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CB&R Mining, Aruwai Inc and Bartica Lions Club treat Barticians

Jan 06, 2013 News

–    more than 2000 children, senior citizens, receive gifts, monetary awards
In what was described as truly giving and sharing, a former teacher and now a successful businessman, Mr. Chunilall Babulall, and his companies CB&R Mining and Aruwai Inc. in collaboration with the Bartica Lions Club successfully concluded its second annual Christmas Day treat.
This event saw residents, among them the elderly, disabled and children from 11 riverain communities being served a lunch and Christmas goodies while the elderly and some of the older children received monetary gifts.
Among those present were Fr. Malcolm Rodrigues, former Region Seven Chairman, Mr. Hilbert Knights; Regional Chairman Mr. Gordon Bradford; executives and members of the Central, West Demerara and Bartica Lions Club’s and staff and management of CB&R Mining and Aruwai Inc.
Mr. Gordon Bradford invited father Malcolm Rodrigues to pray and bless the family and members of the two businesses, and a man whom he described as the true son of the soil of Bartica, Mr. Chunilall Babulall.
Father Rodrigues asked the children to sing a verse of the Christmas song ‘Oh come all ye faithful”. They complied and shouted cheers to Babulall and family for hosting them to this treat.
The host of the event Mr. Chunilall Babulall thanked all those who came.
He recalled three years ago on Christmas Day while in the United States of America where he was sitting flipping his television channels, he saw a number of organizations hosting large numbers of people on Christmas Day to lunch. He noted that this struck him.
He said that there and then he made a commitment to return to Guyana and do this for the people of Bartica and its environs.
On return to Guyana, he spoke to his family and could not wait for December 25 to arrive. He teamed with the Bartica Lions club to make it a signature event in Bartica, Guyana and on the Lions club of Guyana calendar of events.
President of the Bartica Lions Club Lion, Calment Young, commenting on the activity, said that the Bartica Lions Club is heartened to be associated with the CB&R Mining, Aruwai Inc. and Mr. Chunilall Babulall and family in hosting and making such an event successful.
Young noted that Mr. Babulall has always been supportive to any event for the development of the community of Bartica as his companies have provided employment to hundreds of Guyanese and have made a significant impact on all sectors of development on Guyana.

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