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Largest ever Christmas Charity Programmes completed by RHTY&SC Cricket teams
The cricket teams of the Guyana’s leading youth and sports club on Sunday last concluded their largest every Annual Christmas Charity Programmes with the hosting of a Christmas Luncheon for 100 Senior Citizens at the St. Francis Training Centre.
Each of the senior citizens was treated to a warm meal, refreshments and also received a food hamper and a collection of gifts worth a combined value of $10,000 each.
Hampers for Berbice Cricket Umpires
The teams also worked along with the Radio Needy Children Fund, the Berbice Cricket Board and the Berbice River Bridge Company on Thursday December 20 where they hosted a massive Christmas Party for 700 needy children at the J.C. Chandisingh School.
The children were entertained by Santa, a face painter and a puppeteer.
They also received a warm meal, collection of goodies, drinks and a toy.
The teams – Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Gizmos & Gadgets Under-21 and First Division and Metro Females, from December 14 – 23 also donated 200 Food Hampers to less fortunate families, clothing and footwear, 2000 Toys to children and also assisted students with Educational materials.
Donation of Toys, Food Items and Goodies were also made to several Orphanages and Senior Citizens Homes while assistance was also given to the New Amsterdam Mission Chapel Play School, St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Christmas Feeding Programme, Rose Hall Town Assembly of God Church, New Amsterdam Lions Club and several other NGOs and Churches.
Members of the Guyana Police Force Neighborhood Policing Group also received Hampers from the cricketers for the major roles they played in protecting the Township during the Festive Season.
The teams also sponsored several Television programmes for Christmas while several households also received a chicken to prepare a Christmas meal.
The Berbice Cricket Board also benefitted as the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club sponsored the printing of special Berbice Cricket Board Christmas Cards at the cost of $70, 000. The Board also received 50 food hampers and a large collection of toys for eleven clubs in County, while each umpire also received food hampers and a gift.
The Berbice Cricket Board was also able to make donations to the Eden Children of Promise Home, New Amsterdam Mental Hospital and honour Berbice Journalists with gifts from the cricket teams.
Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster expressed his pleasure at the hard work of the players which resulted in a highly successful Christmas Programme. Foster explained that the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club since its formation in 1990 has made a rule that every cricketer playing for the club must be involved in Charity work in an effort to make the individual all-round.
The total value of the 2012 Charity Programme, Foster stated was in the vicinity of $3M. He expressed gratitude to all the sponsors of the club who contributed.
Toys presented for the Eden Children of Promise Home
Special mention was made of Ansa Mc al, DDL, Banks DIH, Guyana Beverage Inc., Busta, Sterling Products, Toucans, DeSinco Trading, H.A Snacks, Gizmos & Gadgets, Bounty Farm Ltd, Food For the Poor, Churches Chicken, Cirkel Distributors, Roma Manufacturing, Scotia Bank, Bermudez, Berbice Bridge Company, the Gift Centre, Starr Computers, Lens Craft Optical, NAMILCO, Universal DVD, GT&T, NCN Radio Needy Children Fund, Minister Jennifer Westford, BCB, June Mendes, Farfan & Mendes, A. Ally & Sons, Gizmos & Gadgets, F&H Printery, Ricks & Sari Ltd, DTV-8, Bakewell, Shemaine Campbelle and Assad Fudadin among dozens of others.
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