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ITS US | VOLUME 10 | ISSUE 03 | OCTOBER 2013

This year, World

Childrens Day pro-

gram was organized

commemorating world

Childrens Day 2013under the theme

The Family Protects

You. Children from

3 schools namely

Madapatha,Philp Attigala Vidyalaya,Batakaththra Vidyalaya and

Dampe Vidyalaya participated the event.

Ceremony was held

at the Ground of Philip

Att igalaVidyalaya.

Decorations at the

premises were doneat the previous dayby

Lions and Leos togeth-

er. Opening ceremony

was inaugurated with in the morning with a warm welcome to the

Chief Guest by school Eastern Band. Welcome address was done

by Lion lady Nayana.

Entertainment

items and talents

were showed by

school childrenand teachers.

Events and com-

petitions were

carried out grade

wise. Different

activities, fun

games, team activities were organized for all the grades.Balloon

blasting and hat passing games for children were also amongst

them.All children were having exciting fun during the whole pro-

gram as leos expected.

District Governor Lion Asanga Samarasekara, IPDG Lion DumindaMunasingha and many Lion leaders graced the occasion.

Program was terminated successfully with the closing ceremony.

Winners of the games were appreciated with certificates and

prizes. All the participated children were awarded with gift pack

and a certificate. We are thankful to the Leo Club of Piliyandala for

joining with us to make this task a success.

Im glad to get a chance to address

you all as the newly appointed Assistant

secretary of the Leo Club of University of

Moratuwa. With the awards it got it has

become the best club. Not only that but

also as one of the live clubs. So I feel lot of

happy to be the Assistant secretary.

LEO stands for.

L- Leadership

E-Experience

O-Opportunity

With the activities of the club we

get the opportunity to participate many

events to improve our leadership and

experience. And also we get the opportu-

nity to do community projects and serve

the people.

As the Meaning the word LEOexpress I feel great as the member in

UOM club because it helps me lot to

build up my own skills not only as the

adolescent, But also as the volunteer to

the society. So with this opportunity I get

I will do my best to serve for my country

.As Wesley Snipes says,

My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with

pride. When he takes a step, he has to put

his foot down. You walk into a room andyou want people to know your presence,

without you doing anything.

THE FAMILY PROTECTS YOUWORLD CHILDRENS DAY 2013

PROUD TO BE A

U O M L E O

Leo OshanLakmal WalakulugeVice Secretary

Department of Chemical & Process

Engineering

University of Moratuwa

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ITS US | VOLUME 10 | ISSUE 03 | OCTOBER 2013

Abig activity,Leo Mass Induction

was held on 27th

October 2013 from

9.00 onwards atNational Museum,

Colombo. Nearly 25

Leos from the Leo

club of University of

Moratuwa have par-

ticipated for the induction programme and 20 Leos have

newly appointed.

Names of newly appointed Leos

Leo Buddhika Kumarage Leo Chamika KasunLeo Naleendra Kularatne Leo Shalika Asangani

Leo Wathsala Samanmali Leo Gihan Buddhika

Leo Kasun Kodithuwakku Leo Lahiru Buddhika

Leo Prasad Ranaweera Leo Ruwan Prasanga

Leo Sachith Senanayaka Leo Umesh Eshantha

Leo Yasas Kawinda Leo Oshan Walakuluge

Leo Piyumi Vidana Gamage Leo Chathurika Jayani

Leo Melani Warunika Leo Ivan Udakara

Leo Deshantha Pradeep Kumara Leo Chathuranga Buddhika

With the Leoism we hope that they will do number of great

things while shaping their future with leadership qualities.

As a fund raising proj-ect on behalf of our club

we decided to print T

shirts for the year. Socialprojects to be conducted

in the coming months

are in a requirement of

funding. Therefore we,

the leos of University

of Moratuwa decided

to fulfill required funds

via T shirts. Anyone who

would buy a t-shirt will be contributing to many

social services like environmental protection,

public awareness of health problems, caringfor elders, helping students in rural areas and

etc. in an indirect way. This concept acted as a

boost for many people to buy the t-shirt.

With the approval of university administra-

tion, the design for the T shirt was exposed to

all our members for any changes and sugges-

tions and later a design was finalized with the

consent of the members.

After agreements on the price we ordered

to print 193 t-shirts for the price Rs.660/= each.

By considering our financial requirements to

carry out the upcoming events and also after

considering our remaining assets we decidedon the price of a t-shirt. The decided price was

Rs. 900/=.

As we had previous experience in doing simi-

lar projects as Leos within the university we

did not have to put much effort to sell those

t-shirts. Most of the t-shirts could be sold dur-

ing the lunch breaks in the canteens and we

were successful in selling all the t-shirts.

Happy to say that with the contribution, tal-

ent and commitment of all our Leos, we could

successfully complete our project and could

reach our expected profit targets. With the

progress of this event our future missions could

WITH THE UNIQUENESS AND

IDENTITY| T-SHIRT PROJECTA STEP TO THE NEAR FUTURE....LEO MASS INDUCTION

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LEOS LEARN TO LEADLEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME

The Leadership Development Programme forschool prefects of Godauda Maha Vidyalaya , con-

ducted by the Leo Club of University of Moraruwa

took place at Godauda Maha Vidyala premises on21st of March 2013. 32 school prefects participat-

ed for the event.Through the project we intended

to enhance leadership skills of the prefects as well

as the social responsibility of leos.

This was a result of what is discussed at

our monthly meeting on future projects. project

date ,events were then discussed and finally we

arranged a date and agenda for the program.21st

of September we conducted the leadership training program.With the active participation of the prefects of the

school, we could finish our program successfully than expected.Participants were offered a certificate at the endof the program.

