SAND-TASTIC

The great thing about new friends is that they bring new energy to your souls.

Once DRR.Kasun Sigera had asked that had anyone found any friends through Rotaract. That question drove me into a deep sense of grief and gave rise to an emptiness in my mind. Most of my school friends were also in other Rotaract clubs but it was not the answer expected by DRR. This was a different phenomenon. I had not made any novel partnerships through Rotaract even when I had been a Rotaractor for two years. I considered a lot about what Kasun tested and it brought an enthusiastic person in me who was keen to attend district projects and make new friends. Unfortunately, my plan didn’t become a reality due to the pandemic situation in our country.

I would like to introduce SAND-TASTIC, as rain to a desert which I was waiting for. SAND-TASTIC was the first physical project after a while organized by club service avenues of Rotaract club of the Faculty of Science and Rotaract club of Kothalawala Defense University. We ceased the monotony of our virtual lifestyle to build up fresh camaraderie.

On the 30th of March, the board of directors of RACFOSUOC and RACKDU gathered at Mount Lavinia beach to feel the taste of SAND-TASTIC. After introducing members of each club, an icebreaker session gave a wonderful greeting for that sunny evening. All attendees except the organizing committee were grouped into several groups as each team consisted of two from the science faculty and two from KDU.

Then, the most awaited time arrived. Games started and our smiles reach the sky with the evening breeze. There were five games. I will never forget the way our participants brought salty water from the sea by experiencing a really hard and horrible feeling. And how some of our directors ran in diverse ways after rotating around a stick and how they fell down and acted as they didn’t fall down. In the end, we all felt sorry towards both our presidents as they had to taste the worst mocktails they ever had. There was one special item where every participant had to know well about their teammates. It created the opportunity to get to know each other and make new connections.

After making hundreds of unforgettable memories as I mentioned, the project SAND-TASTIC marked the conclusion happily.

There is always room in the heart for one more friend.