Mr. Tharaka Ranwala, Senior Deputy General Manager - Consumer Banking, Sampath  Bank PLC (left) and Mr. Nanda Fernando, Managing Director, Sampath Bank PLC handing over the cheque and gift to M. A. M. I. Jayarathna from GM/ Welipillewa Kanishta Vidyalaya, Ganemulla who was ranked 2nd in the Island at the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination

Sampath Bank gave away special rewards to 25 students who had excelled in the Grade 5 Scholarship examination at a ceremony held at its Head Office premises recently. Mr. Nanda Fernando, Managing Director, Sampath Bank PLC and members of the Bank’s corporate management were joined by the students’ parents and the Principals of their schools on this occasion.

M. A. M. I. Jayarathna from GM/ Welipillewa Kanishta Vidyalaya, Ganemulla who was ranked 2nd in the Island at the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination was awarded with a cheque for Rs.100,000/-. The top 5 achievers in each district were given Rs.10,000/- each with the schools of the children ranked first and second in the district receiving Rs.25,000/- and Rs.20,000/-, respectively.

Sampath Bank representatives with the award winning students
Standing behind (from left) - Mr. Pujitha Rajapaksa, Manager – Marketing; Mr. Tharakasab Aravinthan, Regional Manager – Jaffna; Ms. Nadi B. Dhramasiri, Head of Marketing; Mr. Tharaka Ranwala, Senior Deputy General Manager - Consumer Banking; Mr. Sanath Abhayaratne, Assistant General Manager - Deposit Mobilization; Mr. Halin Hettigoda, Head of Deposit Mobilization; Mr. Amila Thewarapperuma, Senior Manager Deposit Mobilization; and Mr. Iranga Perera, Assistant Manager - Deposit Mobilization

The Bank has been engaging students and parents through the Sampath Bank Grade 5 Scholarship seminar series since 2009.Seeking to support students from underprivileged backgrounds, the initiative provides them with the requisite knowledge and skills to help them better prepare for the Grade 5 Scholarship exams. Over 10,000students attended the workshops that were held in Kirindiwela, Wellawaya, Polghawela, Galle, Homagama, Batticaloa and Ratnapura this year.