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8-year-old heart patient benefits from the benevolence of BCB & National cricketers
The Berbice Cricket Board and several national cricketers from the Ancient County last weekend contributed $221,440 to eight-year-old Deepa Sahadeo of West Coast, Berbice.
BCB President Kieth Foster hands over the cheque to Mrs. Phulmattie Sahadeo while young Deepa looks on.
Sahadeo is suffering from Congenital Heart Defect (VSD with Aortic Valve Prolapsed) and is scheduled to leave for India next week where she would undergo treatment at the Max Super Specialty Hospital in New Delhi. The total cost for the operation is US$5,500.
Hilbert Foster, Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Special Events Committee spearheaded the fundraising effort along with Manager of the cricket team, Carl Moore.
Foster at the presentation said that Berbician National players along with Rajendra Chandrika and Moore donated a total of $83,000 under the Berbice Senior Players Charity Fund Programme.
The players contributing were Devendra Bishoo, Esuan and Royston Crandon, Richard Ramdeen, Assad Fudadin, Paul Wintz, Veerasammy Permaul and Brandon Bess.
A total of $38,449 was raised through donations at the Berbice Cricket Board Annual Cricket Luncheon while businessmen Chetram Singh and Bissoondyal Singh donated $50,000 each to the fund.
The mother of Deepa Sahadeo, Phulmattie Sahadeo had approached Foster for assistance and he readily agreed to assist. Foster stated that the Berbice Board is no longer a cricketing authority alone but has successfully transformed itself into a social NGO with the main aim of touching lives.
He told young Deepa Sahadeo that the Berbice Cricket Board and the cricketers would be praying for her during the operation in India and wishes her a speedy recovery. Foster also expressed gratitude to everyone who contributed to the fund.
Mrs. Sahadeo expressed gratitude to the BCB, the national players and other donors for making an effort to assist her ailing daughter. She specially mentioned Foster and the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club for the major role they played when she visited the club office.
Young Deepa expressed pleasure at being assisted by some of her favourite cricketers and expressed confidence that she would return from India in good health.
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