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Mar 22, 2012 Sports
The amazing and progressive development of cricket in Berbice received a major boost when 20 clubs received millions of dollars worth of cricket gear and other items from Food for The Poor (Guy) Inc.
The presentation was the third of its kind to the clubs under a joint project led by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and the Berbice Cricket Board in association with Food for The Poor.
The Club’s cricket development programme which has a pool of over a hundred young players received over a million dollars worth of gear including bats, pads, gloves and stumps while the nineteen other clubs received over $1.5M worth of bats, stumps, sports blazers, Nyquil Vicks, soft care lotion and score books.
Clubs receiving were Young Warriors, Tucber Park, Bush Lot United, Bath, Whim, Gangaram, Blairmont, Edinburgh, Chesney, Woodley Park, No. 4, Shieldstown, Cotton Tree, D’Edward, Bush Lot challengers, Tamarind Root, Police, No. 19, Canefield and Berbice River.
Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Special Events Committee Hilbert Foster who is spearheading the effort to ensure clubs are self reliant in the Ancient County hailed the presentation as a huge boost for the game.
Board President Keith Foster expressed gratitude to FFP’s Executive Chairman Paul Chan-a-Sue and Director Leon Davis for investing in Berbice cricket and for having confidence in his administration.
The President called on the clubs to take advantage of the opportunities that are being provided by his Board and stated to loud applause, that the development taking place in Berbice is not only unmatched in the Caribbean but has never been done before.
Executive Director of Food for The Poor Leon Davis in handing over the items noted that they are committed to youth and sports development in Guyana. He expressed his delight at being associated with the game in Berbice which he described as the most dynamic and progressive he has ever seen.
The long serving Executive Director gave a detailed report on the work of Food for The Poor in making positive difference in the lives of the less fortunate. Sports, Davis stated is a good alternative to a life on the road for young people and Food for The Poor would continue to play a major role in such development.
President of the St. Francis Community Developer and Head of Food for The Poor in Berbice, Alex Foster, in an inspirational charge to the clubs urged them to be agents of change in their communities and to strive at all times to improve themselves.
The BCB and Food for The Poor have committed themselves to assisting the majority of cricket clubs in Berbice to develop themselves. The two organisations have assisted the nineteen clubs from West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje and Lower Corentyne three times this year and another twenty clubs are being targeted to benefit shortly from Central Corentyne, Black Bush Polder and Upper Corentyne.
The Board’s Public Relations Officer said that the main aim is to ensure that all clubs in Berbice are solid which allows and equips them to take part in the numerous tournaments planned by the Board this year. The stronger the club system is, the stronger Berbice cricket will be.
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