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RHTY&SC Berbice Christmas Charity Programme
Representatives of some of the clubs with the food hampers.
The ten (10) cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) on Sunday last launched their largest ever Berbice Christmas Charity Programme. Under the supervision of Assistant Secretary/CEO Simon Naidu, the club teams intend to share out one thousand food hampers, five thousands Christmas toys along with clothing, footwear, educational materials and school bags to less fortunate families across the Ancient County from December 7th -24th.
The teams would also be distributing hundreds of special packages to single parent households and Christmas breakfast to senior citizens. Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster stated that the Covid-19 pandemic was the factor behind the increase of activities in this year programme as the teams were aware that the lives of many have been affected.
The teams in a joint partnership with the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) from April to November have distributed over six thousand food hampers, thousands of facemasks, published an educational covid poster and distributeed cleaning items to dozens of public institutions.
On Sunday last, the teams shared out over dozens of food hampers to cricket clubs across the county. Among those receiving were Paradise, Blairmont, Achievers, Tucber Park, Rose Hall Canje, Albion, Port Mourant, Whim and Young Warriors.
Members of the Metro Female Team hands over toys to the Camal Children’s Home.
The entire membership of the club also received hampers along with single parent households in the Lower Corentyne area. Over 350 hampers have been handed out to date along with hundreds of toys.
Donations of toys have been made to over 15 organisations, orphanages and churches including the Rose Hall Town Wesleyan Church, St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, Camal Children Home, Canaan Children Home, Alpha Children Home, Dream for Kids Inc., Feed The Children Foundation Inc. and Corriveton Anglican Church among others.
The St. Francis Church also benefitted from a contribution of special gifts that would be used in their weekly birthday project for members. The Canaan Children Home also received a donation while the Dream for Kids Inc. located in the Upper Corentyne area also received a donation.
The teams also visited the homes of two Upper Corentyne cricketers to hand over food hampers and educational materials. One of the cricketers died following an accident while the other was badly injured during an argument.
West Indies female player Shemaine Campbelle (left) hands over donation to a representative of Dream For Kids Inc.
Foster who is also the President of the BCB has pledged to assist the families as much as possible until all of the children complete their educational careers. He also committed to providing a cricket bat and a pair of batting gloves to one of the children who requested assistance to fulfill his dream of playing for the West Indies.
The teams would continue their programme with the distribution of toys to less fortunate children on Sunday at the Area ‘H’ Ground. Another seven hundred food hampers would be shared out during the course of the next two weeks while school bags, clothing and footwear would also be handed out to families in depressed areas.
A new feature this year would be the sharing out of 500 special Christmas bags consisting of confectionery, apples, grapes, wall nuts and biscuits to single parent households. At least three hundred senior citizens would receive a Christmas Breakfast from the teams. Two homeless persons would also be surprised with a special makeover which would include new clothes, haircut and pampering.
The programme would conclude with the hosting of the annual Christmas Village in the compound of the Rose Hall Town Primary School from December 22-24. The National covid-19 Task Force has granted permission for the village with some restrictions.
The club would not be allowed to use the traditional bouncy castle, trampoline or host the popular horror house. Foster stated that the village would be held under very strict covid guidelines and only forty persons would be allowed at one time.
Among the popular attractions shall be inflatable Christmas Characters, the Nativity Scene, Christmas Tree, Christmas Star, Family Bridge, Christmas Chimney, Children games and the Christmas home.
The ten teams of the club are the Farfan and Mendes U-15, Poonai U-12 and 13, Bakewell U-17 and Second Division, Pepsi U-19 and Intermediate, Metro Female, Namilco Thunder Bolt Flour U-21 and First Division.
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