We must be thankful to the principal of the school Mr.T.H.NelsonChandrasiri for his kind cooperation to make this

task useful and a success.

LEOS DONT ASK FOR PERMISSION,THEY ARE THE ONECE GIVING PERMISSIONLEO QUOTE

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UNDERSTAND THE LEADERSHIP .. BE A LEADER..BY LEO KASUN KODITHUWAKKU

What is leadership? Leadership has been described

as a process of social influence in which one person can

enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment

of a common task, also leadership can be defined as orga-

nizing a group of people to achieve a common goal.

How to develop leadership skills? Understanding your cur-

rent leadership style is essential. What are your strengths?

Which areas need some improvement? One way to start

assessing your skills is to take this leadership style quiz to

get a general idea of how you lead. Once you have com-

pleted the quiz, read about the major characteristics of

your dominant style. Are these qualities helping or hinder-

ing your leadership? Once youve determine which areas need some work, you can begin looking for ways to

improve your leadership abilities. Would you look to someone for guidance and leadership if they did not truly care about the goals

of the group? Of course not! Great leaders are not just focused on getting group members to finish tasks; they

have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for the projects they work on. Start by thinking of different ways that

you can express your zeal. Let people know that you care about their progress. When one person shares some-

thing with the rest of the group, be sure to tell them how much you appreciate such contributions.

Transformational leaders have an upbeat, optimistic attitude that serves as a source of inspiration

for followers. If leaders seem discouraged or apathetic, members of the group are likely to also become unin-

spired. Even when things look bleak and your followers start to feel disheartened, try to stay positive. This does

not mean viewing things through rose-colored glasses. It simply means maintaining a sense of optimism and

hope in the face of challenges. Who says leadership is a one-way relationship? As you work toward honing your leadership skills,

dont forget to look to your followers for feedback an inspiration. Pay attention to the things that have been

effective in the past and always be on the lookout for new ways to inspire, motivate and reward group members.

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice

things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. -Nelson

Mandela

THE PHOTO STORY

The view of the local scene through the eyes

of a native participant in that scene is a different

window.

Photograph

Leo Pramodh Senanayake

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GET TO KNOW AND PUT A FULLSTOPAWARENESS CAMPAIGN 3

Leo Club of University of Moratuwaproceeds the continuous project

Get To Know & Put A Full Stop for the 3rd time with the hope of conducting an

awareness campaign on mouth cancers by circulating an email.

As the previous versions of the project, this email contains all the

necessary & important information about the particular type of the cancer.

Main purpose of this project is improving the public health condition of Sri

Lanka. As leos we always try to give our maximum effort & abilities to serve the

society, we live. So this project is one of our biggest social services in the leostic

year 2014.

Creative and innovative ideas of our members were collected and

the interface of the article was made. Later the poster was designed to success-

fully convey our message to the society. Initially, we sent this email only to lions

&leos in Sri Lanka. Next time we are trying to extend the recipients in order tospread our message among huge number of people.

We also try our best to make any changes and to be flexible as

possible to the replies that we receive to our emails. With great pleasure we

remark thatour emails had successful number of replies. Most of them are con-

gratulations for us on behalf of the club& asking to keep it throughout the year.

As UOM leos , we always highly appreciate these replies & always try to serve

the society in most possible ways.

WRONG EMAIL ADDRESS...

A couple going on vacation but his wife was on a business trip so he went to the destination first and his wife

would meet him the next day.

When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick email.

Unfortunately, when typing her address, he mistyped a letter and his note was directed instead to an elderly

preachers wife whose husband had passed away only the day before.

When the grieving widow checked her email, she took one look at the monitor, let out

a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in a dead faint.

At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen:

Dearest Wife,Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow.

P.S. Sure is hot down here.

Cover PageLeo Badge

Cast : Leo Yasendra

Photograph : Leo Pramodh

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SNAPS OF THE MONTHSWEET MEMORIES

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSTree Planting Day Celebration - 15th November

Jeewana Yathra 2013 - 17th November

Board Meeting - 24th November

Public Awareness Campaign - 25th November

Api Akurata Meli Novemu - 28th November

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As the editor of the October Newsletter I welcome all the readers and contributors, many of them

who are personally known to me, our dear club members and many others with whom I now wish to make an

ongoing acquaintance as a result of wide coverage achieved by Leo newsletter recently.

Few months ago, at the monthly meeting we decided to expand the number of receivers of the news-letter and with pleasure I mention that we have achieved that target by now. Other than these, the Newsletter

carries information and news about ongoing and upcoming activities in the leisure field in the future.

To increase the productivity of reading we always tried to supply only important points for the readers and Leos

in simple and imaginative means. Leos of the university are welcome to share their ideas through an article by

making a simple e-mail.

Through the publication of the newsletter I always expected to carry the talents and determination

of Leos in front of the general public as well as to express their mind blowing and revolutionary ideas To make

the world a better place which the Leos always stand for. I believe the most interesting facet of the newsletter

is this. Ideas and comments of voluntarily Leos are always welcome to future editions of the newsletter as well.

We rely heavily on electronic distribution of our newsletter to the community.

Hope to expose interactive social work of the club furthermore in coming editions as well.Anyone inter-

ested in activities of the club or supplying an article can contact the editors of this Newsletter or even approach

the club directly through e mail. We would like to hear from you.

EDITORS NOTE .BY LEO CHAPA SIRITHUNGE

Editorial Team Design

Leo Sasiri Leo Piyumi Leo Demini Leo Chapa Leo Pramodh

Success is a Journey,Not a Destination - UoM LEOS

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