The Launching Ceremony of the Festival of Cricket Silver Jubilee Carnival 2013 was held on 28th June, at the Sri Lanka High Commission in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Chris Nonis, the High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in the United Kingdom and the representatives of the Sponsors of the event. Also present were the Office Bearers for 2013, Past Presidents, and Chairmen of the current sub-committees.

The Hon. President of FOC 2013 – Dr. Sankaralingam presented a letter from the FOC 2013 Organising Committee to His Excellency Dr. Chris Nonis inviting him to be the Chief Guest. Bank of Ceylon the main sponsor of this event since 2007 represented by Nimal Fernando, CEO/Executive Director of Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd, handed the sponsorship letter to the Hon. President, FOC 2013. Our sponsor since the begining of this annual event – Sri Lankan Airlines, represented by Jeremy Soertsz, Country Manager, SriLankan Airlines, handed their sponsorship letter to the Hon. President FOC 2013. Previous Co-Sponsors – Anything.lk/M.I.Mobile represented by Sam Seinthan, handed their sponsorship letter to the Hon. Secretary FOC 2013 – Leslie Gunaratna. Nalin Perera of Sri Lanka Tourism handed their letter of sponsorship to Hon. Treasurer FOC 2013 – Natkunam Wimalendran. The new Co-sponsor – Fairway Sky Gardens represented by Reezan Rameez handed their sponsorship letter to the Hon. Secretary FOC 2013.

Master of ceremonies – Nalin Perera, invited His Excellency Dr. Nonis to speak., and having given the audience good advice on how to enjoy the event within our multicultural society, His Excellency wished members of all the participating schools and the organising committee every success on the day.

The Silver Jubilee of the Festival of Cricket will be celebrated in Carnival style on Sunday 28th July, 2013 when 28 teams of talented cricketers will play on 6 full size pitches of the beautiful new grounds of The Merchant Taylor’s School, Sandy Lodge Lane, Moor Park, Northwood, HA6 2HT, and is easily accessed from Moor Park station on the Metropolitan Tube Line. The weather is forecast to be sunny and warm, so come along and enjoy the entertainment laid on for you in true Sri Lankan style.

Commercial Charges and Rates for, and the application form for sponsorship, advertisements, trade and business is available on
http://www.festivalofcricket.org. Businesses can participate in the FoC as a Gold, Silver or Bronze sponsor. A Business/Trade, Old Boys’/Girls’ Associations or Charities can hire a marquee for the festival to promote their products and/or services. Organisations and Individuals can Banner advertise at the festival grounds, in the FoC Silver Jubilee Souvenir, on the FoC website http://www.festivalofcricket.org and on the facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/festivalofcricket.

 (by Brian Ratnayake – Media Chairman FoC 2013)

 

	The President, FOC 2013  Dr.Gnana Sankaralingam addressing the audience.
	The Audience
	Master of Ceremony – Nalin Perera addressing the audience.
	The High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in the U.K. His Excellency Dr.Chris Nonis addressing the audience.
	The Audience
	The President of The Festival of Cricket 2013 Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam presenting the invitation to His Excellency Dr. Chris Nonis to be the Chief Guest.
	Nimal Fernando, CEO/Executive Director Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd., giving their sponsorship letter to the President FOC 2013 – Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam.
	Jeremy Soertsz, Country Manager UK of SriLankan Airlines handing their sponsorship letter to the President FOC 2013 Dr.Gnana Sankaralingam.
	Sam Seinthan on behalf of Anything.lk/M.I. Mobile handing their letter of sponsorship to the Hon. Secretary FOC 2013 Leslie Gunaratna.
	Reezan Rameez representing Faiway SkyGardens handing their sponsorship letter to the Hon. Secretary FOC 2013 Leslie Gunaratna.
	Nalin Perera of Sri Lanka Tourism handing their sponsorship letter to the Hon. Treasurer FOC 2013 Natkunam Wimalendran.
	Reezan Rameez, Jeremy Soertsz, Nimal Fernando, His Excellency Dr. Chris Nonis, Nalin Perera, Sam Seinthan.
	FOC Past Presidents and FOC 2013 Office Bearers: Azahim Mohamed, Wickrama De S. Waidyanatha, Jayantha Edirappuli, Hemal Wijesuriya, Kumar Ravindran, Dr. Sena Nanayakkara, Dr. Ananda Thevathasan, Leslie Gunaratna, Methsiri Wijeratna, His Excellency Dr. Chris Nonis, Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam, Natkunam Wimalendran, Brian Ratnayake.
	Leslie Gunaratna (Hon. Secretary), His Excellency Dr. Chris Nonis, Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam (Hon. President), Natkunam Wimalendran (Hon. Treasurer).

FOC 2013 Sub Committee
Chairmen: Shiran Almeida (Marketing), Samantha Siriwardane (Stewards), Methsiri Wijeratna (Sponsorship & Marquee Hire), Reezan Rameez (Cricket), Upul Ekanayake (Trade Stalls), Rohana Amarajeewa (Ground Services), Wickrama De S. Waidyanatha (Immediate Past President and Charity), Sunil Fernando (Assistant Treasurer), Nalen Atukorale (Vice President), Sisira Perera (Security), Natkunam Wimalendran (Treasurer), Leslie Gunaratna (Secretary), His Excellency Dr. Chris Nonis, Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam (President), Nalin Perera (Public Relations), Mallikarachchige Kapila (Souvenir), Brian Ratnayake (Media).
Not in the picture : Siano Perera (Assistant Secretary) and Kivan Fernando (Hospitality).