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Two Brothers Gas Station, Slingerz family make timely donation for Linden schools b/ball
With time running out for the staging of the ninth annual Linden Secondary Schools Under-19 basketball championship set to begin next Monday(April 15), Two Brothers Gas Station and Slingerz Family have given a timely boost towards ensuring the successful staging of the tournament this year.
Receiving the cheque from Treasurer of Slingerz FC and Manager of Two Brothers Gas Station Aswel Mohabir (right), is Organising Secretary of the LABA Ashton Angel (Jr.) while Secretary Joseph Chapman looks on.
Unlike over the past eight years when uniforms for all the competing schools were obtained from sponsors in the United States of America, the new organisers of this prestigious championship, the Linden Amateur Basketball Association was unable to have that sponsorship continued due to circumstances beyond their control.
With the tournament set to start in April and end on May 1, the planners were tasked with first ensuring that the six competing schools continue to have their playing gear as this was looked forward to by the teams and continue the tradition set over the years by the previous organizers for eight years, the Victory Valley Royals basketball club, with another worthwhile championship.
In times of need the LABA sought the assistance of Two Brothers Gas Station and the Slingerz Family who teamed to fund the six sets of uniforms for the schools contesting the championship. The schools this year are the defending champions Linden Technical Institute, Mackenzie High, Linden Foundation Secondary, New Silvercity Secondary, Wisburg and Christianburg Secondary Schools.
Receiving the cheque to fund the six sets of uniforms which will be sourced locally were Organising Secretary of the LABA Ashton Angel (Jr.) and Secretary Joseph Chapman when they visited the Two Brothers Gas Station Main Office on the West Demerara.
Making the donation was Treasurer of Silngerz FC and Manager of Two Brothers Gas Station Aswel Mohabir who was happy to be associated with the tournament which focuses on the development of players at the school level. He wished the LABA every success in this new venture as the Organising Secretary Ashton Angel (Jr.) thanked them for the donation what he said was a ‘stitch in time’.
Angel noted that it was significant that a sponsor from out of town has joined the LABA, from as far West Demerara, and hopes that the sponsors who were approached in Linden would find it necessary to give whatever support they can for the betterment of the game among the youths.
The LABA continues to plan for this tournament and has already contacted the Region Ten Education Department where the go ahead was given for the schools to participate.
Players must be born after December 31, 1994 to be eligible to participate according to Secretary Joseph Chapman.
The championship will last for ten playing days and the venue is the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court. The relevant school representatives are asked to contact either Organising Secretary Ashton Angel (Jr.) on 644-6657 or 444-2712 or Secretary Joseph Chapman on 621-1643 for further information.
The Association also plans to have the launching of the tournament early in the new week.
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