Ishika Lokuge, committee member of Pahansila General Coordinating Committee, met with several Pahansila scholarship recipients, on December 29, 2007. This is the second meeting we conducted for 2007/2008 period out of three. All the scholarship recipients (and parents/guardians of them) in Western and Southern provinces were invited for the meeting. The meeting was held at the Udakotuwa Bhodi Sameepa Raja Maha Viharaya from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Mrs. Niroshini Vithana, one of the Pahansila administrators coordinated the meeting with the help of Mr. Bandula Wimalasooriya.

About 50 guests attended the meeting, including 16 scholarship recipients, their parents/guardians, many local supervisors, and a head of a school - Mr. Sarath Vitharana, The Principal of Peraliya Maha Vidyalaya. It was another very successful meeting. It also gave the opportunity to meet recipients & their guardians in person, resolve any problems they might have encountered, and emphasize the importance of maintaining academic and extra-curricular progress for the students. A head of a school and some Pahansila volunteers addressed the group, encouraging the younger students with examples of their experiences. In addition, a few of the students and some parents spoke to the group.  Pahansila General Coordinating Committee provided tea and snacks as breakfast and lunch for all the attendees. Furthermore, all scholarship recipients and families attended the meeting received reimbursements for bus fares.

Pahansila General Coordinating Committee wishes to thank our volunteers who did a splendid job in organizing the meeting. Also we wish to thank the family members of Mrs. Niroshini Vithana for helping us in numerous ways and the chief incumbent monk at Udakotuwa Bhodi Sameepa Raja Maha Viharaya.

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