Pulling together as a team for a common goal is no easy task. In keeping with the College motto ‘Duty First’ the Old Boys of St. Anthony’s College Wattala, domiciled in the Down Under wasted no time to come together and map out their plan for the welfare of the College.
Thus the story unfolded with the inaugural get together of St. Anthony’s College Wattala Old Boys Association (SACOBA) of Melbourne, Victoria held at the St. Magdalene Parish Hall Chadstone, Melborune on July 1.
The team led by Manjula Munasinghe (President) and backed by Rory Ingram (Vice President), Ondrea Fernandopulle (Secretary), Rajiv Guruswamy (Assistant Secretary), Dinesh Dissanayake
(Treasurer), Pigcheikonar Manoharan (Assistant Treasurer), Shiraaz Fallil (Membership Secretary) and Dushyantha Weerasekara (Social Secretary) took on the mantle to support and take their Alma Mater to greater heights. Sending his congratulatory message the Principal of the College Rev. Fr. Mal Warnasantha Fernando thanked the members for setting up an association that would keep the college flag fluttering across the shores. Being extremely elated about the move he urged the Association to keep up the fraternal spirit and extend a helping hand in developing the college and restore its pristine glory.
Elaborating the objectives of the Association, the President of the ‘SACOBA’ Manjula Munasinghe called upon all past students of the College residing in Australia and well wishers to join hands to turn a new page in the history of the College.
Urging his team to leave no stone unturned to put the College back on the map he said a life is not a life if it is not lived for others.