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RHTY&SC makes reality, 10 year-old Calvin Simon’s New Year’s wish
At the tender age of five, Calvin Shemar Simon of Rosignol watched on in horror as his father murdered his beloved mother Travlyn Kingston, ever since, life has never been the same for the bright eyed youngster who has been cared for by his grandmother, Roleen Alexander.
Phaffiana Millington handing over the pair of batting pads to Calvin Shemar Simon in the presence of his grandmother and Eon Hopper.
Christmas 2012 was a sad one for Calvin as there was no money for toys and his grandmother was unable to cook a Christmas meal due to lack of finances.
In addition, his dream of becoming a cricketer to follow in his hero Shivnarine Chanderpaul footsteps was going nowhere as he had no cricket gear.
His wish for New Year’s Day 2013 was to have a few toys to play with, food items for his grandmother to cook a warm meal and some cricket gear to make reality, his dream.
The cricket teams of Guyana’s leading, Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, on Christmas Day read a newspaper article on young Simon and his grandmother and decided to pool their resources together to make a positive difference.
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 Female on Thursday December 27, handed over $80,000 worth of items to Simon.
The donation included a cricket bat, a batting pad, school bags, educational materials, a collection of toys, clothing, blankets, footwear, hygiene kit and a large supply of groceries.
Club Secretary / CEO Hilbert Foster speaking directly to Simon at the presentation pledged the Club’s continued assistance and committed the cricket teams to supporting the young man and his grandmother until he completes his Secondary education.
He urged the young man to develop a culture of personal discipline, hard work and an ability to listen to sound advice.
Education, Foster stated is the root to success and the pathway out of poverty. Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club cricketers Eon Hooper and Phaffiana Millington wished Simon a successful career and told him to practice regularly and hard.
Ms. Roleen Alexander speaking on her grandson’s behalf expressed gratitude to the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and wished the club a blessed future.
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