Edward B. Beharry commits to RHTY&SC

Mar 26, 2015 Sports

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– 25,000 students targeted in Yes to Sports/Education and No to Drugs/Suicide campaign

By Franklin Wilson
The excellent humanitarian work of Guyana’s leading youth and sports club

continues to get better with each passing day.
With a mandate to reach out and help to shape the lives of the youth and elderly in a positive way, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) in association with one of Guyana’s most conscious corporate entity, Edward B. Beharry & Co., has embarked on a massive project that will see 25,000 students in Region six being targeted.
The initiative – Yes to Sports/Education and No to Drugs/Suicide campaign – which forms part of the club’s Silver Jubilee Anniversary celebrations will see Edward B. Beharry & Co. undertaking the costs for printing 1000 youth information booklets, 1000 full colored posters and 30 5’x3’ multi colored canvas banners.
According to RHTY&SC Secretary/CEO, Hilbert Foster, the youth information booklet is a 40-page book that would include information on drug abuse, importance of discipline, suicide, personal hygiene, public manners, choosing friends, importance of education, importance of religion and the role of a sports ambassador as well as information on Guyana that every youth should be aware of.
Speaking at yesterday’s press conference, Edward B. Beharry & Co. Marketing Manager Mrs. Beharry-Strand expressed elation at being approached noting that the decision to support was easy given the fact that they firmly believe in giving back.
“We do a lot of sponsorship from rugby to habitat for humanity because one of the things we value is that we invest in Guyanese. It’s extremely important because without the support for these youths we don’t have a future in Guyana, they emigrate, they will make lives abroad. If we invest in our children here and now, we have a wonderful opportunity to create a long lasting bond to Guyana.”
Mrs. Beharry-Strand also highlighted the fact that while a number of kids go to school, many others don’t.
“After school they take to the streets, they buy drugs, they drink alcohol and they are not children. These programmes allow these kids to do something, to turn to sports to showcase their talent, to invest their energies and have a different outlook on life, to have hope.”
While committing to the continued support of the programme, Mrs. Beharry-Strand challenged Foster to explore the possibility of extending the programme to the City.
“I think it is also needed here and thank you for the opportunity for allowing us to come on board, it’s an honor and a pleasure.”
Students in every primary and secondary school in the Ancient County would receive a copy of the booklet free of cost. Thirty (30) schools including the GUYSUCO Training Centre would be presented with a banner that would have the name of the institution inscribed on it.
Being displayed on the banner would be the images of the club’s four West Indies players, Erva Giddings, Shemaine Campbelle, Royston Crandon and Assad Fudadin; it would also feature the Yes to Sports/Education and No to Drugs/Suicide message.
Foster also hailed the fact that for the first time in the Ancient County, every classroom in each primary and secondary school, technical institute and sports club would have an 11″ x17″ poster with information on drugs, education and suicide being displayed.
Foster commented: “The Edward B. Beharry &Co. and Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club project would be one of the largest youth projects undertaken no a non-governmental organization. Almost every school and child in Berbice would be exposed to the message and we’re quite confident that each one of them would stay in school to obtain a solid educational background and would also get involved in sports like cricket, football, basketball and others so that they use their spare time usefully. Most importantly, they would reject satan and his evil world of drugs, crime, and suicide.”
On behalf of the club, Foster expressed gratitude to Edward B. Beharry 8 Co. for investing in such a vital programme which would be coordinated by the club’s cricket teams (Farfan & Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 & Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 & Intermediate, Metro Female and Gizmos & Gadgets First Division & Under-21) along with their education and sports development committees.
Special thanks were extended to the company’s Marketing Director Mrs. Beharry-Strand and Marketing Officer, Mr. Vishal Hemchand for their commitment, confidence and support.
Foster also disclosed that the programme would be launched with a huge rally and day of sports at the Area ‘H’ while promising that it would achieve all its projected objectives.

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