Thaya Ponniah has been a Rotarian since 1998. He was the President of the Rotary Club of Colombo South (District 3220, Sri Lanka) in 2002/2003. He was presented the “Best President” and the “Best Club” awards. Thaya also became a major donor during his presidency in Sri Lanka and was instrumental in making his club a 100% Paul Harris Fellow club in the district. Thaya was the District Chair for Vocational Service in Sri Lanka in 2003–2004. He again became president of the Rotary Club of Strathfield (District 9675, NSW, Australia) and was presented with the “Club of the Year” award for District 9675 in 2021/2022. Thaya is currently a Paul Harris Society member and a major donor at level 2. Thaya has been the District Fund Raising Chair of the Foundation for the last 2 years, and he is currently the District Chair for International Services.