Wesley College Walk of Grit 2015
View(s):The days drawing near “Walk of Grit 2015”, will be held on October 3, beginning at the College premises in Borella at 3.00pm, it will wind its way to the CR&FC grounds at Longdon Place where a grand fun fair and musical extravaganza is planned.
This year’s walk – “Walk of Grit” – is expected to raise Rs. 12 million in aid of restoring the main campus in Borella which is over a century old and Wesley prides itself on.
Plans are also underway to replace the existing steel furniture in the classrooms with wooden furniture. The playgrounds of both branch schools located at Havelock town and Katunayake also require to be developed.
The walk will culminate with a musical extravaganza themed “Concert of Grit” which will showcase Wesley’s past and present musicians live in concert. The ambience will be a mini hawker street style carnival with food and drink and children’s activity.
A colourful parade is planned with floats and other interesting items to go with the theme. The organisers request all batches, past and present boys of Wesley, parents and teachers to rally round and make this event a spectacular and resounding success.
The new Principal Ben Manickam who has assumed office appeals to old boys, Batch leaders, past sporting Captains, former leaders of Academic committees, parents and all connected to Wesley to come forward and passionately generate sponsorships towards the cause and join the walk.
A package of merchandise comprising of a special T shirt and cap connected with the theme of will be sold prior to the walk. Umbrellas will be sold at the finale by the teacher’s guild. You can reserve your T shirt and cap by contacting Perumal Gajendran on 0777686192 as stocks are limited.
For all further information please contact the OBU President Jeremy Brohier on (mobile) 0777 393 264 or (email) jeremy@lankaplastic.com or the Principal of Wesley College on 112695763 (email) principal@wesleycollege.lk. Contributions could be deposited to The Wesley College Old Boys Union – Commercial Bank Account No: 8517686701 / Swift Code CCEYLKLX