The St. John Association for 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

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

n public. Its members also perform voluntary first aid coverage duties during national events. It is a part of the St John Ambulance Foundation.

The headquarters

Headquarters

Headquarters 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 top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...

 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 activities in Sri Lanka. St. John Sri Lanka has some 50,000 volunteers.

Activities

• First aid training
• 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

Co-curricular activity

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. Currently, the various schools are as follows:

Colombo

• Royal College, Colombo
• Colombo Hindu College
• President's College, Maharagama

Galle

• Mahinda College
  Mahinda College
  Mahinda College is a Buddhist boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. It is a national school, which provides primary and secondary education. The school was established on March 1, 1892 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott...
  
  http://www.mahindacollege.lk/Subs/firstaid.htm

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
  Service Medal of the Order of St John
  The Service Medal of the Order of St John is an award given to those that have provided a requisite number or years service to the Venerable Order of St John...
  
   (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
  Venerable Order of Saint John
  The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
  
  
  • 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

Aide-de-camp

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.

See also

• Order of St. John
  Venerable Order of Saint John
  The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
  
  
• St John Ambulance Ranks and Insignia
  St John Ambulance Ranks and Insignia
  From its beginnings, the St. John Ambulance Brigade employed ranks and insignia to distinguish grades within its membership and management structure; these were extended across the wider organisation following its merge with the St John Ambulance Association to form St. John Ambulance...
  
  
• Insignia of the Venerable Order of St John
• St. Andrew's Ambulance Association
  St. Andrew's Ambulance Association
  St Andrew's First Aid is a first aid charity based in Scotland. Founded in 1882, St Andrew's was Scotland's first ambulance service. Now a voluntary organisation it uses the brand "St Andrew's First Aid" and seeks to preserve the lives of people in Scotland by through the provision of education...
  
  

External links

• Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
• Order of St. John, Sri Lanka
• www.stjohnsrilanka.org Official website of St. John ambulance Sri Lanka