Transcript Mahamaya Girls’ College Alumnae Association of North America

Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of
North America
Annual Report
2007 - 2008
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
About MGCAANA:
Mahamaya Girl's College Alumnae Association of North America
(MGCAANA) is a voluntarily led, non-profit organization incorporated
in the State of Washington in March, 2005. The association received
the non-profit organization status in October 2006.
Our mission:
Our mission is to build, foster, and promote the unique and total
growth of each individual alumnae and student of Mahamaya Girls’
College by providing a network of social, professional, educational,
and cultural opportunities.
Our vision:
Our vision is to create a future where inspired, well-rounded, and
successful alumnae, living in North America and students of
Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy, Sri Lanka work together to benefit
society.
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
Board of Directors (2007 – 2008):
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Dakshika Bandaranayake
Himashinie Diyabalanage
Dharshani Nanayakkara
Kaushalya Premachandra
Erandi Ranaweera
Gayathri Samarasingha
Executive Committee (2007 – 2008):
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President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer / Web Manager
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Erandi Ranaweera
Harshi Waters
Gayathri Samarasingha
Neranjika Dissanayake
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
Other Committees (2007 – 2008):
• 2007 – 2008 Advisory Board
Sujatha Werake
• 75th Anniversary Publication Committee
Vajeera Dorabawila, Nilmini Dorabawila, Sujatha Werake, Piyeshni
Arambepola, Sriyani Dissanayake, Kanchanakeshi Warnapala, Kishani
Martin
• Fundraising Committee
Himashinie Diyabalanage (Chairperson), Erandi Ranaweera, Gayathri
Samarasingha, Sujatha Werake
• Newsletter Committee
Chathuri Nugawela, Priyanka Jayakody, Dakshika Bandaranayake ,
Nazrana Caffoor
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Other Committees (2007 – 2008) Continued…:
• Membership Drive Committee
Iyanaka Ponnapperuma, Neranjika Dissanayake, Nelum Dorabawila,
Inoka Tennakoon, Thanugee Navaratne, Hemali Rajapakshe, Taroshani
Kasturiarachchi, Upeksha Thilakawardana
• Scholarship Committee
Dharshani Nanayakkara (Chairperson), Vajeera Dorabawila
• Endowment Committee
Chathuri Nugawela (Chairperson), Dharshani Nanayakkara (Secretary),
Taroshani Kasturiarachchi, Kishani Martin, Sujatha Werake
• Website Organizing Committee
Neranjika Dissanayake
• Host and Travel Club & Student Forum
Vajeera Dorabawila, Neranjika Dissanayake, Iyanka Ponnamperuma,
Taroshani Kasturiarachchi, Upeksha Thilakawardana
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
Ongoing Activities/Projects of MGCAANA:
MGCAANA News Letter – “Maya Puwath”
Published bimonthly to promote networking among members; share
news about the school, alumnae living in North America, alumnae
living in other parts of the world, and the Colombo Branch of the
OGA; promote goodwill among Mahamayans; share recipes; share
medical views; and publish current events of MGCAANA.
Host and Travel Club
Provides safe accommodation to students (undergraduate, graduate,
and postdoctoral) during short school breaks and long vacations.
Also assists Mahamaya Alumnae with adopting to the new
environment on their arrival to the United States or Canada.
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
Ongoing Activities/Projects of MGCAANA
Continued…:
MGCAANA scholarship program for undergraduate and
graduate students
Two years in a row MGCAANA awarded two $250 scholarships to
Mahamaya alumnae studying in North America.
This scholarship is designed to provide cost of books and material
for single semester for Mahamaya Girls' College alumnae pursuing
undergraduate or graduate studies in the United States or Canada.
The Goal was to recognize alumnae who demonstrate outstanding
academic achievements and leadership abilities while participation
in extracurricular activities. They are also required to prove a
significant level of financial need.
This year’s scholarship recipients are:
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Pamuditha Mahadiulwewa
Upeksha Thilakawardana
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Ongoing Activities/Projects of MGCAANA
Continued…:
Sponsor Disadvantaged Students at Mahamaya
With the help of current members and well-wishers of MGCAANA, we
were able to sponsor 22 disadvantaged students during this year as
well.
This money was used to pay these students’ hostel fees for the
current year.
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Alumnae Association of North America
Completed Activities/Projects of MGCAANA in
2007 - 2008:
75th Anniversary Celebrations – Commemorative Volume
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Mahamaya, MGCAANA launched
this project in year 2005 – 2006. The articles were submitted by
the current members of MGCAANA, past principals and teachers of
Mahamaya, and alumae living in Sri Lanka as well as in other
countries.
MGCAANA was able to complete this project this year and The
commemorative volume, A Guiding Light, will be unvailed today at
the 4th Annual General Meeting of MGCAANA.
Donate French books to the Mahamaya Library
MGCAANA Donated 50 French books to the library of Mahamaya.
The French books will be mainly used by Ordinary Level and
Advanced Level students.
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
Completed Activities/Projects of MGCAANA in
2007 – 2008 Continued…:
Donation for the Susan G Komen Foundation
MGCAANA donated $100 for Susan G Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation in April 2008.
Donated a Projector for the Mathematics Laboratory
MGCAANA purchased a $536.90 worth Epson S5 2000 Lumen 3LCD
Multimedia Projector to the Mathematics Laboratory. The projector
will be donated to the school in July.
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
Activities/Projects of MGCAANA In Progress:
Mobile Library
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The main purpose of the mobile library is to promote learning and
support education and professional development of our members by
providing opportunity and access to educational materials.
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Initially the acquisition and collection development will focus on the
books and non-book material (CDs, DVDs etc.) that are needed by our
alumnae for standardized tests, text-preparation programs, and
examinations such as GRE, USMLE, MCAT, TOEFL, SAT, LSAT, MBE,
DAT, RN Licensing, etc. We will strive to provide the most recent
editions of the books.
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MGCAANA will invite the members and non-members to donate the
used and new handbooks, texts, etc. on those areas that were
mentioned above. We will store them in one place. The people who
need them can make a request to MGCAANA and the books can
be shipped to the requested location provided that they pay the
postal fee.
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
Activities/Projects of MGCAANA In Progress:
• Establishing an endowment in Sri Lanka for the sponsorship
program
MGCANAA is in the process of establishing an endowment in Sri
Lanka in order to continue the sponsorship program.
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
Fundraising Activities in 2007 - 2008:
Batik Project
Fundraising committee organized to sell a collection of Batik wall
hangings to raise funds for the organization. They raised $263.94
from the first batch of Batiks and used that money to buy the
Projector for the Mathematics Laboratory.
The committee is planning to expand this project to sell Batik
clothing, table cloths etc.
Web display:
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
Membership Activities in 2007 - 2008:
Contacting Members
The Board of Directors and officers personally contacted all the
members and invited them to attend the AGM and the dinner after
the AGM. Also talked to the membership regarding renewing the
membership for the year of 2008 - 2009.
Facebook Account
MGCAANA has opened a Facebook account in order to connect with
Mahamaya Alumnae who live all over the world. This account also
used as method of recruiting new members and advertising
MGCAANA activities.
To date there are 78 active members!!!!!
Mahamaya Girls’ College
Alumnae Association of North America
We thank you all for your support and for
joining us today to celebrate the successful
completion of the 4th year of MGCAANA.
Board of Directors and Officers
MGCAANA 2007 - 2008