The family members of fallen Armour war hero, Lance Corporal Nishshanka R W S H (6 SLAC) who Killed In Action on 31st March 1998 during the military operation in Jaffna peninsula were gifted a newly built house by the Armour Ladies Club. The Armour Ladies Club has donated 1.5 million rupees during the construction works of the house.
Annual Book donation programe of Armour Ladies Club was officially started on 15th December 2016 during 61st Corp day celebration of Sri Lanka Armoured Corp.
Prior to the beginning of the school year in the month of December the Armour Ladies Club provides school books and stationeries to the school children of all officers and soldiers including killed in action , missing in action and wounded in action and also to the children of civil servants.
A bid farewell has been hosted by the Armour Ladies Club to the its former President, Mrs Shirani Udawatta to appreciate the valuable service rendered to Armour Ladies Club during the period of her service from 04 september 2016 to 10 December 2016. In appreciation of her service farewell dinner has arranged at the Officers’ Mess Sri Lanka Armoured Corps on 10th December 2016.
Considering the requirement of war heroes and their family members, Armour Ladies Club organized the welfare items distribution programme on 29th October 2016 at Officers’ Mess Sri Lanka Armoured Corps. Mrs Shirani Udawatta, President of Armour Ladies Club chaired the simple ceremony and attended many Armour Ladies Club members.
During the briefed programme, a series of financial donations and required items were provided on behalf of several war-affected soldiers and their family members. The list of recipients are as follows.
Armour Ladies club bid the farewell to the its former president and Vice President of Army Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs Nilanjani Peiris who rendered on exemplary service to the Armour Ladies Club. The farewell dinner has arranged at officers’ Mess Sri Lanka Armoured Corps on 4th September 2016.
Members of the Armour Ladies Club visited to the ward No 06 which is managed by Army Seva Vanitha Unit in the Mulleriyava Mental Hospital on 26th August 2016.
Armour Ladies Club members offered the lunch, gift pack, cloths and also some essential items as request of the hospital staff to the inmates of the ward No 06. After that members of the Armour Ladies Club spend time interacting with the inmates.
Armour Ladies Club has organized the senior ladies get together and water filters distribution programme on 30th July 2016 at the New Cavalry Officers’ Mess at Rock House camp.
Approximately 700,000.00 rupees worth of nineteen water filters has distributed among the selected soldiers in North Central province whose family members have being affected by the kidney disease and also donated 1.5million rupees to family members of lance corporal Nissanka who is Killed in Action.
Yoga progamme for Armour Ladies Club members was started on 30 March 2016 and it is continuing in every Friday at the Rock House Camp.
While on this fascinating Vesak phenomenon, Armour ladies has given their helping hand to the victims of flooding by distributing a 'POSHANA MALLA' including dry foods, medicine and cloths in Kelaniya area.
Giving prominence to the cultural events of Singhalese it was held a colourful BakMaha Ulela by the Armour Ladies Club at the De La Salle Collage, Modara on 09 April, 2016. The event was commenced with the traditional ‘Kiri Ithirawima’ (Milk is boiled in a new clay pot and allowed to spill over) by the head of the Armor Ladies Club. Many sports events including traditional events such as breaking of the clay pot blindfolded, placing the eye on the elephant blindfolded, tug of war added more colours to the festival.
