TOASTMASTER

Editorialteam I

Editor

TMLalaniWijesekara

Co-Editors

TMChamindaLokubarana

TMGaminiWijeratna

TMWasanaEashwara

GraphicDesigner

TMShihariPiyathilake

Club Mission

Provideasupportiveand positivelearningexperience inwhichmembersare empoweredtodevelop communicationand leadershipskills,resultingin greaterself-confidenceand personalgrowth.

WHERELEADERSAREMADE www.toastmasters.org consider it’s a great privilege to .......penafewwordsasthepresident of the Anuradhapura Toastmasters Club to the April newsletter. Since it was a difficult period for the entire world due to the Corona pandemic and many issues, every sector faced criticalchallenges. l turbulence in Sri Lanka made the situationworse.WhenitcomestoToastmastershavingthe physicalmeetingwasthebiggestchallenge.Butasleaders and innovative thinkers, toastmasters were able to cope with the situation boldly while introducing new ways of holdingavirtualmeetingwhichwasanovelexperiencefor the Sri Lankan community, furthermore, hybrid meetings helped to enhance the quality of meetings in a new dimension.

The next most difficult challenge was to maintain the member base in unimaginable financial issues. However, although a distance club with many difficulties we were abletomaintaintheclubmemberbasewithoutlosingany members. It is not because all members are financially stablebuteveryonebelievesinwhattheygetfromtheclub andshouldnotleavetheclubinthissituation.Inaddition, some senior members voluntarily come forward to pay others' dues and helped to maintain the member base of theclub. Without finding reasons or excuses for giving up whatwedo,ifwethinkdifferentlyandbelieveintheteam and their effort, even facing a difficult situation can be turned into a passion that takes us towards success and victoriesinourlife.

TMGaminiWijeratna

President-ATMC

Tharaka, DTM