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Senior citizens honoured as BCB hosts 3rd annual Senior Players Charity Trust Fund
Four senior players out of the Ancient County of Berbice, Assad Fudadin, Veerasammy Permaul, Tremayne Smartt and Shemaine Campbelle, were lauded for their integral role in a fund raiser that accrued money to purchase a 21 inches television set for the Dharam Shala Senior citizens home in that region Thursday afternoon last.
Representative of the Dharam Shala Stanley Porter receives a television set from BCB.
This is the third edition of the programme and was hosted by the Special Events Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB). The venture is supervised the Special Events Committee under its chairman, Hilbert Foster with an objective of improving the fortunes of the less fortunate.
Mr. Foster said that the Charity Trust Fund endeavours to highlight the roles of senior players in the region and for them to understand those roles as sport ambassadors and agents of change. He said that the venture also provides them with an opportunity to touch and change lives.
The television set will be used by the senior citizens for entertainment and relaxation and will provide cricket entertainment whenever such matches are aired especially with the West Indies team. Over the years the Charity Fund has donated TV sets, microwaves, washing machines, DVD players, bales of cloth, kitchen utensils, educational materials and household items to numerous orphanages, schools, senior citizens homes and government agencies.
Chairman of the Committee Hilbert Foster stated that the main aim of the Charity Trust Fund is to expand the understanding of the senior players so that they understand their roles as sport ambassadors and agents of change. He said the initiative also provided an opportunity for them to effect requisite changes in the lives of beneficiaries.
Mr. Stanley Porter accepted the gift on behalf of the Dharam Shala and hailed the gesture as remarkable. He said that the BGB is not only transforming cricket in the region but is also making a positive impact on the lives of the less fortunate. He expressed delight at the contribution of the West Indies players even as he wished them well.
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