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Berbice Bridge Company donates medals to top performers

May 28, 2013 News

 

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) bestowed several medals to top Education performers in East Berbice recently at a special awards ceremony hosted by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club at the New Amsterdam Multilateral Senior Secondary School.
According to the Chef Executive Officer (CEO) of BBCI, Mr. Omadatt Samaroo, the company received an email on May 15, 2013 from Mr. Hilbert Foster, Secretary / CEO of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club requesting a donation of 80 medals for its Tribute to Teachers and Students Programme held on May 23, last.
After verifying the information submitted and following further communication between the Chief Executive Officer of BBCI and the Secretary / CEO of the Club, the BBCI then decided to come on board and donated the 80 medals.
On May 23, Mr. Jainarine Koosial, Operations Manager, Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) handed over the medals donated to the students who were honoured at the Tribute to Teachers and Students Programme. The teachers and students, all from Berbice, were being honoured for their outstanding performances in 2012.
This is not the first time that the BBCI has sponsored events by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club. BBCI has become an Official Sponsor of the Club.
Last year, the Company donated $50,000 to the Club for its Charity Programmes for the Elderly and Less Fortunate. Also, BBCI donated a trophy to the Club’s Annual Awards Ceremony for the Cricketer of the Year – 2011.
This year, the Company which
also sponsored an Annual Tribute to the Retired Teachers Programme on the eastern and western sides of the Berbice River Bridge; donated two trophies to the Club for its 22nd Annual Awards Ceremony for the most committed player for 2012, most promising player for 2012; and also sponsored the Knock-out 50-Over Cricket tournament.
The company will continue to sponsor other events due to the availability of funds. It is looking at a wider cross section of sports and other charitable, non-charitable, government, non -governmental events.
In the past the company has sponsored events in Moleson Creek and New Amsterdam; and others in Georgetown, Linden, Parika and even hinterland communities.

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