Monday, April 4, 2016

PETS AND SETS 2016/17 WADDUWA SENAKE


DGE SENAKE WITH DR CHINTAKA FROM MAHIYANGANAYA

HINNA FROM MALDIVES 


PE MOHAMMED COLOMBO






DEAN ROHRS RI DIRECTOR ELECT











KAUSHALYA

PUBUDU, DINESH AND VENKAT

PE PLACIDUS

PDG GOWRI


JOTHI


PE GIHAN

PDG IMTIAZ

KRISH

Friday, April 1, 2016

Speaker PP Jacob from Malaysia


PE Mohammed about the Skills Centre in Vauniya

Jacob with the members



Pennant Exchange



Nithi Conducting the Election of Governor 2018-19

PP Richard Jacob
RCJ CONSULTING SDN BHD
Management Consultants & Trainers
*** 18 Years in People Development ***
Richard Jacob, A PP of Rotary Club of
Damansara of District 3300 is 63 years in age
and is the founder and Principal Consultant of
RCJ Consulting Sdn Bhd. He is an Erickson
Certified Professional Coach and an HRDF
Approved trainer, an American Management
Association (AMA) Global Faculty Member.
His core competence is in Leadership, Strategy,
Sales and Marketing and Business Finance. He
has delivered training programs in Cairo, Dubai,
Tokyo, Manila, Singapore, Jakarta, Lahore,
Karachi, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Saigon,
Hanoi, Melbourne and Sydney.
He has an MBA from Cranfield School of
Management in the United Kingdom, a leading
European Business School. He is an
Accountant by training and was an Auditor in
an international firm of Accountants for nine
years. His experience comes from being a
Financial Manager, Company Secretary and
Business Development Manager in a leading
Swedish pharmaceutical company by the name
of Astra Pharmaceutical.
Richard has 20 years of solid training and
facilitation experience both internationally and
locally. His experience includes lecturing in
foreign university endorsed programs in
Malaysia. More recently he has lectured in a very
current subject entitled “Sustainable Business”
for the York St. John University in the UK. His
core competence is in Coaching, Leadership,
Strategy, Marketing and Finance
Richard has also lectured in his core
competencies for degree and MBA franchise
programs for the University of Northumbria,
University of Tasmania and University of
Sunderland. More recently he has gone back to
lecture a Master’s program for The University
of York, St.John of UK teaching “Sustainable
Business”.
He is married with 3 children. His Ann is
Nirmala, His eldest son is Calvin whose spouse
is Idahani, second son is Jason and his wife is
Sara and his youngest daughter is Fallon.
PP Richard can be contacted at: RCJ
CONSULTING SDN BHD Mobile: 012-
2182401: Email: rjacob@rcj.com, Website:
www.rcj.com.my
RI Assembly





Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Rotary Clubs Chartered in 1929 met in Mumbai

Nithi and Sarav represented Colombo Club in Mumbai.


The Rotary Club of Bombay hosted a 3-day fellowship for a newly formed grouping of all Rotary Clubs formed in 1929. The following clubs were represented:


1.        RC Bombay, India

2.        RC Seramban, Malaysia
3.        RC Madras, India
4.        RC Canon City, CO, USA
5.        RC Leipzig, Germany
6.        RC Colombo

This is the 2nd meeting of this grouping that was formed in 2013. Rtn Nithi and Rtn Sarav attended from our club.


The first day was spent at a weekend getaway of Rtn Ashish Vaid, the second day was sightseeing around Bombay followed by a scrumptious dinner at the Malabar Hill Club hosted by PP Pradeep Mafatlal, the third day we visited a site where RC Bombay had completed a successful clean drinking water project, this was followed by a luncheon meeting.

PP Raja Sabanayagam from RC Madras gave a history of all the clubs formed in 1929 and our connection to James Wheeler Davidson. RC Colombo has been requested to host the 3rd meeting, probably in 2018. All in all it was a very successful fellowship. 
 probably in 2018.

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Rotary International