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| 10th Anniversary Commemorative Dinner - 2010 |  | 10th Anniversary Commemorative Dinner.
Assocoation celebrated its 10th year anniversary in style with light entertainment and delicious food. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 27/02/2010 |
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| BBQ & Cricket 2010 | | Association’s BBQ/Cricket held on 16 January 2010 at the Strathfield Park in which about 80 people assembled. As you witnessed, in the BBQ and the limited over cricket match that followed, a high degree of enthusiasm was exhibited where men, women and children participated in the activities. Everyone who attended the occasion were of view that it was memorable.
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http://picasaweb.google.com/Kalvalai/CHCOSABBQ16Jan2010#
| | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 16/01/2010 |
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| Project : Children`s Home at Ratmalana Hindu College (Receiving 10 x Bunk Beds & Refrigerator) | | As per the request from the Orphange /Children’s Home at Ratmalana Hindu College ,the Association has contributed fund for the following needs.
A) 10 bunk beds with 20 mattresses.
B) Large fridge (430 litres 15.3 cu ft).
Both items were delivered on the 28th April 2009.
Current Committee member Mrs. Gowrie Inna David was coordinated the hand over.
Mrs. Kailasapillai was also present and appreciated our continuous support.
As per first hand information, children home is fairly maintained with volunteer teachers who are providing tuition after the school hours.
We also sadly noted that School was in pretty bad condition incl. old and broken furnitures. The buildings also looks very neglected and the surrounding looks bad.
The fund for the above project has been collected through pannum Parathmum II project. | | | Venue: Sri Lanka | | Date & Time: 28/04/2009 |
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| Computer Project 2008/09 (Bambalapitiya Hindu College receiving 10 Computers) | | We have received photos which have been taken while Colombo Hindu College (Bambalapitiya) principal explaining about our donated computers (10 nos.) to the students during the assembly.
The eatables and other items such as stationery & various other educational articles given to the poor students .
The two boys who were receiving the presents together, their mother is a cancer patient.
The computers were temporarily arranged for year 10 & 11 students in the new junior lab, which located in front of the Main Hall.
Opening ceremony for the Computer center has been staged in a big scale with Govt. ministers and officials.
The students, staffs & principal thank for the contribution & expects your helping hands in the future projects.
CHCOS Australia take this opportunity to thank all, who have contributed towards this project. | | | Venue: Sri Lanka | | Date & Time: 20/02/2009 |
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| Prayer Meeting for Late Principal Sivapalan (Ratmalana Hindu College) | | Past students and association members attended a prayers meeting for late Principal Mr. Sivapalan on 13th July 2008.
| | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 13/07/2008 |
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| Autum Night 08. | | | Will be held on 7th June 2008 | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 07/06/2008 |
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| Computers to Bambalapitya Campus. | | | CHCOSA of Australia proudly dispatched first batch of computers to Hindu College Bamabalapitiya. Second batch is due shortly. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 12/04/2008 |
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| Spring Nite 2007 | | Another best gathering for a great cause was put on show by the Association.
Attended by 100+ old students / members and their family & friends, event was packed with music, dance, standup comedies, american auction, raffle draws and laughter!
Oh.. forgot about the mouth watering food. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 30/09/2007 |
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| Web Site Launch | | The Web Launch function of the CHC OSA commenced at 7.00 pm where the members and their families gathered at the lounge for drinks, warming up for the evening. The cosy settings of the venue at Marriot, Parramatta, spiced up the sprit of the occasion The presentation was made by the Web Master Kirupa, ably supported by the designer Logan. President Gowri in her speech remarked that this event is a corner stone in the history of our Association as our propensities now have assumed global dimensions.
After the drinks and dinner interlude the renowned MC, Ganeshan Meganathan stole the floor with his Trivia and kept the evening alive until the participants realised that it is long past mid-night.
A special mention about Sathi Brothers who documented the day’s proceedings in Video. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 27/04/2007 |
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| Hopper Night | | Just another mile stone- a definite result of good team work. The hopper night replaced BBQ and in the opinion of most members it should be a regular feature at least twice an year.
Keshi, Rukky and Devarajan stole the night with their presentation. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 27/03/2007 |
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| Fifth AGM (2006)-Begnel Park | | | As usual we set another trend. This time, our day began at 2.00 pm. A cricket match between the two campuses of the college preceded the AGM. A notable feature was that the sons replaceing the fathers in the Ratmalana team. During the half time – at 4.00 pm the match was intercepted for the prime official business of the year - the AGM. Before the match recommenced in 30 minutes we have walked through all formal business. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 14/10/2006 |
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| Mr. Jeganathan’s Sydney Visit | | | Former principal of Colombo Hindu College Ratmalana Mr.Jeganathan vistited us from Perth Australia. Past Students met him at a dinner at Janani restaurant. Subquent to the dinner in his honour some of his past students became active members of the Association. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 02/09/2006 |
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| Pannum Parathamum II | | We had a crowded agenda for the evening.
We started with Mangala Isai.
This was followed by vocal Music by students of Kala Gnani.
"Saraththin Mahimai" – a One Man Theatre presentation by Ghandhi McIntyre was a hilarious comedy and took us to our daily life back home.
Main item for the evening was "Raga Thalam" a Dance Drama by students of Damayanthi Bala Raju
Light Music by Pavalan and party stole the evening with old and new numbers
Fusion Music by CCA Music Team was a novel feature to such stages.
