Leo Club

One of the affiliates of Lions Club International, Leo Club of the University of Colombo is an Omega Leo Club in Leo District 306C1. It was established with 22 founding members based on the Faculty of Management and Finance on 25th of June 2015 by the Charter President Leo Nimesh Jayasinghe along with Charter Secretary Leo Berny Wickramasinghe under the guidance of Lions Club of Oruwala, the Parent Lions Club of Leo Club of University of Colombo and under the guidance of the first Advisor, Late Dr Lion Sarath Wijechandra. Yet now it is thriving even stronger with a massive potential member base of about 140 individuals from various faculties, including:

• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Indigenous Medicine
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Management & Finance
• Faculty of Nursing
• Faculty of Technology
• Sri Palee Campus
• University of Colombo School of Computing

While carving its history passing 7 years of excellence, the Leo Club stands peculiar by having a long-lasting impact on the community and with the intention of providing youth with a greater scope of merits through a tremendous number of quality projects. Manifesting it, the Club was awarded and appreciated as the “Most Outstanding Leo Club in Leo District 306 C1” for three consecutive years and the First Runners-up in the Leo Multiple District 306 Sri Lanka for “Most Outstanding University Based Leo Club” in 2021/2022.
Currently, it is driven by President Leo Haritha Vimukthi and his team implementing procedures under the theme of “Legacy with Pride and Lead” with the guidance of the Club Advisor, Lion Ranjith Pushpakumara, Parent Lions Club, Lions Club of Oruwela, along with the Staff Advisor, Senior Student Counsellor of University, Dr Lion Rajitha Silva, to ensure the future motion and prominence of Leo Club of the University of Colombo.