19th June 2022 22:34:26 Hours
The elderly at Leela Witharana Elders Home at Warapalana,Yakkala on account of the Poson Full Moon Poya day were the recipients of 30 dry ration packs, sponsored by the Corps of Agriculture and Livestock Seva Vanitha Unit, chaired by Mrs Shanthi Abeysekera on 14 June 2022.
The event was organized, under the guidance of the Director General Financial Management (DGFM) of the Army and the Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Corps of Agriculture & Livestock Major General Shiran Abeysekera. All battalions of the Sri Lanka Army Corps of Agriculture and Livestock (SLACAL) with the coordination of the SLACAL Regimental HQ contributed to the project.
The Chief Guest, Mrs Shanthi Abeysekera, Chairperson, SLACAL Seva Vanitha Unit attended the occasion. Major General Shiran Abeysekera and a few more Senior Officers visited the ward and met all 30 elderly persons and closely inquired into their well-being, needs and other requirements, if any before those gift parcels were distributed.
Mrs Sumudu Rathnayaka, Secretary to the Corps of Agriculture and Livestock Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Chandi Rajapaksha, Deputy Chairperson, SLACAL Seva Vanitha Unit, Centre Commandant, Brigadier Janaka Rathnayaka, Director Agriculture and Livestock Brig Arosha Rajapaksha , Lieutenanat Colonel RT Ganegoda, Commanding Officer 2(V) SLACAL Major W.A.N.D Jayasundara,Officers and members of Corps of Agriculture Seva Vanitha Unit participated in the event.