Ceylinco Life hosted the ninth installation ceremony of its Toastmasters Club recently, during which a new executive committee was appointed, new members were welcomed, and awards and accolades were bestowed upon outstanding members of the past year.
Senior Assistant Manager Customer Service, Ms Ruvini de Silva was appointed the new President of the Club to lead the executive committee comprising VP, EducationRavi De Mel, VP Membership, MsIzzath Ramlanas VPPublic Relations, Mohammadhu Riham, Secretary Ms Thilini Kularathne, Treasurer Ms Keshani Samarakoon and Sergeant-at-Arms Ms. Anshila Perera.
Five Toastmasters were honoured for completing Level Five of the Educational Programme during the year. Gayan Lakmal Alwis and Ms Ruvini de Silva were honoured for the completion of Level Five of the ‘Dynamic Leadership’ Path (DL5) which included focusing on leadership and recognising the need to adapt styles based on the situation and the people they lead, among others.
Samitha Hemachandra, Chulaka Kumarasinghe, and Milinda Peiris were honoured for completing the fifth level of the ‘Presentation Mastery’ Path (PM5) which included a project designed to demonstrate expertise in preparing to speak professionally.
The ‘Triple Crown Award,’one of the most prestigious educational awards in Toastmasters, presented to members who have achieved three or more educational and leadership awards within a programme year was presented to Samitha Hemachandra, Gayan Lakmal Alwis, Chulaka Kumarasinghe, Ms Ruvini de Silva, Milinda Peiris, and Ravi De Mel.
Four members who demonstrated exceptional skills to bring recognition to the club and the Ceylinco Life brand among the Toastmasters fraternity were inducted to the Ceylinco Life Toastmasters Club - Hall of Fame of 2022.
This honour was bestowed upon Chulaka Kumarasinghe, for his leadership in the division, Gayan Lakmal Alwis for winning the Table Topics Division contest, Milinda Peiris for his achievement as first runner-up in the Humorous Speech contest in the area level, and MrKamal Rupasirifor demonstrating leadership through the Club Quality Awards.
The Club honoured Distinguished Toastmaster Chulaka Kumarasinghe, with the Lifetime Award for his new appointment as the Assistant Division Director in the Division and his achievements in the education and leadership roles during the year.
Six new members were inducted to the Ceylinco Life Toastmasters Club which had 24 registered members. As a testament to its prowess in communication and leadership of its members, the club has been accorded ‘Distinguished’ status every year since it came into being.
Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development with a membership of over 280,000. Members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 14,700 clubs in 144 countries that make up the global network of meeting locations.Ceylinco Life has close to a million lives covered by active policies and provides innovative life insurance solutions which offer protection while de-risking the goals and ambitions of the Company’s policyholders.