The St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade of Sri Lanka (also often referred to as the St. John Ambulance of Sri Lanka) is a charitable organisation providing healthcare services to the
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n public. Its members also perform voluntary first aid coverage duties during national events.
The
headquarters
Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...
is located at 65/11, Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02.
History
St John Ambulance was established in Ceylon in 1906. The National St. John Council was formed in 1967 to govern St. John's activities in Sri Lanka. St. John Sri Lanka has some 50,000 volunteers.
Former Chief Commanders
*
Dr. Sarath Samarage, Dr.Palitha Abeykoon, Dr. D.W.Weerasuriya, Dr.J.G.Jayatilake, Brig.Dr.H.I.K.Fernando, G.A.Piyadasa
Activities
*First aid training
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*Disaster preparedness
*Relief work
*Occupational health & safety
*First aid in schools
*Public duties - festivals, cricket tests
*Community based nutrition projects
Cadet Movement
St John Ambulance in Sri Lanka largely consists of cadet members - i.e. secondary school students who joined St John as their Co-curricular activity. Currently, various schools are as follows:
; Colombo
*Royal College, Colombo
Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ...
* Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 10
* Colombo Hindu College
*Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa
Prince of Wales' College ( Sinhala: වේල්ස් කුමර විද්යාලය ''Wels Kumara Vidyalaya'', Tamil: பிரின்ஸ் ஆஃப் வேல்ஸ் கல்லூரி) is a selective entry boys' school s ...
* St. Anthony's College, Kandy
* St. Benedict's College
*St.Anthony's Tamil Maha Vidiyalayam,Colombo 14
; Nuwara Eliya
* Poramadulla Central College
Kandy
* Zahira College, Gampola
* St.Mary's College, Nawalapitiya
; Galle
* Mahinda College
Awards and Commendations
Officers and Members of the Brigade are eligible for the following Awards and Commendations:
Local Awards
*5 Years First Aid Efficiency Medal (for 5 years' service)
*Commendation Medal (which carries the post-nominal letters ''CMSJ'')
International (Order) Awards
*Service Medal of the Order of St John
The Service Medal of the Order of St John is awarded to recognise both conspicuous and long service with the Venerable Order of St John, particularly in St John Ambulance, both in the United Kingdom and in a number of other Commonwealth countr ...
(for 10 years' service)
*Bar to the Service Medal (for each subsequent 5 years' service up to 45 years)
*Gilt Laurel Leaf (for 50 years' service)
*Admission to the Venerable Order of Saint John
The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of ...
** Serving Brother / Serving Sister ''(SBStJ or SSStJ)''
** Officer Brother / Officer Sister ''(OStJ)''
** Commander Brother / Commander Sister ''(CStJ)''
** Knight / Dame of Grace ''(KStJ or DStJ), note that this does not entitle the holder to Sir ''
The grades of the Order are numbered 1 through 6, however, this is not to be confused with the grading of Brigade Officers.
The highest grade in the Order, GCStJ is limited only to the Great Officers of the Order and 21 other individuals. The lowest grade in the Order, Esq StJ is for Personal Esquires for KStJ and above who probably play a role similar to that of an Aide-de-Camp.
Alliances
* - Royal County of Berkshire
* - St. John Australia
See also
*Order of St. John
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headqu ...
* St John Ambulance Ranks and Insignia
*Insignia of the Venerable Order of St John
The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of ...
*St. Andrew's Ambulance Association
St Andrew's First Aid is a charity based in Scotland. Founded in 1882, St Andrew's Ambulance Association was Scotland's first ambulance service. From 1967, the St. Andrew's Scottish Ambulance Service was the sole contractor for the provision o ...
References
External links
Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalemwww.stjohnsrilanka.org Official website of St. John ambulance Sri Lanka
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint John Association For Sri Lanka
Youth organisations based in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
Ambulance services in Sri Lanka