Sunday, February 22, 2026
ඇස්කර් බාලදක්ෂ කණ්ඩායමේ පමුණුගම සංචාරය
Visit of the Asker Scout Group to Pamunugama
To celebrate this 20-year-long friendship, a group consisting of 15 Scouts from the Asker Scout Group, along with four Scout leaders - Rolf, Pute, Charlotte, and Wenke visited Sri Lanka from 15th to 21st February 2026.
On 18th February, the group explored the Ella area, visiting the historic Dowa Temple and the iconic Nine Arches Bridge. Pictures from Ella Visit
On 20th February, the group returned to Colombo and spent the evening at One Galle Face Shopping Mall, where they enjoyed shopping and dinner together.
The highlight and concluding event of the visit was the celebration of 20 years of friendship between the Asker Scout Group and the YMCA of Pamunugama. Around 80 participants, including Scouts from both groups, YMCA members, and staff, took part in this special occasion. The celebration included the cutting of a commemorative cake and cultural performances such as dances and dramas presented by Scouts from both countries.
Alongside this celebration, the birthday of Rolf Falkenberg, which falls on 22nd February, was also celebrated. Rolf, who has worked very closely with the YMCA of Pamunugama over the years, celebrated his 50th birthday during this visit—making the occasion even more special. A birthday cake was cut, and heartfelt speeches were delivered by his close friends and colleagues, including Pute (Scout Leader, Asker), Mr. Arun Shantha Nonis (Advisor of the YMCA), and Mr. Danuka Jayamanna (Member of the YMCA). A photo album containing letters written by Mr. Rolf’s friends was presented to him as a birthday gift. And also a song was sung by two of the scouts for Rolf.
This visit added many unforgettable memories to the long-standing friendship between the two organizations. It also provided an invaluable opportunity for Scouts to learn about different cultures, build new friendships, and strengthen international understanding. The YMCA of Pamunugama extends its sincere gratitude to the Asker Scout Group for visiting and for continuing this meaningful partnership.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Swimming Day for Makalause
Adding special value to the day, Mr. Signar, a volunteer from Norway, also joined the program and shared the fun with the children.
The day concluded with a shared lunch at the YMCA of Pamunugama, bringing everyone together in a spirit of friendship and happiness. This meaningful program was made possible with the generous sponsorship of the Little Romel Found, whose support contributed greatly to its success.
මාකලෝසා සිහින පාසලේ දරුවන්ගේ පිහිණුම් දිනය
විශේෂත්වයක් ලෙස, නෝර්වේ සිට පැමිණි ස්වේච්ඡා සේවක සිග්නාර් මහතාද ද මෙම වැඩසටහනට එක්විය.
වැඩසටහන අවසානයේ, සියලු දෙනා පමුණුගම YMCA හි එක්ව දවල් ආහාරයක් භුක්ති විඳිමින් දිනය සාර්ථකව නිම කළහ. දිනය සාර්ථක කරගැනීම සඳහා ලිට්ල් රොමෙල් අරමුදල මඟින් අනුග්රහය ලබාදෙන ලදි.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
78 වන නිදහස් දින වැඩසටහන
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ 78 වන නිදහස් දිනය සමරමින්, පමුණුගම තරුණ ක්රිස්තියානි සංගමය විසින් වැඩසටහනක් සංවිධානය කරන ලදී. මේ සඳහා ළමුන් 35 දෙනෙකු සහභාගී වූ අතර, ඊට මාකලෝසා සිහින පාසලේ ළමුන් 6 දෙනෙකු සහ පමුණුගම තරුණ ක්රිස්තියානි සංගමයේ ළමුන් 29 දෙනෙකු ඇතුළත් විය. මීට අමතරව කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය සහ දෙමාපියන් කීප දෙනෙක්ද එක්ව සිටියහ. මීට අමතරව ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයෙකු වන නෝර්වේ සිට පැමුණ සිටින සින්ග්නා ක්රිස්ටෝෆෙර්සන් මහතාද සම්බන්ධ විය. මෙම උත්සවය පෙබරවාරි 04 වන දින පෙරවරුවේ, පමුණුගම තරුණ ක්රිස්තියානි සංගම් පරිශ්රයේදී පැවැත්විය.
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ නිදහස සිහිපත් කරමින්, ළමුන් අතර මිතුරත්වය, අන්තර්කරණය සහ එකමුතුබව වර්ධනය කළ මෙය වැඩසටහන මතක රැඳෙන දිනක් වනු ඇත.
78th Independence Day Celebration at YMCA of Pamunugama
The programme began with hoisting the national flag and singing the National Anthem, followed by a short educational video on independence and a brief discussion. Children then took part in a group puzzle challenge, where five groups worked together to assemble the map of Sri Lanka, promoting teamwork and cooperation.
As a creative activity, the children worked in groups to create team paintings expressing what independence means to them, resulting in colourful and meaningful artworks. Then they had lunch together.
The event was attended by YMCA staff, Makalause Dream School staff, parents, and Signa, a volunteer from Norway. It was a memorable day of remembering independence while strengthening friendship, inclusiveness, and unity among the children.
Programme Calendar
- 27 October, 2015 - Reading Camp at Peralanda
- 24 October, 2015 - Rover Phase 01 Training
- 15 October, 2015 - Pre-School Fair
- 04 October, 2015 - Children's Day
- 19 September, 2015 - Ape Sindu Patiya Fund Raising Event
- 12 September, 2015 - Day Camp at Colombo YMCA
- 24-26 August, 2015 - Scout Camp at Riverstan
- 31 July, 2015 - Prefects Training Workshop
- 31 July, 2015 - Pre-School Exhibition
- 27 June, 2015 - Pre-school Trip
















