SPORTS ACTIVITIES RESUME AT HORIZON LANKA

horizonlankafoundationlk — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:14:46 +0000

After the heavy rains which reined Mahavilachchiya for the past 3 months now there is bright sunshine. Sporting season also has started. The village playground, Deepthi Grounds was cleared on January 25, 2008 and waiting for sporting activities to start now. We thank the Manager, Livestock Board, Oyamaduwa for helping us in this endeavor. Mr Saman Wijitha Kumara, the journalist for Divaina helped us by coordinating this.

The village youth can play softball and hardball cricket, soccer, rugby, badminton, volleyball, etc. now. The usual annual sports tournaments will also be organized by Horizon Lanka and Deepthi Sports Club soon. English language will be used for the sports commentaries through the public addressing system by the students and the staff of Horizon Lanka as a measure of improving English usage in the village. Live commentaries will also be uploaded to the Internet if someone can help us with the technology needed for this.

Indoor gymnasium too will be opened on February 2, 2008 in Pemaduwa, Mahavilachchiya.

HORIZON LANKA SPORTS ACTIVITIES

horizonlankafoundationlk — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:08:48 +0000

Horizon Lanka believes in physical fitness of village students and youth. Changing life styles with the introduction of ICTs can create problems in physical fitness of the village youth. To address this issue Horizon Lanka ensured that the equipment for a modern gymnasium be bought under GenevaGlobal – USAID grant in the year 2005.

Horizon Lanka’s existing gymnasium will be shifted to a strategic location in Pemaduwa, Mahavilachchiya from February 02, 2008. This move is done to ensure more space is available for Horizon Lanka Academy’s new ICT education expansion program. Move will also enable a wide range of people in the village being able to use the gymnasium. The users will have to pay a reasonable fee to get registered and be trained under a qualified teacher. Two of the youths from Mahavilachchiya will run the gymnasium.The building we started to build in 2006 will be used for a Montessori and a library once the building work is over.

While the gymnasium will be shifted to another location the outdoor sports activities will be done at the usual place, Deepthi Playground which is situated just opposite the Horizon Lanka Foundation building. Children and the youth from the area can play softball and hardball cricket, soccer, rugby, badminton, volleyball, etc. here.

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SPORTS ACTIVITIES RESUME AT HORIZON LANKA

HORIZON LANKA SPORTS ACTIVITIES