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President’s/Jefford Track & Field Classic…Lifetime Realty back on board
Managing Director of Lifetime Realty Alfred Mentore in a simple ceremony
Managing Director of Lifetime Realty Alfred Mentore (right) hands over the cheque for an undisclosed sum to Co-organiser of the President’s / Jefford Track & Field Classic Edison Jefford yesterday.
conducted at the entity’s Head Office on North Road maintained his support for the President’s / Jefford Track & Field Classic after pledging an undisclosed sum to Co-organiser of the event Edison Jefford yesterday.
Mentore, a former national youth cricketer and an outstanding golfer and sports enthusiast, has been on board from the Classic’s inauguration and according to him, the principal motive for his assistance is the fact that it provides the opportunity for the young athletes to showcase their talent, while at the same time aiding in the development of the sport.
The easy going realtor, who is known also for his charitable endeavours said he was indeed happy to be part of the event and promised his continued support in the future.
The current President of the Demerara Cricket Club, Alfred challenged the business community to do more for the development of sports and the facilities that serve athletes and even took the time to make mention of an upcoming project that the club has undertaken.
“I would like to take this opportunity to solicit the support of the business community for the coming magazine that the club has embarked on as part of its 100th Anniversary. Their support is critical for the viability of the project which proceeds will go towards the infrastructural improvement of the club that provided the foundation for the careers of great West Indian cricketers such as Clive Lloyd, Lance Gibbs and Roy Fredericks, just to name a few,” Mentore mentioned.
Jefford in his response thanked the entity for its continued assistance and promised a Meet that will meet the high standard that most would like.
“I would like to extend thanks to Lifetime Realty and more directly Mr. Mentore for seeing the need to provide another opportunity for our young athletes to get the necessary exposure that is critical for their individual development and the sport at large.”
The Classic will be staged on Sunday, May 20, at the Mackenzie Sport Club and among those anticipated top participate are Guyana’s middle distance star Marian Burnett and athletes from Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname and Barbados in the international segment, while over 30 races are carded for the locals.
The winning club is set to take home $500,000, runner-up $300,000 and 3rd place $100,000, while there will be gate prizes specifically intended to give back to the fans, especially those from the community.
The international races also have special prizes on offer for the top three finishers.
Among the top locals expected to participate in the Classic are women’s 100 metres champion Alisha Fortune, Chavez Ageday, Stephan James, Tevin Garraway, Kevin Bayley, Elton Bollers, Jevina Straker, Juanita Hooper, Neisa Allen, Tiffany Carto, Shauna Thornhill, Natasha Alder,, Alita Moore, Alika Morgan, Janella Jonas, while the Mining Town will be represented by Winston Caesar, Nathaniel Giddings, Bevon Noble and Parish Cadogan.
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