Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym to open amidst much pomp and ceremony

Feb 07, 2010 Sports

After about several weeks of diligent work, the construction crew that had undertaken repair works to the Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym (HEBG), is currently applying the finishing touches to the project and is expected to officially re-open the facility with a Bar-B-Q/fish fry and a boxing exhibition at the gym’s Albouystown facility on Saturday February 20.
Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture, Frank Anthony will deliver key remarks before performing the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the facility.
Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA), Michael Benjamin informed Kaieteur Sport that the construction works undertaken by Vice President of the GABA, Maurice Rajkumar is almost completed. The washrooms and toilets are completed and so is the training area.
The poor latticework has been replaced with new material and augmented by a resurfaced concrete floor in the training area.
Several spanking new punching bags are also installed in the training area. Workers are now in the process of completing the trestle for the water tanks. The ring had also been resurfaced.
President of the GABA, Steve Ninvalle inspected the project yesterday and voiced his approval at the quality of work witnessed. He explained that the idea of a Bar-B-Q was inspired from a need to make the GABA as financially solvent as possible.
He said that even though he would be seeking the support from the Sports Ministry to assist in the smooth running of the association, he believes that the input of the executive body in the augmentation of the association’s funds is extremely important.
“The Bar-B-Q is a part of a series of fund raising activities to garner much needed funds to address the association’s projects,” said Ninvalle. He is urging members of the public to support the venture since all proceeds would go to the development of young amateur boxers.
Tickets for the Bar-B-Q would go on sale sometime during the coming week. The renovation works to the gym started after GABA Vice President Maurice Rajkumar delivered on an earlier promise made to the coach of the Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym, James Walcott, to donate the necessary funds towards the renovation of that entity.
Mr. Rajkumar and several executives of GABA including President, Steve Ninvalle, Treasurer, Dexter Patterson and Public Relations Officer, Michael Benjamin had subsequently visited the gym and performed the traditional dismantling ceremony, tearing down a part of the eastern wall to signal the start of the process.
One of the contractors, Alvin Bacchus, had immediately started working on the project, digging a large hole to facilitate construction on the septic tank. The installation of lights was also addressed by the
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