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Gordon’s basketball clinic gets underway
– laments lack of sponsorship
The Bevon Gordon Basketball Clinic for children, which formed part of a “Big Brother, Big Sister” Volunteer Youth Corp (VYC) programme, got underway Saturday last at the Burnham Basketball Court, Middle Street.
Despite having a good turnout and the services of renowned local coaches Robert Cadogan and Dennis Clarke, Gordon lamented the lack of responses from the corporate community to sponsorship requests.
“Basically, we didn’t get any sponsorship at all. It (the event) was financed by me. I am very disappointed in the way sponsors have reacted but people only support events when it benefits them,” Gordon told Kaieteur Sport.
In a previous interview, the senior former Courts Pacesetters forward had said that it will take around $800,000 to feed the 100 children that are a part of the programme. He had said then that he has secured only $200,000.
Previously based in the United States, Gordon informed that the organisation approached Banks DIH, Beepat’s, Ainlim and John Fernandes among others to ask for help in getting the “educational” activity off the ground.
Asked about the turnout on Saturday, the basketball player said that more children were expected to participate. “More children were supposed to show up. We had a lot of food and drinks available for them,” Gordon identified.
Senior national basketball players, Royston Siland and Naylon Loncke were both present on Saturday to help facilitate the workshop with assistance from former junior All Stars, Yannick Wade and Jaime Meyers.
The goals of the project are “to promote a professional service for youths between ages 8–18 who are affected by social issues and to help disadvantaged children who are unable to perform to their full potential”.
Popular local recording gospel artiste, Miriam Williams is also part of the programme. Gordon said that Williams is helping with the theoretical and planning aspects of the inaugural VYC “Big Brother, Big Sister” event.
(Edison Jefford)
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