CV WRITING WORKSHOP

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE JOB MARKET

PROUD TO BE A U O M L E O
- Director of Literacy & Education -

LEO Prasad Mekhala

Department of Textile and Clothing Engineering

University of Moratuwa

A way to open an eye is to enter the world we awaited. It is all about a path to achieve the skill for CV writing and Interview facing to conquer the job market. That is why they are so much important and people should concern about it more. So, we as the Leo club of University of Moratuwa decided to organize a workshop on CV writing and Interview facing mainly targeting the final year undergraduates of the university.it was really important to them, because after few months they have to enter the occupational world. How to prepare for the job market the CV writing and Interview facing skill development work shop was held on 10th of December at 4.30 pm. The resource person was Mrs. Bernadine Fernando who works at Holcim Lanka Ltd. as a Talent Acquisition & Development Manager. The workshop was held throughout more than one hour with the participation of more than 80 undergraduates of the university. Mrs. Bernadine Fernando through her presentations clearly explained how to write a proper CV and how to face for a job interview in a proper way with her experiences with us and it was a great help to widen our knowledge about CV writing and Interview facing. It was a successful social service project conducted by the Leo Club of University of Moratuwa and also it was very valid for our future.

It is a privilege for me to have the opportunity to address you as the newly appointed Educational Director of the LEO club of UoM. We have gained the title of best among the best based on our creativity, commitment and generosity. We have organized, participated a number of events organized in different categories. In my case, I mainly focused on projects towards secondary education improvement. I, along with my club members, have organized seminars, debate competitions, leadership training programs, and many other competitions (arts, etc.), to do our best in sharing our knowledge and teach children things within our capacity. These projects turned out to be a huge success as they were recognized as the best projects among the multiple district. Ive never felt so great about any other thing as I felt in UoM LEOs, and it has given me the Opportunity to Experience the Leadership. Im truly grateful for my club, and I will do more events within my capability to share the experience I received from the club with others.

Cover Page LEO WALK 2013

Location : Colombo,Sri Lanka

Photograph : Leo Pramodh

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LEO WALK 2013

FOLLOW YOUR DREAM Dreams. They are things that people make alive. To achieve our best we should follow our dreams. Follow Your Dream was the title of the annual Leo walk 2013. Leo walk is a mega project organized by the Leo multiple district. It is an annual project. In this year Follow your dream Annual Leo walk 2013 was held on Dec 15th 2013. In this mega multiple district project, every club was assigned to special tasks. UOM LEOS were given the task to decorate the main vehicle. First of all UoM Leos have planned the design and analyzed the budget. University premises were chosen to create decorations because it was easy for everyone to participate. The vehicle was a small lorry and Leos made the structure for that. The important thing was that they mainly used non expensive materials and did the creation. Every club member and lots of prospects from UOM Leos were enthusiastically participated in this event during 10th-14th December 2013.

The theme follow your dream gives an idea to the community to success their lives and this project helped us to develop our pattern of thinking. On 15th December the walk was held from Mahanama College to Viharamaha devi open theater. Many lions and lion ladies have participated for this including Lion anwer dole MJF, Lion padmasiri ranawakaarachchi MJF and Lion districh goveners. At night there was a DJ party and an appreciation awards ceremony. This successful event improved the team spirit as Leos.

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HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROJECT

WE DO CARE

The Asian Tunami killed 110 000 people; AIDS kill the same number for every two weeks. It is a major disaster in today world and now it aggress Sri Lanka too. So it is our responsibility to communicate general public about Human immunodeficiency virus infection / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). It was the first international joint project for the Leoistic year 3013/2014, with Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. The main objective of this project was to spread the awareness about AIDS among the general public and at the same time to emphasize that HIV/AIDS is not spread by body touch. The idea was, out with the purpose of inviting public to show their touching cares towards HIV/AIDS positive people, through shaking hands, high fives and giving hugs. Leo Clubs of the 4 different countries carried out this activity in 4 continuous weeks. It was held on14th December in Indonesia, on22nd December in Sri Lanka and on 29th December in Malaysia, 2013 and it will be held on 04th January, 2014 in Hong-Kong.

UoM Leos distributed some leaflets and they received many positive comments from the community and they shook hands with people and took steps to distribute some leaflets among people. Also they have decided to print a red coloured tshirt which signifies the importance of the aids awareness. Most people appreciated the work as this is a topic which is not much discussed openly in Sri Lanka and got good understanding about this huge disease.

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INVITATION FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT MEETS LEOS OF SRI LANKA

13th of December 2013 was one of the special day for all the lions and Leos because international president meets Leos of Sri Lanka was held. As UOM Leos we got the opportunity to invite all Lions and Leos on behalf of the Multiple district 306. This project was organized by Leo multiple District 306 at Department of National Archives Auditorium, Colombo 7. Guest of Honuor of this special occasion were International President Barry Palmer and First lady Anne and guest of honor was International president 2007-2008 Lion Mahendra Amarasuriya. It was a great privilege for us, to get the chance to invite all Lions and Leos on behalf of the multiple district 306. It was a massive experience for UoM Leos, because each of them was allocated into different jobs to do. Therefore we were able to send all the letters and invitations before one week. We had to face many difficulties throughout this project such as finding addresses of the members. But we were able to bear up all the difficulties because of the team spirit of UOM Leos. This was a huge work and all the members worked together to the success of this project. We sent nearly forty (40) invitation cards and eighty nine (89) invitation letters. It is a great enthusiasm to say that we did the project using our maximum effort and as a result of that we added another wonderful experience to our life.

