VW Club celebrates 21st “Pride of Ownership” drive on Sunday

The Volkswagen Beetle Owners’ Club has made arrangements to hold the Annual “Pride of Ownership” drive after a break of five years on Sunday 28 April.

This was the most looked upon event by the Club as it carried on unbroken for twenty successful years and came to a grinding halt on the eve of the event when the “COVID lockdown” dampened the traditional and after a good five years, is back on the cards with an exciting event put together by the Club. 

It is with great pleasure that the club notes of the traditional partners of the “Pride of Ownership” drive who have come together, namely the Hilton Colombo and the Browns Hotel Management Services along the LOLC Holdings Plc who have so graciously supported the event to bring back the past glory of “Pride” and the traditional “Start” from the Hilton Colombo. 

Members and their guests will be welcome to the Sports Centre of the Hilton to be greeted with the usual fanfare and the drive will proceed along the Galle Road to the luxurious Thaala Resort situated in Bentota. 

As on all previous “Pride of Ownership” drives the club expects over 100 Beetles, the famous Combi Vans, Variants and Karman Ghias and other Volkswagen models to participate at this year’s event not missing out on the subsidised facilities that has been offered for the event along with a valuable Club Give Away that would be gifted to the participants.

Members are kindly requested not to miss this “Grand Event” and all owners of VW’s are warmly welcome to participate at the “Pride of Ownership” drive and could contact Jaliya Jayasuriya of the Club on 077 629 4761 or or Shehan Samarasinhe on 077 931 2333) to confirm participation.

This is an event not to be missed and the Club looks forward to the long-standing participation and a successful “Pride of Ownership” drive.