MAHINDA OBA 25th Annual General Meeting

MAHINDA OBA IN THE UK had their 25th Annual General Meeting recently in Hounslow in the presence of a large gathering of Old Mahindians and well wishers.

The newly elected President, Dr CHL Abayasiriwardena thanked the members and their spouses for giving all the support to continue this prestigious association for the last 25 years.

The Association of Old Mahindians in the UK (AOMUK) was started in 1989 with the aim of assisting and nurturing the Alma mater, Mahinda College Galle and its pupils. Over the years AOMUK has donated funds and material worth over £30,000 to improve the  standards of the college. The donations include Computer centre, laboratory equipment, sports equipment, providing a special English teacher for many years, teacher training programs,  scholarships to needy students and the last year installation of a CCTV system with 14 security cameras and two monitoring stations for the safety of the College and the students. He said “This is our Jubilee year and we must look forward to celebrate it duly as a fitting tribute to all those who helped to make our Association the envy of the rest of the OBA s in the UK. ” This association has gone from strength to strength.

 The activities of AOMUK includes, religious, cultural and sporting events. Annual alms giving is held at London Buddhist Vihara to pay gratitude to the founders. Annual Dinner dance ” Mahinda Nite” is the main fundraising event. Last year another smaller event called ” Paduru Sajjya” was held to add more funds to the association. The association’s  Cricket team participates for the annual Festival of Cricket, at which Mahinda won the FOC  Trophy in 2000 and 2002 and the Plate winners in 1994 and 2005.

The President thanked the outgoing committee for doing an excellent job and expressed gratitude to all the founders and the members for their continued devotion to the AOMUK and our Alma mater.

The proceedings were brought to a close by singing the College anthem.

Committee Members 2014