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The Sri Lanka Medical Association’s annual Dinner Dance will be held on December 8 at the Oak Room of the Cinnamon Grand from 8 p.m. onwards. Bands Friends in Harmony and Flame will be in attendance and there will be prizes and surprises galore in the form of air tickets and gift vouchers.
Tickets priced at Rs. 5,000 are available at the SLMA office. For more information, please contact 0112693324.
Ladies’ College OGA Christmas dinner
The Ladies’ College Old Girls’ Association Christmas dinner will be held at the Galle Face Hotel Grand Ballroom on December 10. The event promises to be an enjoyable evening with carol singing, a buffet dinner and exciting games. A treasure trove of prizes and surprises have been planned. Tickets are priced at Rs 4500. The table plan is available at the OGA secretariat which is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Tel: 2575469).
Royal Group of 64
In the notice on the Royal College Group of ’64 reunion ‘Friends Forever’ fellowship dinner being planned for December 15 in Colombo, the contact details were inadvertently mixed up. Those interested are requested to please email royal64@lakdiva.org or call 0773442368. See also the email forum- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/royal-1964
‘Joy to the World’ Christmas carol concert
Joy to the World 2012, an extravaganza of Christmas Carols goes on stage at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre on December 17 at 7 p.m. Organised by the Archdiocese of Colombo and the Blessed Joseph Vaz Trust, Joy to the World is being held for the third consecutive year.
This year’s show will showcase the talents of some leading choral groups in the country such as the Revelations, Voice Print, LG Singers, Soul Sounds Academy and Junior choirs, ChoroBenedicte, and Speraza.Two tenors, Dinesh Abeygunawardena and Stefan Steinwall, who have just returned from performing in London, will be an added attraction.
The proceeds of Joy to the World will be utilised for the poverty alleviation projects undertaken by the Archdiocese and the Blessed Joseph Vaz Trust for 2013. This includes a scholarship programme for needy, deserving students.
Tickets for the show costing Rs. 3,000, 2,000, and 750 will be available at Aquinas University College and online at www.tickets.lk as well as the tickets.lk office at No. 113, 5th Lane, Colombo 3.
Find a gift at this year’s Toy Association sale
By Shalomi Daniel
Santa could do with some help this season and a sale with a wide selection of toys and children’s furniture from cuddly toys to jigsaw puzzles and Montessori teaching aids all under one roof seems the ideal place to start.
The sale organised by the Toy Exporters Association (TEA) is back this year after a lapse of three years in response to popular demand. The sale used to be an eagerly anticipated annual event held for six consecutive years each December to coincide with the festive season. “We had many requests coming in asking us to resume the sale and so we are hoping to make it an annual event once more,” says a member of the TEA, Rohini Lintotawela.
The sale seeks to give local consumers the opportunity to purchase at affordable prices, products of manufacturers who cater to the international market. Consumers are presented with a wide range of toys and children’s furniture to choose from as the sale brings under one roof many reputed toy exporters who are members of the TEA.
The products are in line with international safety standards as the producers adhere to the stringent quality standards set forth by their overseas importers. This year’s sale will see the participation of nine toy exporters. Wooden toys produced by the Asian Toy Company, Ja Ja Toys, Simplex, Wood 4 Kids and Kidzkraft, Fabric and Plush toys from Toys and I and DSL Lanka, Montessori items by Montessori Workshop and Board Games and Jigsaw Puzzles by Panther will be made available to the consumers at the sale.
With Christmas around the corner the sale promises to provide an enjoyable shopping spree. It’s on at the Girls’ Friendly Society Hall at 58, Green Path, Colombo 3 on December 8 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Festive fun at the British School carnival
The British School Christmas Carnival on December 8 at the British School in Colombo grounds at 63, Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 8 from 2 – 8 p.m. promises festive fun for the whole family. The carnival is organised by the British School Community Council (BSCC), essentially a group of parents who arrange activities to enrich the students education and school life.
Tickets are priced at Rs150 for adults and Rs 50 for children (5-12yrs) while children under the age of 5 will not require a ticket.
There will be fun and games for all ages! All games and rides are reasonably priced from Rs 20 each. Older children can look forward to unusual rides and games, including the popular ‘Dunk Tank’ and many others.
Chapters bookstore is conducting a fun quiz in the central courtyard and the school choirs, dancing society and orchestra will be performing with even a sing-a-long session to allow all to join in some carolling!
The Entertrainers will be conducting a free Zumba demonstration in the centre court yard.
Younger children have a preschool area designated to them with a bouncer and coin rides on a safe playing ground.
Christmas craft activities which may be signed up for in advance are being conducted by Milk and Busy Hands for children aged between 3 and 14 yrs. This allows parents to have some time to enjoy the trade areas of the fair themselves!
Arugam Bay, Embark, Raspberry from Leather Collection, Upeksha, and others will be there for your fashion needs, also new brand Friskybox making funky socks and boxer shorts and popular sports shop Glory Sports with their wide range of swimwear and sports equipment.
There will be boutique jewellery from Tina Senanayake and Ayne Nalir who was recently featured in the NY Times! The Christmas Raffle has around 30 prizes to be won, for which tickets are priced at Rs100.
1st Prize- Week’s stay at Coco Palms, Dhuni Kohlu Resort in the Maldives on Full board basis with 2 airline tickets to Male.
2nd Prize-32” LCD TV Screen from Akiko. 3rd Prize-Blue Topaz Ring from Careem Jewellers. There are also stays to be won at the new hotels Anilana Passikudah and Amethyst Passikudah, Family Membership at Lifestyle Gym, Kite Surfing packages, a mobile phone, dinner vouchers and many gift packs. The draw will be held at 6 p.m. in the central courtyard. If the winner is not present, they will be called to be informed that they won a prize.
All proceeds from the raffle ticket sales will go to Clarendon Home for Girls, Mount Lavinia. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Honouring ex-DIG T. Perinpanayagam
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The NGO Forum for Senior Citizens honoured retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (Traffic) and Director, Institute of Road Traffic Education T. Perinpanayagam for his dedicated and outstanding service to the Police Department and the country. Mr. Bradman Weerakoon, chief guest at the occasion handed over the award to Mr. Perinpanayagam at a function recently held at the BMICH in Colombo.
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