Tourism and Hospitality Club added a rich Christmas flavour to the car park by putting up a Tea centre, intending to promote Ceylon tea. The visitors could sip a nice cup of Ceylon tea with freshly baked brownies and to purchase a variety of Ceylon Tea leaves from different parts of the country. The Christmas Fiesta also featured a stall of the Trinity College Farm, with freshly picked vegetables and fruits. The Annual Christmas Fiesta 2022 brought the school together this festive season to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Most importantly, it encouraged and made everyone contribute to charity, which Jesus Christ showed eloquently in his life and teachings. The event diverted from the ostentatious world, with its prime aim of Charity, the highest form of love in our Christian beliefs and a segment of the Christ-like character that Trinity College has always given precedence. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.Hebrews 13:16 Review by Samiru Herath (Web Content Writer) Event Photographed by the Trinity College Media Unit.
Monday, 14 November 2022
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Published in Clubs and Societies News, College, Social Service union, Societies
On the 21st of October 2022, the Social Service Union of Trinity College extended their helping hand to support the students of Thakshila Maha Vidyalaya, a school in Kandy. Thakshila Maha Vidyalaya is a remote school with 50 students and 19 teachers where majority of the students are from unstable backgrounds and some of them are finding it hard to have decent meals due to the ongoing financial crisis in the country. Many students from the Upper School and teachers generously contributed to this worthy endeavor “A Drop of deliverance to the Ocean of suffering”, a project implemented to donate this needly school 55 packets of rice, 10 kg of chickpeas and other eatables, and a few stationery items. We thank all the donors and the teachers of the social service union led by Mrs. Dharshani Abeykoon, and the class teachers for collecting the donations from our fellow Trinitians. We also thank the teachers of Thakshila Maha Vidyalaya for giving us the opportunity to serve our fellow Srilankans in need. Review by Manuja Randiligama (Project Secretary, Social Service Union)
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
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Published in Astronomical Society, College, News, Social Service union, Societies
We were privileged to have Dr Kalinga Nanayakkara, a Gynecologist and Obstetrician for a presentation on thalassemia on 21st October 2019. The presentation provided an in-depth view of thalassemia where staff and students were able to gain more valuable knowledge. The Social Service Union organized the event with the guidance of the Principal and the Vice Principal. The union had already donated funds to Thalassemia Circle with their project “Drop a Coin to Stop Thalassemia” in the first term of 2019. After the presentation, Dr Nanayakkara generously donated a telescope to the Astronomical Society. Mrs Nalika Gunarathne, the Teacher in Charge of the society and the whole Trinity community are indeed thankful to Dr Nanayakkara who spent his valuable time at Trinity and also making a generous contribution to the College. About Dr Kalinga Nanayakkara Dr Nanayakkara comes first among the people supporting thalassemia Children in Sri Lanka. The determination and the pure motive of Dr Nanayakkara to help innocent child victims of thalassemia lead way towards the formation of the ‘Lanka Thalassemia Circle’ in 2012. Today not only Dr. Nanayakkara alone but many supporters fight for the neglected rights and treatment of children with thalassemia, thanks to his organisation. He was awarded for his commitment in curing four children by bone marrow transplantation (BMT), for the first time in Sri Lanka. The first BMT treatments were conducted by a special medical staff, with the support of Lanka Thalasseamia Circle and Cure2Children Foundation Italy. Sri Lankans are grateful to Dr Kalinga Nanayakkara for his great service in introducing BMT treatments to his country.
