VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

30TH JUNE, 2010

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JUNIOUR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL SRILANKA BAMBALAPITIYA

Special points of interest:

• A personal interview with
JCI. Sen. Dr. Upali Mahanama
• Highlights Asia Pacific Con-
ference (ASPAC) 2010
• Passion is the Light of Lead-
ership—By National Presi-
dent Azard Ishak
• Beyond the Pledge — By
the Immediate Past National
President JCI Sen. Bimal
Liyanage
• Tit Bits on Environmental
Aspects
ASPAC
Singapore was lit up during the first
week of June 2010 when the Asia Pa-
cific Jaycees met up for the conference.
Mornings filled with trainings and lec-
tures and evenings filled with fun, enter-
tainment and JCI nights were the memo-
rable moments of this year’s ASPAC. All
who participated took back home many
fond memories and experiences. Some
of the highlights are captured.

Time to REDUCE ~ REUSE ~ RECYCLE

Inside this issue:
Imagine a situation where
you have to pass heaps of
garbage on your way to
work every morning; or
Editorial 2 worse, when you decide to
take a stroll by the seashore
President’s Message 2 all you encounter is heaps of
garbage dumps and bad
odour… well seems like Co-
Think out of the box ~ Renewable 2 in the cities tend to act so-
lombo is heading towards a
Energy similar crisis situation. It
seems almost too much to
3 handle; and it is!
Interview with Dr. Mahanama
ADB predicts that the produc-
tion of waste in the world
Beyond the Pledge 6 be conscious of your deeds
would increase to 1.8 million
tons by 2025
Avurudu Ullella 6
Garbage crisis is more than
just an environmental or
Passion is the light of Leadership 7 health issue—it also threat-
ens world economies by im-
Bamba Bash ~ SPLASH 7 pairing their competitiveness
on world markets, discour-
Back Page Tittle Tattle 8 aging tourism and hindering
industrial development.
Its apparent that Colombo is
facing a huge problem in
terms of waste disposal.
There is no proper plan in
place with regards to this.
Furthermore it is sad to note
that more and more people
cially irresponsible when it
comes to disposal of waste.
People are happy as long as
their backyard is clean. Wet-
lands are being used as
dumps. Bloemendhal and
Karadiyana were once wet-
lands. This results in several
other issues; water contami-
nation, floods etc. Its time to
clean up. To instill in the
minds of our people that
this is their land and that
they are responsible for its
cleanliness. Only this would
give long term results.
Its time to implement the 3 R’s
♦ Reduce Waste
♦ Recycle Waste
♦ Reuse Waste
What are you doing to make
a change? Must you not re-
cycle because it isn't an op-
tion in your neighborhood?
Do you feel like your impact
is so little that you ought not
change your ways? Do you
really need plastic bags?
Hope you as a citizen would
and keep in mind that you
little deeds can make a world
of difference. As a whole we
can overcome this problem
easily. (Some contents have
been extracted from the
internet)
Jc. Angela Thayalaseelan
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EDITORIAL
If you want to stand out,
don't be different, be out-
standing. - Meredith West
It is indeed an exciting mo-
ment to be releasing the first
“Bamba E-Newsletter”. I
envisage that this would be
a means to create positive
change within the community
in line with the concepts of
JCI.
The mid year 2010 finds us
in a comfortable and happy
position all geared to make
it a successful year.
I would like to take this op-
portunity to thank all those
who provided their valuable
time and support to make
this newsletter a reality.
This first newsletter is dedi-
cated to commemorate the
WORLD ENVIRONMENT
DAY alongside the JCI
theme for the year ’Climate
Change’. We hope that the
readers would get better
insight to some of the contri-
butions they could make to
save our land.
Finally I wish JCI Bam-
balapitiya and this newslet-
ter the best of success in the
years ahead.
Jc. Angela Thayalaseelan
Editor

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
It is with great privilege and
honor that I take this oppor-
tunity to announce the launch
of the JCI Bambalapitya
newsletter which will further
reinforce our effectiveness
as young leaders and entre-
preneurs.
