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RHTY&SC Silver Jubilee…Fly Jamaica donates ticket to the USA for fund raising event
International Airline, Fly Jamaica on Friday last handed over an airline ticket to the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) to be used as the first prize in a special raffle to raise funds for the Club’s cricket development programme, pro-education and anti-drugs campaigns which target 60,000 youths in the Ancient county of Berbice.
Fly Jamaica’s Wesley Tucker (right) hands over airline ticket to RHTY&SC’s Hilbert Foster.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster in accepting the ticket from Marketing Manager of the Jamaica based Guyanese owned airline, Mr. Wesley Tucker stated that the club during the year would be hosting over 200 programmes/activities with emphasis on sports, culture, education, charity, education, anti-drugs and anti-suicide.
Special emphasis is being placed on the development of new cricketing talent under a broad based structured cricket coaching programme, coordinated by Coach Delbert Hicks. Under this programme, youths from age 10 would be involved as the club seeks to unearth new talent. Funds raised from the raffle would be used to purchase more cricket gear for the coaching programme, host an inter secondary school volleyball and basketball competitions and also to purchase school bags for less fortunate students attending schools in the Lower Corentyne area. The school bags project would be undertaken in conjunction with the Guyana Police Force Outreach Community Programme.
Foster expressed gratitude to the Management of Fly Jamaica especially Captain Reece and Mr. Tucker for coming on board with Guyana’s leading youth and sports organization. The club he disclosed intends to make 2015 a memorable year as they continue to make a positive difference in the lives of youths, the elderly and less fortunate.
Marketing Manager Wesley Tucker stated that Fly Jamaica was pleased to be associated with the RHTY&SC as it is an organization of excellence and high standards. Tucker congratulated them on achieving its Silver Jubilee and on its outstanding record of achievements. He wished the fundraising effort success and hopes that all of its objectives are met.
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