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For the first time in the history of the AATSL Toastmasters Club, two of the AAT Toastmasters from among over 3,600 Toastmasters in Sri Lanka has been bestowed with two prestigious titles out of the three most valuable titles – The Area Director of the Year, The Toastmaster of the Year and The Division Director of the Year – highly valued awards in the Toastmaster’s journey.
TM Jeewana Pradeep Malgaha Gamage, Senior Member of AAT, was conferred with the Area Director of the Year Award and TM Thinusha Bamunuarachchi was awarded the Toastmaster of the Year.
In addition, the following Toastmasters too have received the awards specified against their names at the Hall Of Fame Awards Night held on 5 September: TM Ponniah Pushbabukumar – Excellence of Club Building, TM Jeewana Pradeep Malgaha Gamage – Excellence of Club Building, TM Janarthanan Vijendran – Distinguished Toastmaster Award, TM Jeewana Pradeep Malgaha Gamage – District Director Special Recognition Award, TM Jeewana Pradeep Malgaha Gamage – President Distinguished Area Director Award, Visiting Victor Award, Online Ovation Gold Award.
Further, AATSL Toastmasters club received the Golden Gavel and Triple Star award while the AATSL Emerging Toastmasters Club won The Rising Star Award.
AATSL Toastmasters Club was formed in 2009 under the guidance of the Governing Council of AAT Sri Lanka. It is celebrating its 11th anniversary in 2020. The most prestigious and highest award that can be achieved by a club in District 82 (Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu), the Golden Gavel, has been received for the eighth consecutive year.