SLFFA holds biennial dinner dance for a good cause

Selecting the SLFFA Queen at the event

Sri Lanka Logistics & Freight Forwarders’ Association (SLFFA), the apex body of freight forwarders in Sri Lanka, held its biennial dinner dance at the Hilton Colombo, on 9 November. SLFFA has always donated the proceeds of this event to support an extremely worthy CSR cause. 

SLFFA, was established in 1981, with the objective of bringing all freight forwarders under one umbrella and with a view of institutionalising and professionalising the trade in Sri Lanka. Today the Association has a membership of 115 leading freight forwarders in the country and the Government, relevant Government agencies and the trade and all relevant stakeholders have recognised SLFFA as the Apex body representing the industry with a very proactive approach in supporting and addressing country’s freight and logistics challenges.

SLFFA Chairman Jagath Pathirane speaking at the opening

In the past years, SLFFA had always organised the biennial ‘Dinner Dance’ event to support a worthy cause within our society. SLFFA has always donated the proceeds of this event to support a worthy cause that has been pre-identified by the Executive Committee and as in previous years, this years’ funds as well will be donated to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH). Following positive feedback received from the doctors and the nursing staff at LRH for the quality of work and equipment provided by SLFFA, and the humbling experience gained by the final outcome of the projects undertaken, the Executive Committee decided to continue with assisting the LRH with necessary aid to uplift the quality of services provided to the general public.

The Lady Ridgeway Hospital, established in 1895, is considered today as the largest specialised children’s hospital in the world with more than 1,100 beds. In addition, it serves approximately 3,000 outdoor patients daily. The Government of Sri Lanka under its policy of providing free medical facilities for all continues to provide and support LRH even today. SLFFA believes and is committed to the children, the future of a country, by lending a helping hand to this project will support to build a healthy society to serve the generations to come.

SLFFA donated 31 operating theatre doors worth of 2.5 million from the Dance 2012 funds and a total of 10 high quality patient trolleys along with the mattresses worth 1.2 million to the Hospital from SLFFA Dance 2014 funds. Continuing with its CSR initiatives, SLFFA donated cleaning equipment for operating theatres and wards and installed CCTV camera system worth of 1.1 million, to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital from the funds collected SLFFA Dance 2016.

As the main sponsor of the event Expolanka Freight Ltd. and as Co-sponsors; Hayleys Advantis and SLFFA Cargo Services Ltd. contributed towards this cause. The South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) was the Strategic Partner of the event and other primary contributors under Platinum Sponsors were APS Logistics Ltd., Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT), CL Synergy Freight Partners, Emirates Sky Cargo, Euro Asia Cargo Ltd, Inter Air & Sea Logistics Ltd., McLarens Holdings Ltd., Pership Synergy, Sea Trade Services Ltd., Turkish Air lines, Vinflair Logistics Ltd., Freight Links International Ltd., and Speedmark Transportation Lanka Ltd. 

SLFFA thanks all SLFFA members, Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsors and all other contributors who assisted this event through their generous contributions and tremendous support.

 

Dance performance