Latest update November 26th, 2024 1:00 AM
Local footballers to benefit as Food for the Poor/Guyana Football Federation forge partnership
At a time when many sports associations are experiencing grave
Food for the Poor Executive Director Mr. Leon Davis (3rd right) shakes hands with GFF President (ag) Franklin Wilson as the two holds a football each at yesterday’s presentation. Among the other officials is UG Librarian Ms. Gwyneth George, 4th left.
challenges procuring adequate sponsorship to address their programmes and objectives, Food for the Poor (FFP), a non-governmental, charitable organization, has answered the call and yesterday morning forged alliances with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), donating gear and equipment towards the development of `that organization.
The FFP organization also extended similar chivalry to the Guyana Police Force and the University of Guyana after donating 12 footballs and 1 computer training set respectively.
President (ag) of the GFF, Franklin Wilson visited the Festival City offices of the non- governmental organization and received several units of sewing machines, footballs, computer training kits and a hefty supply of Whey (protein) powder.
Managing Director (FFP), Leon Davis was present to hand over the gifts to the various entities and in brief remarks noted that despite the many internal challenges being experienced by the GFF he still felt constrained to support their objectives.
Mr. Davis reminded that the primary objective of his entity is to provide relief and foster empowerment of the poor and needy. He also said that his executives have primarily made major contributions towards the cricket fraternity with the focus being on rural and outlying clubs. “Admittedly football is undergoing many challenges but we are not concerned with the adverse effects placed on the entity; our objective is to positively support the sport,” informed Mr. Davis. He said that despite recognizing the need to support the many clubs, his executive felt constrained to focus on rural development. “Our objective is to aid in the developmental process of both male and female footballers and I intend to continue along this vein,” assured Mr. Davis.
Mr. Wilson said that his executives are grateful for the corporate intervention by FFP. He said that his entity had benefited from the largesse of the FFP and he envisioned this initiative to be a lasting and fruitful relationship. Mr. Wilson further noted the positive relationship between school work and football and consequently advocated for the reintroduction of the sport as a part of the school curriculum.
He said that the balls would be distributed to each of the associations even as he promised to care the gift. The acting football boss also promised to keep the FFP Managing Director abreast of football developments.
Meanwhile, Librarian of the University of Guyana Gwyneth George collected the computers on behalf of her organization and expressed deep gratitude to her benefactor. She further pointed out that the UG is now conducting a reading programme in the Sophia community and voiced the hope that UG executives could approach the FFP for future assistance. She also promised to reciprocate if the need should ever arise.
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