TREE PLANTING DAY

E MAIL CAMPAIGN
Trees for the future is dedicated to plating trees with rural communities in the developing world, enabling them to restore their environment, grow more food, and build a sustainable future. So, we, UOM Leos try to communicate that how important the trees are. The main objective of this event was make peoples sense to improve the environmental condition of Sri Lanka. The specialty of this project is, it focused on the tree planting day which has held on 15th November. In this project, we sent a monthly e-mail, to over 500 lions & over 300 Leos in Sri Lanka, describing the importance of planting trees in the objective of informing them. This email carried an idea how people can contribute for the environment by planting trees.
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A NEW YEAR WITH NEW GOALS.

BY LAlANI MADHUSHANKHA

As we now get further in to the new year of 2014. I would like to check how you are doing with your New Year goals. Beginning of a new year can be called one of the most important things that continue to remind us about the importance of time. It focuses us to go through our achievements and set up new goals for the future. Im pretty sure almost every one of us has already set New Year goals that we want to achieve in this New Year, on in our life time. Setting goals is a fantastic business to do, but Im pretty sure that most of us havent achieved most of our goals. Why is that? Are they not as important as other things in our life? If your New Year goal is absolutely important to you and if it is linked with some important milestone of your life you would never fail. You would always be motivated and will be fully committed to achieve that goal of your life. Your university is one of the most renowned universities in the country. If you can see yourself here in your university, you can see yourself anywhere. Take a look at the past and see, this is a university that has trained so many of the countries brightness minds and greatest personalities. None of them became great from their birth, but they achieved their greatness by setting up goals committing themselves fully to achieve those life changing goals. They passionately believed that have the talent within them, they have the experience within them and they have the drive to succeed here at your university and the world outside. So how can you stick to your new year goals? Here are some key facts which will help you to stick on to your goals. 01. Link your goals with your values. The most important thing you need to do is to ensure that your goal is actually of important to you. Understanding your values is the single most important thing you can do to again clarity of what motivates you and what is important to you. 02. Write down your new year goals. It has proven that goals which are written down are much more likely to be achieved. It is because when you write down something its not only a thought in your mind it is also an action that needs to be taken. 03. Create an action plan After setting your New Year goal you need to have an actual plan in making that happen. Without an action plan you will not know what to do to get your goal achieved. 04. Keep company with supportive people. Surrounding yourselves with supportive people is one of the best ways to get accelerated towards your goals. With people who always look backwards, achieving your will not be an easy thing. Even it is mentioned in Dhamma that it is good to be alone than being with unsupportive people. 05. Take daily action. The final essential thing is to take daily action to achieve your goal. Whatever you do make sure you take daily action towards your goal and make it a habit. Sticking to your goal through adversity and challenge is what separates success from failure. Realize that if you work hard enough you could do just as well as anyone else. Success is not about the background you are from it is about the confidence that you have and the effort you are willing to invest on it.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Cancer Awareness Programme - 20th January Blood Donation Campaign Eye Donation Api Okkoma Eka Wage Nethraloka Health Campaign with Lions Web Launch Boodhi Pooja E mail Campaign - 25th January - 22nd January - 22nd January - 26th January - 11th January - 18th January - 22nd January

HUMOUR
The teacher of the earth science class was lecturing on map reading. After explaining about latitude, longitude, degrees and minutes the teacher asked, Suppose I asked you to meet me for lunch at 23 degrees, 4 minutes north latitude and 45 degrees, 15 minutes east longitude? After a confused silence, a voice volunteered, I guess youd be eating alone.

LEO QUOTE

NO MATTER HOW HAPPY A LEO IS , THEY ALWAYS WANT MORE

THE PHOTO STORY

How does Love speak ? In the faint flush upon the telltale cheek, And in the pallor that succeeds it; by The quivering lid of an averted eye.. The smile that proves the parent to a ..........
Leo Pramodh Senanayake
Location : Kataragama,Sri Lanka

Photograph

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SWEET MEMORIES

snAPs OF thE MOnth

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BY LEO PIYUMI WIDANAGAMAGE It is a great privilege for me to address you, from the last newsletter of this year. As Leos, we are strong enough to stand up on our own feet. It is proved by looking at its us, the legend of the UOM Leos. All these make strong us and added a meaning to our life. Needy people are everywhere in the world. We are having a responsibility to serve them as Leos. This month there are several valuable projects were organized by Leo club of University Of Moratuwa. Among them there is an international joint project, We do care a HIV/AIDS awareness program, Tree Planting Day and How to prepare for the job market were the new projects. As the editorial team of Leo club of university of Moratuwa we are glad to present 6th issue of 10th volume of ITS US. As Leos of Leo club of university of Moratuwa, we are trying to procure a good massage to the society through our official newsletter. We make it as an opportunity to share our experiences and ideas with other Leos all around the world. Its not a boasting. Just to share those things what we learnt through projects carried out throughout the last month. Its us is thriving because of you, so I like to thank all of you on behalf of editorial team and also I like to invite you to improve your talents trough its us.
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EDITORS NOTE .

Leo Sasiri

Leo Piyumi

Leo Janani

Leo Pramodh

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