Mattumagala Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse

About Our Club

Lions Club Of Mattumagala

25th Charter Anniversary, 22/08/2015, group photo with our own DG Christie Nanayakkara MJF

L-R seated Emil Liyanage, Sanath Manuwendra, Lal Rodrigo, Lalith Jayewardena, Rohan Goonetilleke MJF, Ranjith Dias, Irosha Karunasena, 01st Lady Siransi & DG Christie Nanayakkara MJF, President Sarath & Lady Shiranthi Kothalawela, Priyan Arsecularatne, Basil Jayawardena, Jeyakumar Manuel MJF, S M A Saliheen, Neil Amaratunga, Sunil Perera, Manjula Jayasooriya,

L-R standing Sunil Fernando MJF, Anilal Fernando, Niromi Amaratunga, Preethi Jayewardena, Chandra Jayawardena, Florida Rodrigo, Theja Goonetilleke, Irosha Karunasena, Kumari Manuwendra, Deepthi Liyanage, Viranjanie Fonseka, Luckshmie Manual, Chrishanthi Victoria, Nirmala Dias, Manori Boteju, Ramani Arseculeratne, Ayomi Jayasooriya, Angel Amarasinghe, Bernadette Perera,Sakeena Saliheen,Nirmala De Silva, Kithsiri De Silva, Ranjith Fonseka, Mala Fernando

Not in the Photo Charles Wickremaratne, Emmanuel Ratnayake(at large),Krishnan Jeyakumar,

District 306 B1 Sri Lanka

Club No : 50220

Club History in a nutshell

Lions Club of Mattumagala was extended by the Lions Club of Wattala, on the 12th December 1989 and the Chater presentation took place at The Galle Face Hotel, Colombo 03 on the 06th May 1990. Late Lion Terrance Suraweera was the Charter President, while Late Lion Basil Jayawardena and Lion Christie Nanayakkara were Hon Secretary and Treasurer respectively. Prominent businessmen, Engineers, Bankers, Company Chairperson and Directors, in and around Mattumagala, a small town six kilometers north of Colombo, were members. In this quarter century of Community Service, The Club boasts of having five of their Charter Members, who are highly active and committed, whose guidance and advise is sought always.

They are Lions

Ranjith Dias
Rohan Goonetilleke
Christie Nanayakkara
Sanath Manuwendra
Emmanuel Rathnayake

Presidents / Secretaries / Treasurers of yesteryear


Year	President	Secretary	Treasurer
01st - 1990/1991	Terrence Suraweera	Basil Jayewardena	Christie Nanayakkara
02nd- 1991/1992	Basil jayawardena	Jeyakumar Manuel	Bradman Quyn
03rd - 1992/1993	Ranjith Dias	Nirmal Jayasooriya	Stephen Motha
04th - 1993/1994	Rohan Goonetilleke	Christie Nanayakkara	Jeyakumar Manuel
05th - 1994/1995	Jeyakumar Manuel	Sanath Manuwendra	Ignatious Camillus
06th - 1995/1996	Bradman Quyn	S M A Saliheen	Sarath Gunasekera
07th - 1996/1997	Christie Nanayakkara	Sarath Gunasekera	Shanth Senanayake
08th - 1997/1998	Ignatious Camillus	Rohan Goonetilleke	S M A Saliheen
09th - 1998/1999	Sarath Gunasekera	Lalith Jayewardena	Ranjith Dias
10th - 1999/2000	S M A Saliheen	Neil Amaratunga	Frank Dharmaraja
11th - 2000/2001	Anne Gunasekera	Frank Dharmaraja	Lalith Jayewardena
12th - 2001/2002	Lalith Jayewardena	Frank Dharmaraja	Jeyakumar Manuel
13th - 2002/2003	Frank Dharmaraja	Neil Amaratunga	Jeyakumar Manuel
14th - 2003/2004	Sanath Manuwendra	Sarath Gunasekera	Kithsiri Silva
15th - 2004/2005	Neil Amaratunga	Roshni Camillus	Lal Rodrigo
16th - 2005/2006	Roshni Camillus	Ignatious Camillus	Rohan Goonetilleke
17th - 2006/2007	Lal Rodrigo	Lalith Jayewardena	Jeyakumar Manuel
18th - 2007/2008	Sunil Perera	Emil Liyanage	Rohan Goonetilleke
19th - 2008/2009	Emil Liyanage	Neil Amaratunga	Jeyakumar Manuel
20th - 2009/2010	Shanth Senanayake	Hiran Diyago	Rohan Goonetilleke
21st - 2010/2011	Luckshmie Manuel	Jeyakumar Manuel	Christie Nanayakkara
22nd - 2011/2012	Irosha Karunasena	Rohan Goonetilleke	Manjula Jayasuriya
23rd - 2012/2013	Manjula Jayasuriya	Emil Liyanage	Luckshmie Manuel
24th - 2013/2014	Dushantha Boteju	Rohan Goonetilleke	Jeyakumar Manuel
25th - 2014/2015	Priyan Arsecularatne	Shiranthi Kotelawala	Irosha Karunasena
26th - 2015/2016	Sarath Kothalawala	Irosha Karunasena	Dushantha Boteju
27th - 2016/2017	Shiranthi Kothalawala	Neil Amaratunga	Irosha Karunasena
28th - 2017/2018	Sunil Fernando	Yasmin De Silva	Siransi Nanmayakkara
29th - 2018/2019	Gamini Silva	Yasmin De Silva	Lalith Silva
30th - 2019/2020	Siransi Nanmayakkara	Yasmin De Silva	Lalith Silva
31st - 2020/2021	Sarath Kothalawala	Rohan Goonetilleke	Irosha Karunasena
32nd - 2021/2022	Yasmin De Silva	Dushantha Boteju	Irosha Karunasena
33rd - 2021/2023	Lalith Silva	Luckshmie Manuel	Sarath Kothalawala

30 continuous years under 30 different Presidents.

Twinning Clubs ( International & Local )

Our Club maintain a local twinning programme with L/C Nawalapitya and Internationally with Lions Club of Tune, Norway. Each year a meaningful project is being carried out jointly with the Nawalapitiya Club, and with the financial assistance of Tune Club, tremendous amount of social upliftment programmes are conducted at a remote fishing village called Dickowita.

Extension of a New Club - Lions Club of Chavakachcheri

Due to tremendous and untiring efforts of Lions Christie Nanayakkara, Jeyakumar Manuel and Rohan Goonetilleke, equally supported by the Club Memebers under the leadership of Lion Dushantha Boteju, a new club was extended in the Nothern Peninsuala - Lions Club of Chavakachcheri. The Clubs day to day functions and progress is closely monitored by the Two Guiding Lions, Christie and Rohan, and also the extension chairman Lion Jeyakumar.

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