History of Leo Club of Kalubowila

After a dedicated and successful service of five years, the Lions Club of Kalubowila, under the patronage of president at that period, Lion Gunasekara K. Pathirana, formed the Leo Club of Kalubowila on November 25th, 2001.
Leo Nishan Navarathne as the first club president of Leo Club of Kalubowila, together with the other Leos of the club showed their colours in the first year itself by winning the 1st place as the Best New Club in the district contest in 2001/2002.
With that achievement, the determined Leos of Leo Club of Kalubowila always performed their duties well, as responsible Leos.
Without good leadership, no one will be influenced to cooperate towards some goal. Talking about leadership Leo Club of Kalubowila has always been lucky to have dedicated club presidents and Leo Advisors who worked for the betterment of the club and as well as for the society.
These devoted leaders were:

2001/2002- President - Leo Nishan Navarathne Leo Advisor- Lion Brigadier Mohan Sumanasena
2002/2003 - President- Leo Subash Pinidiyaarachchi
2003/2004- President- Leo Pubudu Kaththotage -Leo Advisor- Lion K.R. Pushparanjan
2004/2005- President- Leo Kevin Abeysekara -Leo Advisor- Lion K.R. Pushparanjan
2005/2006- President- Leo Thilini Jayaweera -Leo Advisor- PDG Lion Kamal Seneviratne MJF
2006/2007- President- Leo Nemisha Mayadunne -Leo Advisor- PDG Lion Kamal Seneviratne MJF
2007/2008- President- Leo Thilini Jayaweera -Leo Advisor- PDG Lion Kamal Seneviratne MJF
2008/2009- President- Leo Marianna Seneviratne -Leo Advisor- Lion Delrusha Seneviratne

Leos of Leo Club of Kalubowila always attempted to serve the community through Leoism. One best example is the project ''Akura." Necessary items including exercise books, other books, cloths, meals etc. were donated to the needy children and their families in Anuradhapura district.
Children, elders, youngsters, male, female all kinds of needy people in the society were served by the Leo Club of Kalubowila. Not only service projects, Leo Club of Kalubowila had been organising many entertaining projects also for all the Leos in the District. The Pool Tournament in 2005 & the Beach Carnival in 2008 are few of them.

We, Leos of Leo Club of Kalubowila, will always work together to serve the country & will put our continuous effort to prove that we are true Leos....