Keeping in mind the theme
for the year : Give, Gain,
Grow, I envisage that this
will explore new opportuni-
ties and will create a new
mind-set amongst us allow-
ing us to unleash our hidden
potential. It will result in in-
creased knowledge and
development which would
ultimately result in productiv-
ity.
Jaycees is a university where
you learn, network, experi-
ence and expose to various
activities, such as projects,
conferences and Trainings in
both local and international
level. We are proud to say
that we have been doing
various projects in different
degrees and will be focusing
in many important projects in
the years to come as well.
The launch of our newsletter
is just a start of another
marathon journey.
On behalf of the Bam-
balapitya chapter, I like to
thank all of you for support-
ing the launch and I sincerely
believe that this would be
another successful venture.
Once again wishing all the
best to JCI in all it’s future
endeavors and to grow from
strength to strength.
Jc. Anushly Sithambaram
President 2009/2010
 

Think Out of the Box ~ Renewable Energy

At present the business of
producing renewable en-
ergy is thriving and growing
at a pace.
If we analyse the source of
power through windmills. This
is a huge industry in some of
the large countries such as
India, Finland etc. One tur-
bine is approximately $1.5
million. Windmills are easily
A Spanish city placed in large areas and
has found an generate the volume of
unusual place power required for homes
to generate and industries. However they
renewable en- could be environmentally
ergy - the local unfriendly for birds.
cemetery.
Solar panels on the other business is at the current
hand are a lot safer and less context a very important
costly. area to be looked at. It is
also a means of conserving
A Spanish city has found an our land. Shouldn’t we give
unusual place to generate a hand to establish this fur-
renewable energy, namely ther around the globe?
the local cemetery. It is after
all a very good and conven-
ient place for something of
this sort. Initially there were
protests from the public but
once they were educated on
the how and why of this
scheme it was treated with
approval and it has re-
mained a success.
Renewable energy as a
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A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH DR. UPALI MAHANAMA
Dr. Upali Mahanama is a Marketing Consultant and a Management Trainer of international repute.
In 2005, he was conferred a Doctorate in Business Management by Phoenix International University
and a Fellowship by the Society for Business Practitioners U.K. He also holds the Membership of the
New Zealand Institute of Management.
Q You have been awarded the highest
honour available in the JCI career pro-
file. How did your JCI career begin and
reach this stage?
The highest International honour given by
JCI is the Senator-ship. It is given for not
just being an officer as such, but for out-
standing services to the LOM, NOM or
International.
My mind goes back to 1958; when I was a
student of Nalanda at the varsity entrance
form. In addition to the 4 subjects there
was ‘General Knowledge’ (GK). Way back
then; one of the question’s was ‘Who are
the Jaycees and what do they do?’. JCI
had just come to Sri Lanka but I was totally
unaware. I answered the questions I could,
and the last few questions just took a
chance. To that question I boldly wrote
across the answer script. ‘The Jaycees are
a primitive race they hunt and live by the
grace of God’; because I thought they
were a tribe in America. This does not re-
flect the value of JCI even at that time,
only my poor GK. The boy who at 18
wrote a stupid answer like this never in his
wildest dreams expected to be the JCI VP.
My career started with Unilever. In early
1970’s; having started in late 50’s, JCI
grew in Sri Lanka and had around 6-8
chapters. The year 1969 however, saw a
drop to just 3 chapters. The National Presi-
dent elected for 1970 was Duleep Fer-
nando, he unfortunately had to migrate to
USA, and as a result the NP position was
vacant. Dr. Pandu Liyanage, my dear
friend, who was the Immediate Past Presi-
dent had to step in and take the reigns. He
was a visionary and one of the finest Jay-
cees I have met. Through his brother-in-law
Sri Sangabo Corea he discussed with me
to form a new chapter. The challenge was
accepted even though I wasn’t interested. I
asked Pandu “give me one reason why I
should become a JC?” He replied;
1.You can develop your leadership & man-
agement skills
2.You meet a lot of nice people
Very off handishly I said “I don't need to
join JCI to learn management skills as I am
a manager at Unilever; and I don’t need to
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meet nice people, I’ll let your people
meet a nice person in me”. I was sorry I
ever made a statement like that.
