Rolf Visits Pamunugama

Asker YMCA has been a long standing friend/partner of the YMCA of Pamunugama over a period of decade. Rolf Falchenberg a leader of Asker YMCA YWCA Scout Group visited Pamunugama YMCA for a short visit from 22 - 24 May, 2015.

During this visit Mr. Rolf discussed on the ongoing partnership and support that he provides to Pamunugama YMCA as well as on potential partnerships to be developed in the future. 

Further he met scouts and guides of Pamunugama YMCA and spend some time with his friends in Pamunugama area. We thank Mr. Falchenberg for visiting Pamunugama and his kind concern for the development of the YMCA of Pamunugama.

Day with Scouts & Guides in the YMCA

Map Reading Session for Scouts and Guides

Today (15.05.2015) Scouts and Guides of the YMCA of Pamunugama had a map reading session at the Children's Club meeting. Then they were given the task to follow a map and to meet a person. 

Destination for the first Group was Mr. Ananda Ranaweera's house (Member of the YMCA). During this visit they had to learn about the history of Pamunugama area and to learn the stories behind the names of the villages in the Pamunugama peninsula from Mr. Ranaweera. 

Destination for the second group was Santosa Foundation which is a like-minded organization that work to reduce poverty in the area. There they had to learn about the activities of the Santosa Foundation. 

Both groups reached the destinations successfully and returned to the YMCA by noon. Then they had a presentation on their visit and shared their experiences on map reading which was a new thing for most of the kids.

Planning out the tour

With Mr Ananda

With Mr Randima at Santosa

Presentations

Scouts and Guides make the day happy....

Today (10 May, 2015) the Guides and the Scouts had a day camp in the Pamunugama YMCA premises. 19 Guides and Scouts came to the YMCA in the morning after attending the Sunday Service to spend the day together with their scouts and guide friends. 

Day's work started with preparing lunch in three patrols (Penguin, Eagle and Pasbara). They made rice, dall curry and a sausage devil in three  groups. Then they all enjoyed the lunch after praying together to God for providing the daily bread and for the opportunity given to spend the day together with the YMCA. 

Following the lunch, group sang songs and had a few indoor games and then watched PK (A Bollywood Movie). Last event of the day was a tournament of Kubb which was newly introduced to Sri Lanka by  the YMCA of Pamunugama. Before the group dismissed, the had a short verbal evaluation where most of the kids shared positive thoughts on the day.  

Hard Day of Work

In the YMCA everyone is a good cook

Delicious Lunch

Thank you God for daily bread and the togetherness

We cooked, we shared and we ate together,,,,

PK

Kubb makes every one happy even though some lost...

Mini-Shramadana

Yesterday the (04 May, 2015) Board Members of the YMCA of Pamunugama volunteered to fix few electrical problems and to pain the YMCA gate. Thank you for dedicating a holiday for the YMCA.

New Year Festival 2015

YMCA of Pamunugama organized a New Year Festival at the YMCA of Pamunugama grounds on 01 May 2015. Around 250 children and adult from the village as well as several YMCA friends from outstations also attended the event.

Event started with welcoming the guests Mr. Randima and Rev. Sister Nilanka by the Pre-School kids. After raising the National flag by Mr. Randima the New Year Games started. Number of traditional New Year Games were taken place under different age categories and number of fun and traditional games were conducted for adults and youth. Kana Mutti Gesima, Placing the eye to the Elephant, Kotta Pora (Pillow Wrestling), Carrying Lemon on Spoon, Bag Race, Gessing the number of seeds in the Papaya, Filling the water bottle were among some of the games.  

Objective of organizing the event was to bring all the villages together and to make build good relationships among them. YMCA of Pamunugama thank all the friends, youth and well-wishes who contributed in various means to make the event a success.

Welcoming the Chief Guests

Rabbit Run - Pre School Kids

Kana Mutti

MUsical Chair

Price Giving