{"id":12,"date":"2022-03-16T15:04:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/testing\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2023-01-11T21:31:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T21:31:55","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-222241be elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"222241be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5447eb1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"5447eb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aec5ed elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aec5ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b56837a home-h1\" data-id=\"b56837a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f502d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f502d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.2 - 04-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The SLYO was created to positively impact the lives of youth today within the Sri-Lankan and the American cultures.<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03e7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a03e7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About SLYO USA<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647ac41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647ac41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.2 - 04-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Los Angeles chapter was the inaugural chapter established under our organization. With a humble start of less than 15 members, this chapter has expanded over the years to include a large proportion of the Sri Lankan community in Southern California. Its impact, however, has been global. Their most notable contribution to date was raising funds to construct a library for an underprivileged primary school in Sri Lanka. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4589a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0b4589a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Women\u2019s Empowerment Conference for International Women\u2019s Day<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Operation Rise Above, a series of education-focused fundraising drives to raise money for school supplies for impoverished youth in the community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Adopt a Family, a holiday season fundraiser that raises money for underserved families in the community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177084e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"177084e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US team also serves as Global HQ and assists with organizing, structuring, and fundraising for events put on by other chapters.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fdeea1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9fdeea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/los-angeles\/about\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-093e711 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"093e711\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52dc598\" data-id=\"52dc598\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc959c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cc959c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Jr. Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2da7ce1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2da7ce1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e434bc\" data-id=\"5e434bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b7f4f elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"00b7f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.2 - 04-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-direction:reverse;-ms-flex-direction:row-reverse;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-direction:normal;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{-webkit-box-align:start;-ms-flex-align:start;align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{-webkit-box-align:end;-ms-flex-align:end;align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/slyo-la-member-sahan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sahan Ganewatte<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80866a1\" data-id=\"80866a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d61fce elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0d61fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/slyo-la-member-udeshika.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"slyo.org\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Udeshika Wekadapola<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e04e53\" data-id=\"4e04e53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a5c00 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"42a5c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/slyo-la-member-savana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"slyo.org\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Savana Ganewatte<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-914d447 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"914d447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/los-angeles\/our-team\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW ALL MEMBERS<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b91a26a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b91a26a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97ad897\" data-id=\"97ad897\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f9a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52f9a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6235fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gutenberg-post-blocks\" data-id=\"6235fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gutenberg-post-blocks.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ultp-shortcode\" data-postid=\"152\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-post-grid-1 ultp-block-998367\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-loading\"><div class=\"ultp-loading-blocks\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;\"><div style=\"left: 0;top: 0;animation-delay:0s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 21px;top: 0;animation-delay:0.125s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 42px;top: 0;animation-delay:0.25s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 0;top: 21px;animation-delay:0.875s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 42px;top: 21px;animation-delay:0.375s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 0;top: 42px;animation-delay:0.75s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 42px;top: 42px;animation-delay:0.625s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 21px;top: 42px;animation-delay:0.5s;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-heading-filter\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-filter-in\"><div class=\"ultp-filter-navigation\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-items-wrap ultp-block-row ultp-pg1a-style1 ultp-block-column-2 ultp-layout1\"><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-377\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/slyo-la-morahena-junior-school-library-project-2013\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"SLYO LA | Morahena Junior School Library Project 2013\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/morahena.