14th November 2022, Colombo: Eric Rajapakse Opticians, Sri Lanka’s leading eyecare specialist with over 100 years of expertise, celebrated World Children’s Day by conducting an art competition under the theme “Lama asin lowa andimu” for children from Grades 1 to 10 recently. The competition was organised to provide a platform for school children to showcase their artistic talents and have the chance to win attractive prizes for their education.
The prize giving ceremony of the competition, which drew around 1,500 entries from across the island, was held recently at the Malabe branch of Eric Rajapakse Opticians. The ceremony was graced by the presence of Rajeev Rajapakse- Managing Director, Eric Rajapakse Opticians, Sudharshana Wickramarachchi- Head of HR, Eric Rajapakse Opticians, Lahiru Deshan- Sales and Marketing Manager, Global Vision Lanka, Piumal De Soysa- Sales and Marketing Manager, Essilor Lanka along with the winners of the art competition and their parents.
Grade 1-3 entries were held under the topic “Sundara udesana mage asin” (A beautiful Morning) with Deneth Perera (1st place), Ovindi Ashinsa Ratnasuriya (2nd place) and Kiyasha Shanmi Purasinghe (3rd place) being picked as the 3 winners. The topic for Grade 4-7 was “Ma dutu ira basa yana sandewa” (Sunset) and the 3 winners were Lewmini Limansa (1st place), Hashindi Hemaya (2nd place) and Nethum Sansana (3rd place). Grade 8-10 children’s entries were submitted under the topic “Anagatha Lokaya Dakimu” (Future World) with Herathge Imalya Karunarathne (1st place), Methuki Mindara Udugama (2nd place) and Ishan Namina (3rd place) taking home the top 3 prizes. In order to encourage the creative and educational pursuits of these highly-talented children all prize winners were presented with school supplies while 500 certificates were also given for selected participants.
Eric Rajapakse Opticians offers eye and hearing testing services carried out by highly-qualified and well-experienced professionals using state-of-the-art equipment. Having completed the testing, customers can then choose from a comprehensive range of international brands of frames and lenses. Additionally, for customers with hearing difficulties Beltone hearing aids from Denmark are also available. Eric Rajapakse branches are located at Colpetty, Wellawatte, Dehiwela, Malabe, Kiribathgoda, and Kandy. The convenient locations and ample parking available at all branches provide customers easy access to attend to their requirements.
