LEO DISTRICT 306 A1

 

About Us

Find out all you need to know about the Leo Club of Colombo(Host). This section contains links to details on the Leo Club’s History, Inauguration, Past Presidents, Achievements and much more.

  • In the beginning

In the Beginning…Inauguration of the Leo Club of Colombo(Host)

A little over 39 years ago, a group of 17 young Leos were inducted into the Leo Club of Colombo(Host) by the then District Governor Lion Dr. Shelton Cabraal. The Club’s first Leo Advisor was Lion Shelton Abeysuriya. He too played an extremely vital role in forming the Leo Club.

These 17 Leos laid the foundation for the many generations of Leos that have passed through the annals of the Leo Club of Colombo(Host).

The Leo Club of Colombo(Host) has so far produced 06 District Presidents (Districts 306 A & 306 A1), 03 Multiple Presidents and a countless number of District Council Officers and Leo leaders. Hundreds of committed Leos have brought the Club to where it is today.

Charter Members

Leo Sepala Amarasuriya
Leo Dinal Jayamanne
Leo Devinda Subasinghe
Leo Richard Ebell
Leo Asgar Fasaleabas
Leo Tito Rajapakse
Leo Niran de. S. Wijeyeratne
Leo Harin de Costa
Leo Sunimal Salgado
Leo Aubrey St. J. Pereira
Leo Rory Rodrigo
Leo Tony Cramer
Leo Thassim Azeez
Leo Hilaire Moldrich
Leo Chittaranjan Mylvaganam
Leo Jagath Fernando
Leo Malcolm Bernard Sellar

Leo Advisor:
Lion Shelton Abeysuriya

Past Presidents

Many dynamic leaders have ably led the Leo Club of Colombo (Host) to where it is today. From its humble beginnings to being one of the most formidable Leo Clubs in Sri Lanka and the World, these past presidents of the Leo Club have shed blood, sweat and tears for the betterment of the Leo Club as well as for the betterment of the community.

Out of all these leaders, Leos Dinal Jayamanne and Richard Ebell went on to become District President of the then Leo District 306 while Leos Mohan Burhan, Azeem Azwer, Shyana Wijayaratne, Shehan Kumar went on to become District President of Leo District 306 A. More recently, Leo Dhashanthie Gamalatge, Leo Ricky Simms and Leo Asitha Pinnaduwa served as District Presidents of 306 A1.

Leos Azeem Azwer, Shehan Kumar and Ricky Simms went a step further by being elected as the Multiple District President of Leo Multiple District 306, And

Leo Asitha Pinnaduwa went on to be the Chairperson for Leos for leoistic year 2009-2010, according to the prevailing information he is the only Leo who was invited to the Lions District Cabinet immediately after completing the tenure as Leo District President and Probably be the youngest District Chairperson for Leos has ever produced by Lions District 306A1.

1969/70 - Leo Sepala Amarasuriya
1970/71 - Leo Dinal Jayamanne
1971/72 - Leo Richard Ebell
1972/73 - Leo Sharmini David
1973/74 - Leo Ranjan Weerasinghe
1974/75 - Leo Tariq Bongso
1975/76 - Acting President
1976/77 - Leo Prasanna Jayawardane
1977/78 - Leo Amal Cabraal
1978/79 - Leo Mohan Burhan
1979/80 - Leo Hasitha Wimalachandra
1980/81 - Leo Sriyan Abeysuriya
1981/82 - Leo Sonny Navaratnam
1982/83 - Leo Rohan Fernando
1983/84 - Leo Feroze Ghouse
1984/85 - Leo Rohan Fernando
1985/86 - Leo Miraz Mukthar
1986/87 - Leo Shahid Sanghani
1987/88 - Leo Venitia Junkeer
1988/89 - Leo Niyaza Mukthar
1989/90 - Leo Riyaz Sanghani
1990/91 - Leo Indradatte Darmawardane
1991/92 - Leo Zaharain Sufi Ismail
1992/93 - Leo Razvi Hameed
1993/94 - Leo Saroj Lamahewa
1994/95 - Leo Azeem Azwer
1995/96 - Leo Murtaza Fukrudeen
1996/97 - Leo Shyana Jayalath
1997/98 - Leo Ruwan Karunadasa
1998/99 - Leo Shanaz Ahmed
1999/00 - Leo Uditha Wijayadasa
2000/01 - Leo Shyana Wijayaratne
2001/02 - Leo Shehan Kumar
2002/03 - Leo Fazlan Zubair
2003/04 - Leo Dhashanthie Gamalatge
2004/05 - Leo Anthony Sepion
2005/06 - Leo Ricky Simms
2006/07 - Leo Ashan Kumar
2007/08 - Leo Asitha Pinnaduwa
2008/09 - Leo Sumudu Hewage

Our Achievements

The Leoistic year 2003/ 04 would undoubtedly be one of the best as one of the most outstanding years for the Leo Club of Colombo (Host). The Leos swept away most of the awards up for grabs at the 26th Annual Leo District Conference. This included major awards such as Most Outstanding Leo Club of District 306 A, the District Contest, and the award for the Best Project for Children.

In 2007/08 Leo Club of Colombo(Host) was announced as the "Outstanding Leo Club in the World" and the then president Leo Asitha Pinnaduwa was announced as the Finalist for "Outstanding Leo" by Lions International. Reaching the highest level for a club.

During 2005 to 2008 the club have been dominating the District by becoming the most outstanding Leo Club in District under the leadership of Leo Ashan Kumar, Leo Ricky Simms, and Asitha Pinnaduwa.