Trinco Rotary Club gets new president

[TamilNet, Sunday, 24 July 2005, 03:01 GMT]
Mr. A.Z.Jeeno Singarayer was elected as the twenty- seventh President of the Trincomalee Rotary Club for the year 2005-2006. Mr.S.I.R.Croos, outgoing President, handed over the presidency at an event held Thursday at Trincomalee Hotel Club Oceanic with the Rotary District Governor Mr.Nihal Bogahalande as the chief guest and Mr.Krish Rajendran, Past District Governor as the Guest of Honour, sources said.

Mr.Singarayer in his address said the district has experienced protracted war for the last two decades that has brought high degree of devastation. Further the district was rampaged by tsunami. Displacements, deaths, damage to assets, loss of livelihood so on are the outcomes of the war and tsunami. At this juncture, Rotarians should come forward to take up greater responsibilities, than ever, to support the resettlement and the revival of livelihoods of the conflict affected population and tsunami victims, Mr.Singarayer stressed.

Mr.Nihal Bogahalande and Mr.Krish Rajendran also spoke.

Trincomalee Rotary Club is a leader among the non-governmental organizations in the Trincomalee district in rehabilitating the victims of war and tsunami. It is also rendering assistance in reconstructing war and tsunami destroyed areas in the district, said Mr.N.Pathmanathan, Past District Governor in his message. Mr.Pathmanathan is the charter President of the Trincomalee Rotary Club.

Mr.R.Rajarammohan is the Secretary for the current year.