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/slyo-la-morahena-junior-school-library-project-2013\/\" >SLYO LA | Morahena Junior School Library Project 2013<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-1296\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/international-womens-day-conference-2022\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"SLYO LA | International Women&#8217;s Day Conference 2022\ufffc\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/group.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/international-womens-day-conference-2022\/\" >SLYO LA | International Women&#8217;s Day Conference 2022\ufffc<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-371\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/slyo-la-adopt-a-family-project-2017\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"SLYO LA | Adopt a Family Project 2017\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Copy-of-Untitled-1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/slyo-la-adopt-a-family-project-2017\/\" >SLYO LA | Adopt a Family Project 2017<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-365\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/slyo-leadership-mixer-event-at-royal-cup-cafe-2014\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"SLYO | Leadership Mixer Event At Royal Cup Cafe 2014\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11014854_836970876381262_8024819092803783689_n.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/slyo-leadership-mixer-event-at-royal-cup-cafe-2014\/\" >SLYO | Leadership Mixer Event At Royal Cup Cafe 2014<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-pagination-wrap ultp-pagination-ajax-action\" data-paged=\"1\" data-blockid=\"998367\" data-postid=\"152\" data-pages=\"5\" data-blockname=\"ultimate-post_post-grid-1\" ><ul class=\"ultp-pagination\"><li class=\"ultp-prev-page-numbers\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/\"><svg enable-background=\"new 0 0 477.175 477.175\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 477.18 477.18\"><path d=\"m145.19 238.58 215.5-215.5c5.3-5.3 5.3-13.8 0-19.1s-13.8-5.3-19.1 0l-225.1 225.1c-5.3 5.3-5.3 13.8 0 19.1l225.1 225c2.6 2.6 6.1 4 9.5 4s6.9-1.3 9.5-4c5.3-5.3 5.3-13.8 0-19.1l-215.4-215.5z\"\/><\/svg> Previous<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ultp-first-pages\" style=\"display:none\" data-current=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/\">1<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ultp-first-dot\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"#\">&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ultp-center-item pagination-active\" data-current=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/\">1<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ultp-center-item\" data-current=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/page\/2\/\">2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ultp-center-item\" data-current=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/page\/3\/\">3<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ultp-last-dot\" ><a href=\"#\">&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ultp-last-pages\"  data-current=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/page\/5\/\">5<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ultp-next-page-numbers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/page\/2\/\">Next<svg enable-background=\"new 0 0 477.175 477.175\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 477.18 477.18\"><path d=\"m360.73 229.08-225.1-225.1c-5.3-5.3-13.8-5.3-19.1 0s-5.3 13.8 0 19.1l215.5 215.5-215.5 215.5c-5.3 5.3-5.3 13.8 0 19.1 2.6 2.6 6.1 4 9.5 4s6.9-1.3 9.5-4l225.1-225.1c5.3-5.2 5.3-13.8 0.1-19z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc27928 elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc27928\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-392cbf3\" data-id=\"392cbf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538a76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"538a76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay in touch!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276fc89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"276fc89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subscribe to our newsletter to get in touch with our latest news and events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SLYO was created to positively impact the lives of youth today within the Sri-Lankan and the American cultures. About SLYO USA The Los Angeles chapter was the inaugural chapter established under our organization. With a humble start of less than 15 members, this chapter has expanded over the years to include a large proportion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.5.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SLYO | USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The SLYO was created to positively impact the lives of youth today within the Sri Lankan and the American cultures.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SLYO | USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The SLYO was created to positively impact the lives of youth today within the Sri Lankan and the American cultures.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-11T21:31:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/slyo-la-member-sahan.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/\",\"name\":\"USA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/slyo-la-member-sahan.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/slyo-la-member-sahan.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/\",\"name\":\"SLYO | USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-16T15:04:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-11T21:31:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"The SLYO was created to positively impact the lives of youth today within the Sri Lankan and the American cultures.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Home\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SLYO | USA","description":"The SLYO was created to positively impact the lives of youth today within the Sri Lankan and the American cultures.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SLYO | USA","og_description":"The SLYO was created to positively impact the lives of youth today within the Sri Lankan and the American cultures.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/","og_site_name":"USA","article_modified_time":"2023-01-11T21:31:55+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/slyo-la-member-sahan.jpg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/","name":"USA","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/slyo-la-member-sahan.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/slyo-la-member-sahan.jpg","width":400,"height":400},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/","name":"SLYO | USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2022-03-16T15:04:10+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-11T21:31:55+00:00","description":"The SLYO was created to positively impact the lives of youth today within the Sri Lankan and the American cultures.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":166,"href":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1426,"href":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/1426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slyo.org\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}