On 11th April 2019, the Social Service Union conducted its annual charity event for the second consecutive year, a “Car Wash” organised to raise funds for the charity work of the union. This was also their first charity event for the year 2019. It was a pleasure to see many boys (even those who aren’t members of the Social Service Union) being present on site to support this event. Many people came in to wash their vehicles and donated money to the Social Service Union. The union extends their gratitude to the Principal and the school management for allowing this event to take place at the College car park. As stated by the Social Service Union, the collected funds will be used to support another thalassemia patient and people who are differently abled and visually handicapped. The members of the union also hopes to support few Sunday school children in rural areas in the country. Believing that ‘Social service is not only about financially helping those in need’, the members of the union will also be visiting the Bandaranaike Children’s Hospital to interact and to play with the children in the hospital. In a society where most of the events are organised for recognition and financial income, the Trinity College Social Service Union thrives to build up relationships among people regardless of their caste, class, religion or race and to uphold the values of the society we live in. We would like to mention and appreciate the effort of the following students who participated and made the ‘car wash’ a successful event: Hesitha Weerasekara Subodha Wasalathanthri Danuka Hettiarachchi Frank Bodhinayake Dilshan Kumarawanse Shevon Threemawithana Gagana Udakotuwage Yasas Mallawarachchi Chamath Wijerathne Ravindu Gunawardane Damsith Attanayake Rageeshan Chandrasegaran We wish them all the best for their future charity events and activities. Contributions towards charity are most welcome. The Trinity College Social Service Union can be contacted via socialservice@trinitycollege.lk
On 19th March 2019, few students along with the Teacher-in-charge of the Social Service Union Mrs Abeykoon and the Vice-Principal Mr J. D. Wilson visited the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Children’s Hospital to donate a TV. The initial funds were raised by organizing a car wash on May 2018 by the Social Service Union, held at the College car park. Many old boys showed their support by bringing their vehicles to be washed. The donors were free to give any amount they wish and when the car wash concluded a considerable amount of money was collected by the Social Service Union. Mr Ravi Amarasekara, the Head of Administration, helped the Union to promote the car wash among the public through social media and flyers. The Social Service Union was expecting to donate the TV last year, but due to monetary shortages it was delayed by until now, with the shortage covered by additional donations made by old boys and members of the staff. Review by Chamal Abeytunga
The ‘Drop a Coin in Aid of Thalassemic Patients’ project which was organized by the Trinity College Social Service Union concluded with great success with Junior, Middle and Upper School students, teachers and administration staff generously contributing money towards this cause. We would like to make a special mention of the classes which contributed the most: Junior School Grade 3 – The students from Mrs C.P.K. Wijewardena’s class contributed more than five thousand rupees. Grade 5 – The students from Mrs Sharmini Wijeratne’s class contributed more than five thousand rupees. Middle School Grade 6A – The students from Mrs Pethiyagoda’s class contributed more than eleven thousand rupees. Upper School Grade 10E4 – The students from Mrs Hettiarachchi’s class contributed more than a thousand rupees. Grade 12E4 – The students from Mr P. H. Navaratne’s class contributed more than a thousand rupees. The overall amount collected from the entire school came an approximate seventy thousand rupees (Rs 70,000). The Social Service Union extends its sincere gratitude to all those who have contributed for this generous cause and specially to the Vice Principal, Mr J.D. Wilson and the Principal Mr Andrew Fowler-Watt for patronizing the event and making it a campus wide project. The collection was done in aid of a thalassemic child patient Tharindu Ishara Maldeniya who is expected to undergo a matched related donor bone marrow transplant for thalassaemia major at Asiri Central Hospital. The cost of the procedure including provision of the donor cells is estimated to be in the region of Rs 4,500,000. In picture above is Mr R.A. Maldeniya (father of Tharindu Maldeniya) receiving the donation from Mrs Abeykoon (the Teacher-in-Charge of the Social Service Union) and the Vice Principal Mr J.D. Wilson.
The U14 and U16 Football teams from Trinity paid a friendly visit to the ‘Differently Abled Girls’ Organization’ in Anuradhapura on their way to play against St. John’s College, Jaffna, on 23rd October 2018. The purpose of this visit was to donate a few cosmetic items to the girls which were sponsored by the Trinity College Social Service Union. This was also an opportunity for the Trinity Football players (U14/U16) to socialize and to get engaged in charity work. The boys were accompanied by the Football MICs and the Vice Principal, Mr J.D. Wilson. While this was a continuation of programmes from the Social Service Union, it was also a very ‘touching moment’ for those present at this occasion to see the girls happy and delighted to be gifted with such donations.
Thursday, 18 October 2018
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Published in College, Middle School, News, Social Service union, Societies
The Social Service Union of the Middle School organized a Food Fair on the 5th of October 2018 – held during the ‘short interval’ at the Wickremasinghe block. The union provided the boys from the Middle School with many foods – rolls, cake, biscuits, coconut and milk toffee, and more. The event was a great success, with the area being as crowded as a beehive. Many teachers attended the fair too, showing the boys that they are ready to support a worthy cause at any time. The Middle School Social Service Union is directed by Mrs C.N. Wikramanayake, Mrs S. Pethiyagoda and Mrs Godage, and its members have helped many people around Sri Lanka and hopes to continue and strengthen their efforts in the future.
The Trinity College Social Service Union recently launched their first project of the term, the campaign ‘Drop a Coin in Aid of Thalassemic Patients’. It aims to collect sufficient funds to provide proper care for two patients of the disease, which is a genetic blood disorder that results in abnormal levels of haemoglobin in the patient’s body. The two patients are students in a rural area of Ankumbura. The collection of funds for this worthy cause is achieved by placing collection boxes around the school, including each class for Grades 6 to 13, as well as in other locations such as the Trinity College Library and Administration block. Approximately 150 collection boxes have been utilized. Any funds received in addition to the target amount will be used for other worthy causes such as this. We wish the Social Service Union success in their endeavour, and encourage all members of the Trinity family to contribute to this worthy cause!
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