"Thambikku Kalyanam", a short play Paskaran and Party was the concluding item
We dispersed proceeds to the All Ceylon Hindu Congress who manage the hostel for the needy children at College premises in Ratmalana who bought the following to the students in the home:
School Uniforms – Boys/Girls (130 Students)
Shoes (130 Students)
Steel Beds (10)
Steel cupboards (10)
Refrigerator
Computers/Table (02)
Football boots (15)
Electric Grider (1)
| | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 25/07/2006 |
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| Sending Books to English Library- Ratmalana Hindu College | | | We sent more than 300 books in 5 boxes to English Lab of the school | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 01/07/2006 |
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| Mr. Sivapalan’s Sydney Visit | | | Several past students gathered at Janani Restaurant, Homebush and re-lived with their beloved Principal Mr. Sivapalan. (Ratmalana Hindu College).They remembered with gratitude that on his aegis that our Association was formed in a humble setting and it has grown by heaps and bounds within a short span of time. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 05/03/2006 |
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| Fourth AGM | | | Adoption of Annual Accounts, Election of office bearers and all other official business transacted with Mrs Ganeshan, a visiting teacher in the chair | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 19/11/2005 |
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| Trip with Mrs Ganeshan (former teacher) | | | A full day picnic with a past teacher - Mrs Ganeshan. Some members and their families treated their past teacher and her husband who were on a visit to Sydney by taking them for a trip to Jonalan Caves and Blue Mountain in a bus hired for the purpose and chaffered by a past student | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 06/11/2005 |
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| Tsunami Donation | | Tsunami hit the shores of Sri Lanka on 26 December, 2004 and the shores of Sri Lanka were devastated. Our Association rose to the occasion and ignoring all formalities the committee met in emergency session and decided to respond to the distress call by community radios. We donated $1,000.00 to the call by Inba Thmizh Oli and another $1,000.00 in response to the call by Australian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation. We were acclaimed by both radios that we were the first such organisation to respond to such distress calls and many other OSAs have followed suit. We emerged as yet another trend setters.
We followed our efforts of philanthropy and collected clothes, toys etc and despatched to Sri Lanka. Also we despatched a box of clothes and dry goods etc to Vasanthy, an old student who was a victim of Tsunami. Vasanthy acknowledged with thanks and stated that it was the first package received since they were affected by Tsunami. The packages were delivered at the door steps of Vasanthy | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 10/03/2005 |
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| Second Dinner Dance | | | The Second Dinner Dance was conducted in the Ukranian Hall, Lidcombe with live band Stay Tuned in attendance | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 07/08/2004 |
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| Farewell to Sathiyendra | | Mr. Sri Sathiyendra, member who had been very active in the activities of the Association and later officiated as a Vice President, ably steering the Association through during its formative years, moved to Brisbane due his official requirments.
The Association accorded a farewell at Restaurant in Auburn. A cross section of the membership participated in the function in appreciation of the yeoman service provided by this pioneer. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 15/06/2004 |
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| Third AGM (Janani Restaurant) (2003) | | | The AGM was conducted in Janani Restaurant with our Patron Mr.Paskaranathan in chair. All formal business was gone through. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 27/09/2003 |
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| BBQ II | | | The 2nd annual BBQ conducted in the Strathfield Park was well attended and provided an opportunity for the members and their families to get together. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 18/01/2003 |
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| Second AGM - Auburn Migration Centre(2002) | | | The Second AGM was conducted with Mr.Paskaranathan in chair. All formal business gone through. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 27/06/2002 |
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| Donation to Colombo Hindu College Bambalapitiya Building Fund | | | In response to a global appeal our Association made a donation to the Bambalapitiya building fund | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 30/05/2002 |
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| Pannum Parathamum I | | A programme of Dance, Veena & Light Music In support of the Needy Children’s Home at Colombo Hindu College Ratmalana.
Mrs Jeyaluxmy Kandiah’s Natanalaya presented “Bhavana”, - a classical, incorporating Bharatha Natyam and Indian Folk Dance
Students of Sangeeta Widwan Varalakshmi Sritharan presented a Veena Recital
Light music by Dr. E. K. Vijay Kumar and his party performed a light music concert
We had programme sponsors and child sponsors. Our team collected advertisements for the souvenir. Also we ran a canteen.
Funds raised in this concert were disbursed to the Needy Children’s Home in Ratmalana in two instalments | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 01/12/2001 |
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| Annual Dinner Dance | | The function was conducted at Ermington Community Centre. The function was well attended most members an their guests.
The function was well received and the most participants reviewd that the dinner was a well organised and well delivered function | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 29/09/2001 |
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| First AGM - Uniting Church, South Strathfield (2001) | | | The First Annual General Meeting of the Association was held at the Uniting Church Hall, Strathfield South. The meeting was chaired by the Patron Dr A.Kandiah. All formal business was gone through | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 28/07/2001 |
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| BBQ I | | | Held at Strathfield Park and attended by most members. After a wonderful fellowship the members and their families enjoyed the day further by playing cricket | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 30/12/2000 |
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| Fund Raiser – Movie – Kandu Konden Kandukonden | | | Movie show – This was our first fund raiser. The audience enjoyed the show and the organisers of the project gained valuable experience which formed the nucleus for epoch making success in the years to come. | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 19/11/2000 |
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| Inaugural Dinner | | The very First Annual Dinner of the Association was conducted at the Ermington Community Centre, Sydney.
The function was well attended and the large gathering was a signal that the Association is going to make a great impact in the life and thinking of like organisations in Sydney
The compere was Balasingam Prabakaran who stole the day by his American Auction | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 04/11/2000 |
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| Donation to Needy Children’s Home General Fund | | | Association made a donation of $250.00 to the general fund of the Needy Children’s home. This was our first act of Philanthropy | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 11/09/2000 |
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| First Project | | | We despatched clothes, sports goods and stationery collected from the members to the school | | | Venue: Australia | | Date & Time: 19/08/2000 |
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