Art exibition and Universal Children’s Day celebrations

One of the paintings

During group activities

It was very colorful in the YMCA hall with 287 paintings at the art exibition organized by the YMCA to mark the Universel Children’s day on 16 October, 2010. Programme was started with a introduction to the day by Ranjith Fonseka, General Secretary and followed up with activities and games and activities. Children enjoyed very much the short carrom and badminton tournamets organized for them by the youth club of the YMCA of Pamunugama.  Then the lunch was prepared by the YMCA adult leaders from the board and community development programme for all. After the lunch the paintings were exibited and children who painted and some of their parents also came to see the paintings. Best paintings were chosen under 4 age categories and awareded with educational equipments while all those who had paintings were given a participation certificate. There were 55 children 12 parents attended the programme.

We are the future and we are the today! Leadership training at Mirigama

YMCA of Pamunugama always focuses on youth development as we believe they are the future and they are the today! 16 youth from Pamunugama, Negombo and Moratuwa gathered at the Mirigama Scout centre to talk about leadership and to practically experince the leadership through games and activities on 21 & 22 August. Debade on leadership and the song meditation gave a opportunity to the youth to reflect on themselves while the challenge course was more about cooperation. 

All the youth had a good time with both knowledge and fun. In the evening there was a campfire where all enjoyed. As a follow-up all agreed to organize a awareness building programme on drugs and child abuse at the YMCA of Pamunugama. Event was organized by the Youth club of the YMCA of Pamunugama and we thank the National Camping Committee Secretary, Prasanna Peiris, Camping Committee Member Tharindu Rajapakse and Scout Coordinator, Lahiru Fernando  for volunteering to conduct some of the activities during the programme.

YMCA Pamunugama cricket team proved it again

Youth cricket team of the YMCA of Pamunugama was able to get back the Western Province Chanpionship at the Western Province inter YMCA cricket tournament held at the Jeiraj Fernandopullay ground in Negombo. Our team went for this tournament after beating the Hendala Programme branch of the Pamunugama YMCA two months back.

Five teams from Negombo, Nugegoda, Moratuwa and National Council of YMCAs of Sri Lanka participated at the tournament. It was a great achivement by our youth while the youth of the Hendala programme branch ended up as the runners up losing to the fellow Pamungama youth! Congratulations to the wining Pamunugama team and we thank YMCA of Negombo for organizing the event!

Asker Scouts Patrol meeting about Sri Lanka

On Monday 27th of September we launched the friendship batch between Asker (us) and Pamunugama YMCA on Sri Lanka. Ridma a leader from Pamunugama attended the meeting and help patrols in their work on the brand new batch. 

Learned about Sri Lanka

Ridma shared about Sri Lankan history and life on the island. Scouts self had to find answers to key questions about the country and the scouting going on there. We saw pictures from Pamunugama and learned about the community. After an introduction patrols worked on the new batch and Ridma went around answering questions from scouts.

Text and Picture: Rolf Felchenberg - Scout Leader

Asker Scouts

YMCA Pamunugama scouts attended the District Camp

15 scouts of the YMCA of Pamunugama attended the District Camp from 17 – 19 September 2010. The camp was organized by the Negombo District Scouts association. Scouts were living in tents during the camp and attended several activities including pioneering and competitions during the camp. This was a very good oppertinity for our scouts to meet the other scouts from the district and the programme was held at Kotugoda School in Ja-Ela. 

Pre-school kids and girl guides went on their annual trip

Girls guides and the pre school kids went on their annual trip together on 17 September 2010. They visited the Church Basilika at Thewatte and several other places including Milk Food (pvt)Ltd Welisara, Ratmalana Air Force and Viharamahadevi Park. 

There were 35 children and adult from Pre school including teachers and parents while there were 10 from the girlguides group of Pamunugama. Everyone enjoy the day and had a good time. Aim of this day out was for pre school kids to enjoy and the girl guides to have an exposure while they learn from the places they visited.