Toastmasters Fun Rally Colombo on Oct 22
The Toastmasters of District 82 in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR) have come together to launch The Toastmasters Fun Rally – GET TO THE POINT. This exciting event will begin on October 22, 2017 and is set to commence from the vicinity of Independence Square and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI).
This initiative was the brainchild of DTM Ajantha Jayawardena, District Director, and is being put forth as an awareness exercise to educate the public about what the Toastmasters are really all about. The idea is to engage the Toastmasters together with the public through a fun-filled evening. The event will include video feeds streamed from the Rally vehicles.
‘Get to the Point’ is a fun inspired Rally which will include aspects of Time, Speed and Distance (TSD). The route will cover approximately 125km going into Colombo suburbs and will comprise of around 12 to 15 checkpoints along the way. A closing time has been allocated for each check-point and the team needs to reach the point within an allocated time. The rally is scheduled to start at 2pm and end at 7.30pm with refreshments available throughout. So far, 35 competitors have signed up to participate in the Rally,
However, the Rally is not simply leveraging on going about with a racing endeavour but the main highlight is to enlighten the public about what it means to become a Toastmaster and entice young adults from the ages of 18 and above to understand who a Toastmaster is and how they can come forward and join in the movement. This would be the first time such an event is taking place, where Toastmasters would reach out to the public.