Shedding light on young talent for a brighter future:

Sri Lanka’s first ever Hobby Fair!

A spark of interest can be the first step to greatness. This spark is what the Rotary Club of Colombo in association with SLANA (Sri Lanka Anti Narcotics Association) hopes to generate in Sri Lanka through the “Hobby Fair 2010”. Organized in aid of Cancer and Drug Abuse Treatment and Prevention, the Hobby Fair committee launches this unique event with the primary goal of offering the younger generation an avenue to express their creativity and talents.

The Hobby Fair 2010 will take place on February 12, 13 and 14, 2010 at the Sri Lankan Exhibition and Convention Centre. Although the three day event will cater mainly to the youth, it is also open to all and any amateur and professional hobbyists, artists, crafts persons and related vendors of any age in order to create an effective multi-purpose forum that connects both traditional and modern hobbies to facilitate new learning.

To serve this multi-faceted purpose, participants will be able to showcase their own hobbies, be it anything from traditional stamp collecting, quilting and painting to the more diverse hobbies like body piercing, electronics and graffiti art. Opening the fair to encompass a broad and diverse range of hobbies is expected to not only help bring unusual and hard earned achievements of hobby enthusiasts into the limelight but also inspire young people to take their own talents and turn it into a hobby with the potential to enrich their lives.

All interested applicants are requested to participate by downloading the application at www.hobbyfair2010.com; picking it up from Sri Lanka Anti Narcotics Association at No. 5, Kirimandala Mawatha, Nawala; or sending a self addressed envelope to SLANA to receive an application. All completed applications must be submitted on or before December 30, 2009 via email to [email protected], or posted to The Hobby Fair 2010, C/o SLANA, No. 5, Kirimandala Mawatha, Nawala.