To cut a long story Sri Sangabo Corea
and I spearheaded the formation of the
chapter, and on the 16th of July 1970 ♦ JCI Senator 19315
Colombo South chapter gave birth, ex-
actly 40 years ago. I came to be with ♦ National President
the Jaycees just for a year to form this
chapter and go away. But once in I real- 1976
ized its value and there were a lot of
nice people I met, contrary to my earlier ♦ 1st Asia Pacific Devel-
statement, and I didn’t look back, I went opment Officer
on and on being vice president, presi-
dent, and a hosts of other local positions ♦ JCI Vice President
and contributing in Sri Lanka. In the very
first year my chapter became the best 1977
chapter in SL at the 1971 awards. I was
the best Jaycee in SL and our chapter ♦ Founder President
swept away 6 out of 9 national awards. Colombo—South
It was all possible due to the dedicated
effort which paved the way to run the 1970
senator-ship.
Q You were a National President dur-
ing the year 1976. What was your ex-
perience as National President in Sri
Lanka like during those times?
It was a challenging experience, espe- Senior Brand Manager – Lever
cially as I mentioned there was a dip in
Brothers Ceylon Ltd
history with not so much activity. I had a
balanced team where members were in
their 30s, holding management positions,
while others were a fresher group to be Head of Marketing – Warner
molded. At that time JCI was running on Lambert Sri Lanka Ltd
the 9 point commission (activity) system;
covering areas such as Leadership, Com-
munity Development, Youth Affairs, Inter- Imports Director – Mackwoods
national Relations etc. We were deter-
Ltd
mined to conduct at least one project in
each area. Group Marketing Director –
The 1st project was “Keep the City Mikechris Group of Companies
Clean” started from Galle Face up-to
Mount Lavinia; under the theme “This is
our city Lets keep it Clean”. All physi- Director – General Manager –
cally contributed to clean up the green
and other areas. We are so proud of it Anglo Asian Company Ltd
as we won an Asian Award for “Best
Community Development Project for
Asia” at the Asian conference held in
Hong Kong in 1972.

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We did quality projects exclusively
under the JC 5 point project plan.
♦Survey
♦Analysis
♦Planning
♦Action
♦Evaluation
Rarely did ‘Evaluation’ take place for
projects even then, but we ensured
that that was done and learnt the art
of self criticism and accepting criti-
cism. Unless a project conforms to this
5 point plan it ceases to be a JC pro-
ject. Page one of the constitution says
that “The purpose of Jaycees is to
develop the individual ability and
stimulate the joint efforts of young
people for the purpose of improving
social, economic and spiritual well
being of mankind”. This must be up-
permost in our minds when we do pro-
jects, which enables one to learn and
become a top class manager. JCI is
the single largest training organisation
with over 500,000 members, in over
10,000 communities and in 90 coun-
tries at that time.
Q The ‘Jaycees’ were at a very dif-
ferent and more active level at that
time. What is the secret for its suc-
cess at that time? How could we
relate some of the strategies fol-
lowed then to today’s context?
A substantial change took place
thanks to Dr. Pandu Liyanage’s efforts
to add more chapters. Colombo
South, Colombo North; progressively
we had Kadawatha, Ragama, Gam-
paha, Kandy, Galle was revived, Rat-
malana, Kollupitiya etc. I feel, the
membership was mature, most of them
were 30+ holding managerial posi-
tions, in contrast to today where I feel
the membership is quite young. It will
do well for the national to put it down
as a policy to progressively recruit
members around 30-35 so that there
is a balance to enhance its true status
as a learning organisation. Therefore
the strategy would be always to keep
a balanced membership. That would
give a sense of confidence to all to do
projects that are mature.
