‘VV Family Nite 2008’ was held on Saturday 8th of March 2008, at the Castle Grand Pioneer room was the second event organised by the ‘Visakhians of NSW’ and drew a gathering of over 300 guests. The guest list mostly comprise of past Visakhians, teachers and their immediate families.

Over 130 Visakhians took up this opportunity to get together to reminisce about the good old times at school while supporting the organising team raise funds to support local charitable activities.
On the night, the guests strolled in around 7:30pm to a hall beautifully decorated in school colours of blue and gold and received a copy of the souvenir magazine. The dress code was smart casual however most ladies chose to wear beautiful sarees of stunning colours.

On behalf of the organising team, the welcome address was given by Piyumi Gunasinghe. The former teachers in the audience,  light the traditional oil lamp. The school song was sung with much feeling. 

The guests were then treated to a  dance performance choreographed by Savanthi Fernando ( daughter of Dilmini Fernando)and performed by daughters of former Visakhians. There was a Latin dance performace by  professional dancers for the entertainment of the crowd. Another act  was performed by Nimal and Devika punchihewa for crowds entertainment.

The guests danced to the music by ‘Breakaway’.  Baila sessions by Punchi, brought the crowds on to the dance floor. The young were not forgotten and rocked to the latest hip-hop and RnB tunes by DJ of the breakway band. The MC’s for the night were Nimal Punchihewa and ex-Visakhian Achinthi Vithanage.

The scrumptious dinner buffet catered by Siva of Blue Elephant had a wide spread for selection .Tables were called out to avoid unsightly long queues, giving first preference to kids  while the door prize draw took place. There were four aisles to server food which made the crowd move efficiently. The food served consisted of a mixture of traditional and western cuisine to suit the palettes of the young and the old.

The organisers made an effort to limit the number of interruptions to the dancing which seemed to be exactly what the guests wanted. Photo coverage for the event was by Mahesh Ramanayake and Ruwan Weerakoon. Ayesha Karunaratne thanked all those involved including the sponsors, the well-wishers, families and friends of the organising team who helped in numerous ways and of course all guests for participating and making this event a success!

We are pleased to bring you some photos from the event. Click and enjoy!