VW Beetle Owners' Club and MLH join hands in celebration

World Volkswagen Day 2012

In all probability it may be the only automobile brand that has been given the worldly "honors".

This June 22 has been established for the "World Volkswagen Day". Most Volkswagen loyalists from around the globe celebrate this event on a Sunday closer to the date and even in Sri Lanka, "World Volkswagen Day" will be celebrated on June 24 organized by the Volkswagen Beetle Owners' Club in partnership with the Mount Lavinia Hotel.By having a day allocated for the dominative Volkswagen that changed the ideologies of motoring to the masses from all over the world.

The Club, in its agenda of the event, will honor personalities who have actively contributed towards the fame of the Volkswagen and will invite them to deliver a speech giving his or her experiences of traveling many miles and years in a beloved "VW".

This year, the Club will "spotlight" on two great personalities who brought fame to the VW Beetle, one in the race circuit being Upali Kapilasena who for many years thrilled the speed fans in his delightful Bug.

The other is a personality from the "fairer" gender who was somewhat an ardent supporter of "women liberation" right from her days at University who carries on her social activities to date. Mrs Kamini Vitharana was a pioneer Lady VW driver from the early fifties who would also be given the "podium" to speak a few words of the delights of the Bug.

This is a very nostalgic event to the VW Family as it brings out fond memories that many owners have shared in their little Bug and to most from their childhood. VW owners of all ages come together to make this event "warm and friendly" in true form of the "Peoples Car".

The Parade is schedule to start off from the Independence Square and head towards the Mount Lavinia Hotel, where the "Grand-Finale" would take place. The Club has also extended an invitation to all models of Volkswagens, regardless of their ages and where their engines are situated, to join in this event under the famous "VW" emblem.


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