Q What is the most valuable quality
you acquired through the ‘Jaycees’?
Discipline. Punctuality, a disciplined
approach in thinking things out, pro-
ject planning, budgeting, controlled
expenses, presentation of projects
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done, report writing and a host of
other things which we were doing on
in any case; but JCI allows us to fo-
cus on it in a disciplined way. Punc-
tuality is lacking these days. Re-
cently, I was asked to speak at
7.30a.m. and was kept waiting,
people had not come they were just
moving around and finally when I
actually went to speak it was past
9.30 a.m. I attended 153 meetings
in my first year. When I was chapter
president if the meeting was at 6.30
I started, the moment the quorum
was established. Also I make it a
point to embarrass those who get
late, diplomatically. Nowadays,
everybody knows the meeting
won’t start on time and everybody
comes late. It becomes a mockery.
In the context of the economy we
need people who are disciplined
and punctual. My career started as
a salesman at Unilever; and for a 8
o’clock conference if we arrived at
8.01 we were not allowed to enter.
Part of the discipline I got through
Unilever thanks to the company’s
strict policies and procedures.
Q You have reached the peak of
your professional career. How has
JCI helped you with this?
My profession is marketing and I
agree that the highest you could
reach is that of a marketing Consult-
ant or Director, which I reached. My
life started as a salesman and I
worked very hard. As a junior man-
ager; I was carrying the “Guide to
Chapter Development” one of nu-
merous valuable manuals released
by JCI. Mr. Asoka a scholar, and
one of the marketing manager’s at
that time wanted to know what it
was. I replied “Its one of the JCI
manuals”. He flipped through the
pages and I saw his face brighten-
ing up. He took it home and brought
it back and said “It’s a great man-
ual you can run a company.” JCI
gave me;
1.Opportunity in positions of lead-
ership
2.Opportunity to plan and develop
projects according to proper man-
agement principles
3.Study of all the management prin-
ciples (Supplemented my knowl-
edge which Unilever gave me)
Even to this day I would say that
what JCI gave me in terms of my
personality development and pro-
ject planning and implementation I
did not get even in Unilever. That is
what Lt. Mr. Kingsley Wick-
ramaratne, Dr. Pandu Liyanagae,
all of them state “We are like this
today because of JCI.” The
younger people today must make
an effort to get a hold of these
manuals and study them. The
proper procedures to conduct a
project should be followed as re-
quired by JCI, initiating with a
proper survey etc. If not it ceases
to be a JC project and probably
one of the reasons why our unique
identity has been taken out and we
became just another organisation.
We must get back the portrayal
that we are a “Leadership Train-
ing Organisation where we Incul-
cate Management Disciplines”.
When new NPs come they ask me
to be advisor in this that or the
other; but never am I called for
any meetings of any sort. I haven’t
seen a proper long range plan-
ning meeting in a long while. If
they have been there I have not
even got a copy. These are not
complains but said with a lot of
love and affection for the organi-
sation.
Q Could you share one experi-
ence you will not forget in the
area of
♦Community
The operation ‘Keep City Clean’.
It was an ambitious project and
the mayor, municipal officers,
managers, public servants; people
who you would never see on the
street collecting garbage did their
part. It was a satisfying experi-
ence. We educated the general
public of the Colombo South area
on keeping there area clean and
made a big impact in Colombo.
♦International
The person I had appointed as In-
ternational Relations Director was
David Jonklass a brand manager
at levers. We organized a project
called an ‘An Evening of Interna-
tional Entertainment’. Where we
got 7-8 embassies in Colombo and
each had to present and item spe-
cial to that country. I invited Mr.
Stanley Thilakeratne who was the
speaker of the National State As-
sembly as chief guest.
