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RHTY&SC cricket teams donate to several organisations
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) during its Gala 22nd Annual Awards ceremony on Sunday April 22 made several donations to NGO’s, Sports organisations and the National Mental Hospital.
The donations were made by the cricket teams of the club under their Personal Development Programme which seeks to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
Cricket gear was given to the Tain Block Four Cricket Club, $200,000 worth of trousers to the Mental Hospital while the Berbice Volleyball Association received a set of volleyballs to assist its youth development programme.
The teams also assisted the second year Science class of Cyril Potter College of Education with volleyball trophies and prizes for an upcoming event; the Port Mourant Secondary School received a set of basketballs and uniforms while the Berbice Cricket Board received $100,000 worth of white balls, trophies and tee shirts for its Independence Day 20/20 tournament.
Club Secretary/CEO, Hilbert Foster, at the presentation praised the teams for their continued efforts to assist others to fulfill their true potential and also for their determination to always strive for excellence.
He expressed the hope that the donations which have a total value of $500,000 would be used for its intended purpose and would assist to unearth new sporting talent. The RHTY&SC, Foster stated was determined to not only remain the best but also to assist other NGO’s and clubs to improve themselves to better serve the younger generation of Guyana.
The donations were done by the members of the Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19, Metro Females and Gizmos and Gadgets First Division teams.
The club also honoured several journalists during the presentations for their contribution towards the development of the club. They included Samuel Whyte of Kaieteur News, Avinash Ramzan of TVG, Gregory Rambarran of DTV-8, Calvin Roberts of Guyana Chronicle and Sheran Ramnauth of LRTVS CH10. Several other Journalists would also be honoured shortly in Georgetown.
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