The SriLankan Airlines Toastmasters’ Club was honoured with multiple awards at ‘Ovation 2018’, the Annual Conference of Toastmasters International District 82, held at the BMICH recently, including the prestigious ‘Golden Gavel Award’ and ‘Quality Club Award’.
This is a turning point in the history of the SriLankan Airlines Toastmasters’ Club, as it was the first time that the Club was honoured with awards of this scale. At this year’s conference, only seven corporate clubs in Sri Lanka were honoured with the ‘Golden Gavel Award’. The Club’s President Gayanika Gunasekera and Executive Committee led the Club to achieve the President’s Distinguished Award as well. During 2017/18 SriLankan Airlines Toastmasters excelled in the areas of Club Quality and Club Engagement, achieving a laudable 89% performance that was well above the 85% required for the award.
Toastmaster Kamal Deepashantha of the SriLankan Toastmasters’ Club received the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) Award, the highest educational award in Toastmasters Communication and Leadership Track. SriLankan Airlines Toastmasters’ Club was launched in 2002 as the only the 4th Toastmasters Club, and the second corporate club in the country. Since then, the Club has produced Speech Contest Winners, Area and Divisional Officers and Educational Award Winners.