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At that time, Mrs. Bandaranaike had appointed
Mr. Thilakeratne as chairman of the constitual
assembly to draft a new constitute of the coun-
try and he was very busy. He was refusing I was
insisting, never giving up; and he came at 6.30
and he was furious that I had not respected his
position; after which he attended the constitual
assembly. Later when I met him we had a good
laugh over the incident.
♦Individual
One of the best projects I can remember that
was headed by Willie Weerasekara another
brand manager Unilever. “Effective Commu-
nication In the Modern World”. It was im-
maculately organized and well attended and
we won a National Award for a well planned
and presented project conforming to JCI princi-
ples of project management.
Q Would you share one unforgettable experi-
ence you faced in the international arena that
groomed you into a successful leader?
In 1977 I contested the post of JCI VP it was in
St. Louis Missouri the birthplace of our founder
Henry Gissenberg and JCI. This was during the
foreign exchange time and Lt. Sen. Jayaratne
De Silva and JCI Sen. Isfahan Hameen helped
me financially.
At the election I was elected JCI VP with 83/84
countries voting for me and the then World
President Ronald Au, appointed me as the As-
signed JCI VP to the Nordic Group of countries
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ice-
land. This was the 1st time an Asian got this po-
sition. All 5 countries in delegation met Ronald
Au and protested saying “we don’t know where
SL is and we haven’t heard of Upali Mahanama
and we demand a change”. When the general
Assembly met officially the next day and the
entire board was seated Ronald Au informed
them that the Nordic countries had demanded a
change and wanted another JCI VP. Ronald Au
said “I have assessed the strengths and weak-
nesses of the different countries and NOMs in
the world. I have also assessed the strengths
and weaknesses of my 15 JCI VPs and based
on the needs of the Nordic countries I have as-
signed JCI. Sen. Upali Mahanama to the Nordic
Group. You might want to know why? I want Upi
to give the Nordic NOMs a breath of fresh
Asian air. If after 6 months you find Upali’s con-
tribution to your NOMs unsatisfactory you can
inform me and I will make a change. Upali are
you prepared to take that challenge.” My an-
swer was short “With pleasure”.
Q JCI is an organization that grooms young
leaders and entrepreneurs. In today’s Sri
Lankan context there is a lack of entrepre-
neurs in the market as a result of the 3 dec-
ade war that was prevalent and political in-
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stabilities. How do you see this as a chal-
lenge to be overcome by JCI today?
1st step is to attract young people who are the
manager and entrepreneur type. As my profes-
sion is marketing I would urge the National Or-
ganisation to market JCs on the same lines as a
branded product based on carefully formulated
strategy. In the context of our economy which
should come up as a consequence of the end of Founder Member SLIM
war in the country a project could be under-
taken to identify young entrepreneurs who have
made inventions but lack the financial capabili- Approved consultant
ties of developing them into financially viable
commercial projects. After identifying to support trainer Asia by UN
them either directly or with some tie up banks
etc.
Approved consultant
Q What is the advice you would give us be-
trainer for ILO
ing an all rounder and exposed to various
fields in your professional, JCI and sports Bangladesh
career? Could you brief us on some of the
exposures and challenges you met in each of
these areas? Awarded lifetime Indo
Irrespective of what motivated you to join the Ceylon friendship
JCs to gain the real benefits of JCs award by Bharathi
1.Understand what JCism represents Vidhiyapeet University
2.Evaluate your own strengths and weaknesses Delhi
3.Define specifically your career goals
4.Read all the manual freely available in JCI
5.Get involved in as many projects as possible.
“Join the JCs, learn as much as you can in the Proud father of
shortest time, aspire to be a national or interna- cricketers Devaka and
tional officer and get out as quickly as possible”
Roshan Mahanama.
Q June 5th being World Environment Day
what do you feel the world requires at this
moment of time to inculcate positive change
in this area?
