Colombo YMBA Trust Fund - Scholarships Awards 2015

The Colombo YMBA Trust Fund Committee successfully awarded a record number of Scholarships to bright and deserving students at the Scholarship Awards Ceremony held recently at the Colombo YMBA main hall. A special feature of this year’s awards were in addition to the Undergraduate Students the Trust Fund Committee being able to award also to bright and deserving 75 GCE AL students who are studying in Schools of the neighbourhood of the Colombo YMBA Borella, namely Ananda College, Nalanda College, Ananda Balika Vidyalaya, Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Yashodara Balika Vidyalaya, D. S. Senanayake College, Ratnaveli Balika Vidyalaya and Susamayawardhana Vidyalaya. AL Student winners were selected on a criteria adopted by the Colombo YMBA Trust Committee with recommendations given by the respective Principals of schools nominating the students. All bright and deserving Undergraduate Students attached to local Universities following courses in Medicine, Engineering, Management, Agriculture etc etc mainly from outstation areas were interviewed by a Committee headed by the Branch Secretary of Trust Funds Anura Serasingha prior to selection. Funds for the total value of the Scholarships amounting to over Rs 4.40 Million were funded by the Colombo YMBA as well as by various Individuals who generously contributed to make the Awards Ceremony a success.

Prof. J. B. Dissanayake former Head of the Sinhala L a n g u a g e Dep a r t m e n t University of Colombo and for- mer Ambassador for Sri Lanka in Thailand was the Chief Guest. A Musical Item was especially composed for the event by the teacher in charge for Music at Devi Balika Vidyalaya, and was performed by the Musical Orchestra of Ananda Balika Vidyalaya in appreciation and gratitude to the Colombo YMBA for awarding such large number of Scholarships to Bright & Deserving Students in both Universities and GCE Advanced Level classes.

The Colombo Trust Fund Committee wishes to note that there are several Trust Funds established through the Colombo YMBA under individual Trust names and these valuable Trust’s established are assisting immensely to support bright and deserving students mainly undergraduates annually, with the utilising of bank interests earned from such Individual deposits established in their favour. Those who are keen to establish such Trust Deposits in ones name or in memory of a loved one, under the Trust Funds of the Colombo YMBA could be in contact with the General Manger Maj. Gen. P. S. T. Liyanage ( Tel 2682397) of theColombo YMBA, will be glad to provide details to any person/s interested in contributing for this valued cause by undertaking individual Scholarship.

The Pictures show bright & deserving Scholarship Award Winner Undergraduates and AL Students along with, seated first row centre left to right, Mr Mahendra Jayasekara General Secretary ColomboYMBA, Sumedha Amarasinghe President Colombo YMBA, Prof. J. B. Dissanayke Chief Guest & Anura Serasingha Branch Secretary Trust Funds, Colombo YMBA.