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RHTY&SC Patron’s Cricket Academy, Republic Bank Camp make successful start
Students of the Republic Bank Summer Camp pose with Damon Vantull.
The 11th Annual Republic Bank Educational School holiday Camp and 28th Annual Cricket Academy of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organization, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, bowled off with great success on Monday last at Area ‘H’ Ground. A combined total of 134 youths drawn from Berbice were present for the first day of the two programmes which are being organized by the ten cricket teams of the Club under the supervision of 18-year-old Assistant Secretary Simon Naidu.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster at the official launching ceremony for both events urged the youths to take advantage of the opportunities being given to them, free of cost by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Ms. The Club, he stated is totally committed to making a positive difference in the lives of youths via Sports and Education. Sports is the best avenue he stated to get youths to Say no to Drugs, Crime, Suicide, Alcohol and Tobacco, while education is the Key to a successful life. Foster urged the attentive youths to always reject the evil ways of Satan and to seek out positive role models who would serve as an inspiration in their lives. The long serving Secretary spoke at length about the benefits, a professional cricketer can get, once he plays for Guyana or the West Indies at the highest level. He committed the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club to assisting every one of the youths present to fulfill their full potential on the cricket field and in the classroom.
Organiser Simon Naidu expressed pleasure at the large turnout of youths as a result of widespread promotion of both programmes by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club. The Academy, he noted is being sponsored by funds from President David Granger $1M donation to the Club for 2018 and a financial contribution from the Guyana Oil Company. The Rose Hall Town Branch of Republic Bank is sponsoring the School holiday Camp. The Camp would last for five weeks with Damon Vantull serving as the Coordinator. A panel of experienced educators would teach the students a number of subjects including Maths, English A, English B, Integrated Sciene, Agricultural Science, Information Technology and Physical Education. Outstanding Students from both the Patron’s Cricket Academy and the Republic Bank Camp would be rewarded with prizes including trophies, medals, cricket gear and educational materials.
The Class of the 2018 Cricket Academy posed with Coach Winston Smith and Eon Hooper.
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