It’s a global issue and the quicker humans under-
stand the magnitude of it the better. In my opin-
ion the quicker we in SL need to get back to our
traditional ways and give emphasis to agricul-
ture. Carbon emission to the environment needs
to be controlled or we may end up like China
and India where humans find it difficult to han-
dle enormous levels of pollution. An average
tree absorbs a considerable amount of Carbon Dr. Mahanama
for photosynthesis. But the indiscrete felling of
trees without a proper plan and compensation is is also the co
author of the
only accelerating the global warming. Al Gore
has given good leadership to this question. book
‘Marketing
I firmly believe that JCs should make things hap- Skills in Man-
pen, if the JCs in SL today are to breathe life
into this concept of making this happen we agement’
would serve a great cause to our motherland if
all chapters in SL strongly supported by NOM
plan and conduct 1 project each year designed
to protect our environment and/or create a
greater awareness among our people.
Jc. Angela Thayalaseelan
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BEYOND THE PLEDGE
As Jaycees when we take
the oath of office to serve
as Jaycee officers, we
swear to serve as a living
example of this association’s
philosophy & beliefs…etc...
in front of a large gather-
ing. After that ceremonial
occasion most of us forget
what we have uttered.
Immediate Past National Therefore, as a learning
President JCI Sen. Bimal measure we should look
Liyanage back and try to define &
understand those terms in
detail which will prosper our
role as an effective leader.
Let us use a marketing con-
“We swear to serve as a cept to make the task com-
living example of this fortable;
association’s
There are 5 components in
philosophy & beliefs…” this model called
SERVQUAL;
♦ Reliability
♦ Tangibles
♦ Responsiveness
♦ Assurance
♦ Empathy
Reliability is the ability to
perform the promised ser-
vice dependably and accu-
rately. You need to make
sure that you offer your
service “right the first time”.
To maintain that quality you
need to get necessary train-
ing knowledge & skills to-
gether with right positive
attitude. This will enhance
JCI Sen. Bimal Liyanage’s the member confidence and
Unforgettable Memories satisfaction.
with his team
AVURUDU ULLELLA
‘Avurudu Kumariya’ was
garlanded with the ’22 CARROT
CHAIN’
It was the weekend
following the dawn of the
Sinhala Tamil New Year.
and we decided to have a
good time of fun and
fellowship. Accordingly, on
the dawn of the 18th April
2010, we got together at
Woodland Avenue
Dehiwela to celebrate with
some traditional Avurudu
games, lunch and what not.
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Tangibles are the physical
evidences of your leadership
role including your appear-
ance. Pleasant appearance,
pleasant & appropriate
words, attractiveness, appro-
priate & smart attire make
your followers attracted to
your personality and per-
ceive you as their leader.
Wearing appropriate
badges & pins, using JCI
branded business cards are
also a part of this.
Responsiveness is the will-
ingness to help members and
provide prompt attention to
their needs & wants. Organi-
zations’ policies, procedures
to support the prompt re-
sponsiveness are factors that
are also unique to the move-
ment and members from JCI
to a LOM.
Assurance is the knowledge
& courtesy of leaders and
their ability to build trust &
confidence. Members over a
period of time build confi-
dence & trust on the leaders
who provide confidence. They
will repeatedly get involved
in JC activities offering their
fullest commitment due to the
confidence they have on the
leaders who have been deliv-
ering services to satisfy their
needs.
Empathy is the provision of
caring and individualized
attention to members. This is
one of the most important
facts in the voluntary organi-
It was a full day event
starting off with a large
gathering of Jaycees. There
were a number of
representatives from the
other chapters as well. And
the fun began…
The starter was the “Blind
folded game where you
have to draw the eye for the
Elephant”. Various strategies
were followed in an attempt
to bag the winner’s gift. The
games that followed
included two races, Avurudu
zations which plays a major
role in the retention of mem-
bers. Further listening with
empathy gives an opportu-
nity to the members to pre-
sent his/her exact require-
ments with confidence and
also the leader to under-
stand the problems of the
member better and provide
the most appropriate solu-
tion.
