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RCNA launches Childhood Obesity Prevention Inter-School Tapeball Competition
Kaieteur Sports- The Rotary Club of New Amsterdam (RCNA) continues to unveil numerous community projects and activities in its quest to make life better for all.
The RCNA’s latest venture is the launching of its Childhood Obesity Prevention tape ball Inter Secondary School Cricket competition.
President of the RCNA, Keine Read
The competition was launched recently at the Berbice High School Ground and is for Schools in the New Amsterdam-Canje District.
It is being played using the theme “Exercise, Eat healthy, Stay healthy” and caters to students in Grades 6-9.
Six schools are listed to participate namely – New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School (NAMS), Tutorial Academy Secondary School (TASS), Berbice Educational Institute (BEI), Berbice High School (BHS), Vryman’s Erven Secondary School (VESS) and Canje Secondary School (CSS.)
Speaking at the ceremony was the President of the RCNA, Kean Read.
The President explained the purpose of the activity, ‘what is obesity?’ and how persons become obese. Persons who are obese get ill easily and Rotary has decided to do something about it.
In the world today, young people are suffering from issues such as diabetes, arthritis, hypertension and other illnesses.
Rotary International has devised a protocol to assist young people in understanding where they’re going wrong and help them turn the tide and regain a healthy lifestyle.
Students, teachers and members of the RCNA and other well wishers at the BHS ground before the start of the competition
Read noted that bad eating habit is a major factor. “Long ago almost anything could have been eaten because most of it was natural. Now a lot of the products are filled with chemicals to help them grow and increase their shelf life.”
“When we consume those items on a regular basis, our bodies are not equipped to metabolise the chemicals in them, so we put on weight and become sick. Also, the constant use of computers, tablets and other gadgets forces persons not to go out to play and exercise as much as before.”
Mayor of New Amsterdam and fellow Rotarian, Wainwright McIntosh, expressed happiness with the initiative Rotary has undertaken and for what they are doing.
“Everybody has the responsibility to ensure our young people live healthy and active lifestyles. Childhood obesity is a serious problem and we must try to eliminate it,” he said.
McIntosh commended the students present and wished them well.
The 10-over competition has the blessings of the Ministry of Education and will be played with taped balls on a round-robin basis.
Each school team must play two females and that will be required to bowl at least one over.
Incentives are available for the top teams and outstanding individual players.
The coordinators are Rotarians President Keine Read, Raffick Kassim, Tajpaul Adjodhea, Waynewright McIntosh and Nolan France.
Matches will be played at the BHS and Rose Hall Community Centre Ground, East Canje. (Samuel Whyte)
(RCNA launches Childhood Obesity Prevention Inter-School Tapeball Competition)
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