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Annual Patricia Moniz Educational Trust Fund hosted by RHTY&SC U-19 Pepsi
Six outstanding young cricketers from the Rose Hall Town & Sports Club on Thursday last were rewarded with various educational materials when the Rose Hall Town Pepsi Under-19 team hosted their 5th Annual Patricia Moniz Memorial Educational Trust Fund at the Area ‘H’ Ground.
The Trust Fund is hosted each year by the team in memory of the late Patricia Moniz, who served as an advisor to the Club before her death in 2008.
Cricket Manager Patrick Lewis with the six Awardees
The awardees at the 2012 presentation were Under-15 and Under-17 players were Jason Anderson, Romario Rowe, Daniel Lewis, Simon Prittipaul and Calvin Jeffrey.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster expressed gratitude to Moniz’s daughter Nadine Budhoo for her continued sponsorship of the Trust Fund in memory of her mother.
Describing the late Patricia Moniz as a strong believer in education, Foster urged the awardees to make the pursuit of education their main goal in life. Foster reminded the awardees of the importance of an educated mind while urging them to develop a culture of reading, research and asking questions.
He related that most successful cricketers like Brian Lara, Jimmy Adams, Kumar Sangakara, Carl Hooper, Roger Harper, Michael Artherton and Rahul Dravid were all highly educated persons who were able to think quickly on their feet while at the same time being proper sporting ambassador for their countries.
Vice Captain of the Pepsi Under-19 Shailendra Shameer who recently passed ten (10) CSEC subjects with five Grade one’s stated that the team was pleased to assist the awardees in their pursuit of a successful educational career.
The Rose Hall Town Pepsi Under-19 team, Shameer stated believes that to be successful on the field, a player must have an educated mind.
Under-15 player Jason Anderson speaking on behalf of the 2012 awardees expressed gratitude to the Club and the family of the late Patricia Moniz. Anderson pledged that all the awardees would fulfill their full potentials in both the classroom and cricket field.
All the awardees received a full supply of educational materials and equipment to last the entire school year.
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