You can see now involvement
in JC s is indeed professional
work which is very specific,
achievable and time bound.
Plan your JCI career in par-
allel with your profession;
contribute to mankind being
an active citizen. Be a
change catalyst; be the
change.
While thanking JCI Bamba.
for inviting me to share some
knowledge ,we wish you all
the very best for an exciting
JC career while realizing all
cherished dreams in your
life.
JCI Sen. Bimal Liyanage
National President ‘2009
JCI Certified National
Trainer (CNT)
Chapter President – JCI
Gampaha 2005
Senator No: 69096
Kamaraya, Kamariya etc. By
the end of which all were
ready for lunch break. After
lunch more events followed
the competitive game of
cricket being the highlight.
Jc. Shamry and his ‘splendid
batting’ drove his team to
victory. It was time to call it
a day. It was indeed a fresh
reviver and a good time of
fellowship enjoyed by all.
Project chairperson Jc
Sumangaly indeed made it
an unforgettable event in the
Bamba Calendar.
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PASSION IS THE LIGHT OF
“I will not be judged today by
my yesterday… today I begin
again, focused on the success I
will create today."
~ Mike Jones
The connection between
leadership and change is
obvious. Leadership has no
meaning in steady state en-
vironment. Only when we
enter a new territory, when
we don’t know the way, do
we need people to step for-
ward and lead. So a leader
in essence, is someone who
provides directions and sup-
plies the motive power to
change.
How often have you heard
the comment, “He or she is a
born leader?” There are
certain characteristics found
in some people that seem to
naturally put them in a posi-
tion where they’re looked up
to as a leader.
Whether in fact a person is
born a leader or develops
skills and abilities to become
a leader is open for debate.
There are some clear char-
acteristics that are found in
good leaders. These quali-
ties can be developed
~~ BAMBA~BASH
It was the day after the mid year conference, but there was no stopping us from continuing with
the car wash even after the fun and frolic and tiredness. It started at approximately 10.00 am
near the BRC grounds Havelock road.
The fund raiser for the month of June 2010. The Bamba Bash ended up with a SPLASH….
Here are some shots of the hard work and fun put in by the team...
through actively participat-
ing in JCI activities. JCI pro-
vides opportunities for young
people to develop them-
selves as leaders. As JCI
young leaders, every one of
you can take action to cre-
ate positive change to the
world.
“Life is no brief candle to me.
It’s a sort of splendid torch
which I’ve got to hold up for
the moment and I want to
make it burn as brightly as
possible before handing it on
to future generations”
- George Bernard Shaw
Leadership is passion, with-
out passion, a person will
have very little influence as
a leader. Consider the leg-
acy of historical leaders like
John F. Kennedy, Mahathma
Gandhi, Mother Teresa or
Abraham Lincoln. They are
regarded as great leaders
because they passionately
worked to help others.
Now is the time when we
must find ways to extract
that passion and create
more leaders of influence.
~~ SPLASH...
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After all, if we are to pass
on the splendid torch noted
in George Bernard Shaw’s
quote to the future genera-
tions, we need to ensure it is
burning brightly as possible.
Passion is the light of the
leadership torch that will
help guide the way now and
in the future!
The LOM Officer Training Azard Ishak
Academy (LOTA 2010) or-
National President
JCI Sri Lanka
ganized by JCI Bam-
balapitiya was simply fan-
tastic and outstanding. Thank
You ‘Bamba’ for organizing
this wonderful event. I con- “ Passion is the
gratulate JCI Bambalpitiya light of the
editor Jc. Angela for the
production of the News let- leadership torch
ter and together with your
dynamic President Anushly
that will help
and the TEAM Bamba for guide the way now
your achievements in the first
half of the year.
and in the future!”
Wishing all of you at JCI
Bambalapitiya all the very
best for an outstanding
year!
Azard Ishak
National president
JCI Sri Lanka
The ‘BAMBA BASH’ Crew Wet and
Tired and most of all Happy at the
end of the Day!
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