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RHTY&SC teams and Police Division continue to touch lives
Hilbert Foster (left) with the GPF officers following the presentation.
…Say No To Crime, Yes To Sports Programme
The joint effort to assist less fortunate students in the Ancient County between the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) and the Community Outreach Department of the Guyana Police Force ‘B’ Division continues to bear results.
On Tuesday last, the club handed over $200,000 worth of footwear, school bags and educational materials to the Police Force for distribution to less fortunate students.
The Club handed over a total of 80 pairs of footwear for male and female students along with 40 school bags and educational supplies. Club secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster who is spearheading the initiative with ‘B’ Division Community officer Assistant Superintendant Alistair Roberts informed that funds were garnered from a fundraising corn house at the Port Mourant Turf Club. The cricket teams and the Police Force in March last year joined hands to launch a Say No To Crime, Suicide, Drugs and Say Yes To Education and Sports Campaign directed towards youths in Berbice.
The campaign to date has seen the two entities distributing $300,000 worth of sports gear to schools and clubs; $200,000 in school bags in July; hosting of a massive school rally and march that attracted 1000 students; sport competitions, information booklets; posters; banners and donation to the Rose Hall Town Police Outpost, among others.
The main aims of the young cricketers and the Police Force are to get youths to stay in school to pursue a solid educational background and to get involved in sports while rejecting satan and his evil world of drugs, crime and suicide.
Foster praised the cricket teams for their commitment to the campaign and for the roles they are playing in changing lives on the Corentyne Coast.
Meanwhile, the two organisations on Sunday last also made a donation to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. The donation consisted of 100 medical scrubs that would be used by doctors and other medical staff in fulfilling their duties.
Both Foster and Asst. Supt. Roberts said that their organisations were committed to improving the lives of every Berbician and the donations was in keeping with that aim. Mr. Colin Bynoe, CEO of the Hospital and Dr Vishalya Sharma, Medical Supt. received the donation and expressed gratitude to both organisations.
Assistant Supt. of Police Alistair Roberts noted that one of the highlights of his job in working along with the management of the RHTY&SC and the cricketers is that they are not only action oriented but are totally dedicated to the task they have set themselves.
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