Monday, December 18, 2017

Inter-City Rotary meeting with President of Rotary International held

The Inter-City Rotary meeting in honour of the visiting Rotary International President Ian Riseley was successfully held on November 25, 2017.

The event was organized by the Rotary Club of Colombo West on behalf of the Rotary International District 3220 at the newly opened Shangri-La Hotel Colombo. A large gathering of over 400 members from Rotary Clubs across the Country patronized the event.

The intercity meeting began with a Rotary Song, performed by President of the Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan, Rtn. Rukshan Perera, and his own composition, which was well received.

Thereafter, the District Interact Representative, Int. Mohamed Awoon and District Rotaract Representative Rtr. Anuradha Senanayake gave brief overviews of the state of Interact and Rotaract in District 3220, respectively. The District Governor, Ven. Dr. Somawansa Thero addressed the meeting and invited the Rotary International President, Rtn. Ian Riseley to address the gathering.

Riseley briefed the members of the new vision and initiatives of the Rotary Foundation and fielded questions raised from the local membership. 

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