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ANNUAL PICNIC/SEVEN-A-SIDE
CRICKET TOURNAMENT
10 AUGUST 2002
The above event will be held on
10 August 2002 at 10 a.m. with the participation
of the Sri Lankan Cricket Club of Geneva and the
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka. Four teams - two
from the cricket Club, one from the Mission and
the other from SLAG (mixed teams - with a minimum
of 2 members of the opposite sex in each team)
- will be fielded for this event to be held at
the Bout-du-Monde grounds in Champel.
If any member is interested in participating,
please contact Sunil (022 349 1016 or 022 917
1275 - office) or Chinta (022 341 5358 or 022
917 8549). Participants are expected to bring
their own food/drinks. SLAG will provide barbecuing
facilities.
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REPORT: FÊTE DE
LA MUSIQUE
Geneva, 21-23 June 2002
The SLAG stall, located at the Parc des Bastions,
received many visitors who were able to sample
Sri Lankan cuisine (over 2000 plates sold), beer,
arrack and purchase our world famous tea. The
stall was adorned with posters depicting the island's
tourism destinations. Our Permanent Representative
to the United Nations in New York, Mr C. Mahendran,
who happened to be in Geneva over the weekend,
visited the stall and made the following observation.
"I am pleased to note that SLAG, in its own
way, is projecting a positive image of Sri Lanka.
I will inform the Prime Minister of the Association's
efforts and that it must be recognized and acknowledged."
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THANK
YOU!!!
We would like to thank everyone who gave their
time to making the SLAG stall at the 11th Fête
de la Musique a successful fund-raising activity.
We are still awaiting a bill from the Ville de
Geneve, but we can estimate that around CHF 13,000
was raised. A certain portion of this amount will
be retained to cover the cost overruns incurred
from the New Year event, but a substantial amount
will remain for charitable disbursements.
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SLAG CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE
Attached please find the SLAG Charity form that
must be completed in order for the Charity Committee
to review the application. Completed forms may
be submitted by post to the SLAG mailing address,
or preferably by email to hiranyas@yahoo.com,
with a copy to ruvande@hotmail.com. The form is
downloadable from the SLAG web site. All applications
will be acknowledged. The Charity Committee may
contact the applicant for further information.
Fund-raising and disbursement is a year-round
activity. Hence, the Committee is not under obligation
to disburse funds raised at events such as the
Fête de la Musique within a specified time
period. We require accountability, as these funds
were raised through the collective efforts of
the membership. Accordingly, acknowledgement and
follow-up are prerequisites for the funds to be
given to a project.
The Committee does not wish to place any restrictions
as to the type of project or the amount requested.
However, as stated in the guidelines for applicants,
preference will be given to small projects in
Sri Lanka which are focused on the marginalized
needy and poor and for which external funds are
necessary and/or strategic.
The Committee wishes to thank in advance all
those involved in this task and looks forward
to reviewing the submitted applications.
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SRI LANKA DANCE THEATRE
Geneva, 15 September 2002
SLAG is in the process of finalizing the arrangements
to present the famous Budawattha Dance Troup in
Geneva on 15 September 2002. The Troup is giving
a performance in Zurich the previous day and we
hope to bring them to Geneva. This is a wonderful
opportunity to showcase our culture and introduce
it to our friends and family. Tickets (@CHF 30)
will be available from the latter part of August.
Please contact any member of the Executive Committee
for details. Further information will also be
posted on the SLAG web site when it becomes accessible
in the very near future.
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MEMBER NEWS
We are pleased to welcome our youngest member
of the Association, Ms. Solange Dassanaike, who
was born on 3 May 2002. Congratulations and best
wishes to the proud parents, Niluka and Kenneth
Dassanaike.
The President of SLAG was invited, along with
the President of Swiss Travel Journalists Association,
to participate in a radio program broadcast over
Radio Cité Genève on 23 July 2002,
on Sri Lanka as a tourism destination. This program
was recorded after the visit of afore-mentioned
Association to Sri Lanka in mid-June.
Mr. Ahamed Akram is no longer a member of the
Executive Committee
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FUTURE EVENTS
· Annual Picnic/Seven-a-side Cricket Tournament
- 10 August 2002
· Hike (Zurich) - 25 August 2002 (organized
by the Swiss Sri Lanka Association)
· Sri Lanka Dance Theater - 15 September
2002 (to be confirmed)
· Year End Party - 7 December 2002 (Zurich)
· Year End Party - 14 December 2002
· Charity Dinner & Dance - May 2003
(tentative)
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We apologize for the delay in the release of
the SLAG web site. Our technical experts are analysing
the problems and we hope to be online as soon
as possible. We thank you for your patience and
understanding.
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SLAG INFO is the newsletter
of the Sri Lankan Association of Geneva and is
circulated among the Sri Lankan Community and
friends of SLAG. It carries details of the activities
of the Association, as well as information on
the activities of various associations that are
of interest to its members.
SLAG INFO is produced under the guidance of the
Executive Committee of the Sri Lankan Association
of Geneva.
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