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Sports gear presented to Corentyne clubs
Boxing, Football and cricket among beneficiaries
A number of Sports clubs on the Corentyne Berbice were the recipients of the second and final batch of sports gear promised to them compliments of the Ministry of Home Affairs – Citizen Security Programme as part of its Rapid Impact Projects and Handing over of Sports Gear in collaboration with the St Francis Community Developers (SFCD).
The activity was held on Friday 14th June at the SFCD new, state-of-the-art two story concrete training centre and Conference Hall. Three clubs were the beneficiaries namely the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports- five boxes of cricket balls, the Rose Hall Town Football club-a number of footballs, hose, skipping ropes, shin pads
Cricketer Eon Hooper collects the boxes of cricket balls from Coordinator Alex Foster.
and nets among other accessories, the Rose Hall Town Jammers Boxing Gym received a horde of boxing gear and equipment including gloves, speed ball, punching bags, guards, skipping ropes and other equipment. The SFCD was the recipient of a number of indoor games including dominoes, cards, scrabble, chess, Chinese checkers, and draughts among other indoor games materials.
Speaking at the simple ceremony was coordinator Mr. Alex Foster who is also the President of the (SFCD), Friends of St Francis, partners of America and the Chairman of the Rose Hall Town/ Williamsburg Community Action Council.
Foster in remarks, welcomed those in attendance and was loud in praise for the initiative taken to assist people at the grass root level. He noted that he is very pleased to know that the collaborative efforts are touching the lives of many Guyanese, especially the ordinary persons. He encouraged those receiving the items to care them and put them to full use. Foster also urged the recipients to not be satisfied in only playing at the local level, but to strive for higher heights and possibly represent the country.
A number of projects were also successfully undertaken by Foster and his local group including- building a Library at the lower Corentyne Secondary School, a play park at the Rose Hall Town Nursery school, a Computer Room built at the Rose Hall Town primary school, construction of the fencing and a rubbish bin at the Port Mourant Secondary School, construction of an Incinerator at the J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School and undertaking the Electrical Installation at the Friends of Rose Hall Town building.
The Rose Hall Town Area H Football field is also being rehabilitated with the area being graded and fenced. The inclement weather has put a hold on work which should also see the drains being dug and the field being filled and new gold post are also being installed. (Samuel Whyte)
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