{"id":119387,"date":"2023-08-10T10:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T10:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=119387"},"modified":"2023-08-10T10:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T10:30:38","slug":"good-news-from-jayam-by-jayam-rutnam-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/good-news-from-jayam-by-jayam-rutnam-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News From Jayam – By Jayam Rutnam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"INTRODUCTIONGood News From Jayam\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>August 15, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The Magnificent Lotus Tower in Colombo is a popular tourist attraction!<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Past Presidents of the Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC)(Celebrating 50 Years serving the community – Founded in 1973)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Ananda<\/a>Ananda Niyerapola SLAASC Past President 2002<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Jayam Rutnam<\/span> SLAASC Past President 2003<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Keshini<\/a>Keshini Wijegoonerathna SLAASC Past President 2004\/2005<\/span><\/div>\n

\"Keith<\/a>Keith Ranga SLAASC Past President 2006<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chamber of CommerceAwards San Gabriel Valley Examiner2023 Business of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Rutnam of the San Gabriel Valley Examiner speaks to the audience at the Glendora Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner held at the Glendora Country Club on June 28th, 2023. The “Examiner” a popular weekly newspaper which serves the foothill communities of the San Gabriel Valley, won the “top” Business of the Year Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Farewell to Dr. Palitha Kohona <\/strong>by the Foreign Ministry of China <\/strong>(We need more Ambassadors Like Him)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Vice Minister Sun Weidong hosted an impressive banquet in a lavishly refurbished Hutong (courtyard residence in old Beijing) to farewell departing Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona. The Vice Minister waxed eloquent on Ambassador Kohona’s impressive contribution to strengthening the bilateral relationship between China and Sri Lanka and wished him well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“HFC Alumni Association puts on the best events” – Book Your Tables Now! <\/strong>Saturday, September 16th, 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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SLAASC – Mobile Clinics Agreement Reached<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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President of Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC), Niroshan Kahawatte has reached an agreement with the Tri-State Community Healthcare (TSCHC) to provide medical services to the Sri Lankan community in SOCAL. TSCHC’s outreach program is designed to help enhance access to quality medical services in underserved communities. TSCHC takes an active role in community events such as health fairs and partners with organizations as SLAASC that provide adult and children services by providing health care services through Mobile Medical Clinics. Arrangements are being made to hold the first Health Care Mobile Service to the Sri Lankan Community at the Christian Church in Van Nuys. It will be followed by Mobile Services in Orange County and Riverside County. Arrangements are also underway with the UCLA Health Team to provide blood donation programs at the above locations where the health care services are provided.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the planned locations, the community will have the opportunity of having testing carried out for Blood Pressure, Diabetes, TB, Covid and a variety of other ailments. Further<\/span><\/p>\n

information will be provided soon.\u00a0” Photo: Mr Hasanjith, SLAASC Comm. Member, Niroshan Kahawatte President SLAASC, and Akram Manoukian, CEO (TSCH).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ravi Gunewardena of Los Angeles Elevated to Fellow of the AIA National Organization<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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The Los Angeles firm of Escher Gunewardena Architecture is pleased to announce the elevation of its founding principal Ravi Gunewardena to the status of Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, one of the highest honors that the AIA awards.\u00a0Ravi joined 6 new Fellows from Los Angeles to be inducted at the AIA National Convention in San Francisco on June 8, 2023.\u00a0The AIA\/LA announcement states, \u201cthe Fellows program was developed to elevate architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and have made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level. Only 3% of AIA members have this distinction\u201d.\u00a0The elevation recognizes work accomplished during the past 25 years by the firm that Ravi established with his partner Frank Escher in 1997, as well as his individual contributions to the profession.\u00a0Ravi is presumably only the second Sri Lankan-American architect to be admitted to the AIA\u2019s College of Fellows.\u00a0Among projects included in Ravi\u2019s nomination were the exhibition design of \u201cThe Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka\u201d at LACMA (2018), arguably the first major comprehensive exhibition about the Sri Lanka held at a major institution in the United States. Ravi is one of seven children of recently deceased Shelly and Lorna Gunewardena.\u00a0For further information, please visit\u00a0www.egarch.net.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Sri Lanka Foundation International USA invites you to Sri Lanka Day 2023!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

This year they are holding the celebration virtually on their Youtube Channel youtube.com\/@SLFoundation<\/a>You can join from your home or find a community organization near you to join one of their many watch parties, visit this link\u00a0srilankafoundation.org\/watchparty<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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