"Meet and Greet" evening at Victoria Range

Sunday 24 October 2010 was a special day for the permanent residents at Victoria Range. Five ladies led by the dynamic and charming Kumari Ratnayake organised a "meet and greet" evening followed by a delicious and sumptuous dinner on this day at 1/156 Brook Avenue, the spacious property of N. Krishnakumar.

The event commenced at 5.00pm. On arrival all guests were welcomed by a drink and cake. The ladies responsible for organising this event were Kumari Ratnayake, Sriyani Badhuge, Prasangi Kulatunge, Nilanthi Weerasooriya and Lumbini Ratnayake.

The unique feature of the occasion was that all the food items were brought by the participants symbolising the team spirit of all present.

The weather-gods were kind in keeping with the significance of the event. A cool breeze was felt blowing across the spacious lawn where all the guests were seated. It was an idyllic setting with the kerosene lanterns providing a picturesque backdrop.

The evening proper commenced with a welcome speech made by Lalith Wijesingha who lauded the initiative taken by the five ladies. The evening progressed with all those present greeting and conversing with each other while enjoying the music played by Keith and older cousin Kavinga.

The bonhomie continued with a game of "musical chairs" where both the young and the old participated.The "spirit that cheered" was provided with the compliments of Ananda Kandapola. An extremely fruitful and enjoyable evening was concluded with a vote of thanks by Kumara Badhuge and the rendering of a sinhala song ably led by Joe Fernando.

The singular effort of the five ladies who initiated and organised the evening was appreciated and applauded by everyone present. The popular consensus was that such events be held in the future on a regular basis with more and more participants.

18 families were present with a total of nearly 50 participants inclusive of the kids.