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BCB presents educational grants to ten West Berbice crickets under Brian Ramphal Educational Trust Fund
Kaieteur News – “The Berbice Cricket Board, once I remain in charge as President, would continue to invest in the educational career of our youths as we strongly believe that education is the key to success on and off the cricket field. Less than five percentage of youth cricketers would go on to become professional players and as such it is important that we make sure that the others have an educational background to fall back on,” the words of BCB President Hilbert Foster as he spoke to youth cricketers at a simple presentation ceremony of the Brian Ramphal Educational Trust Fund for West Berbice at the BCB Office last Thursday.
The BCB since the election of the current executives has invested heavily into education and in 2022, over one hundred youths would benefit from several trust funds across the county. Foster stated that apart from the grants, the BCB with support from the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club has assisted cricketers with cycles, school bags and educational materials. Dozens of youths have also attended social development seminars organised under the BCB Patron Fund. The BCB President urged the parents present to be the best role model possible to their kids and to drive home the importance of saying yes to education, sports, religion, culture and no to drugs, crime, alcohol and suicide. He also urged the parents to play an important role in the players cricketing career by attending matches to offer moral support and to support the management of the different clubs. Noting that it is their children who benefits from the hard work of the club officials, the BCB President urged the parents to assist the clubs by offering their skills as scorers, umpires, cooks or use of their vehicles to transport players to venues.
The players who received the ten thousand vouchers were Christina Solomon, Queney Marks, David Alfred, Justin Samid, Nathaniel Lyuch, Simon Anandram, Kishan Lalsa, Lakeraj Hemraj, Saife Sataer and Renata Liverpool.
Mr. Brian Ramphal, the sponsor of the fund is an overseas based Guyanese who invests heavily in the tech industry.
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