Guyana Jaguars cricket team give help to Pike Street fire victim
Captain of the Guyana Jaguars, Leon Johnson, hands over the donation on behalf of his team to victim of the Pike Street fire, Angela Dominic. (Samuel Maughn photo)
Captain of the Guyana Jaguars, Leon Johnson, hands over the donation on behalf of his team to victim of the Pike Street fire, Angela Dominic. (Samuel Maughn photo)

THE National senior cricket team Guyana Jaguars came together once again, this time in a charitable effort in assisting a victim from the terrible Pike Street, Kitty fire which engulfed at least four houses almost two weeks ago.

The recipient of the collaborative donation was Angela Dominic, a widow and mother of three. Most of her house was razed by the early morning inferno. However, the garage of the building was not destroyed and without any options left pertaining to living accommodations, Dominic and her children are living in the garage under less than favourable conditions.

The donation, which was pledged by the team as a group under captain Leon Johnson, was handed over yesterday morning in Pike Street. It was a cheque for a sum which the Jaguars wish would remain undisclosed.

The pledge was made after Guyana Jaguars’ Steven Jacobs had organised for a donation drive on radio programme ‘Sports Vybz’ on NCN’s Vybz 100.1 FM.

Jacobs, who happens to be Dominic’s neighbour, told Chronicle Sport that he felt it was his civil duty as a citizen to help in any way that he could; so he used his network to come up with the donation drive.

Meanwhile, Johnson said that the entire team felt the devastation that the victims would have gone through; “Steven, being their neighbour, asked members of the team to pitch in something. The response was great; not only from the franchise but from everyone who would have contributed thus far.”

He reiterated that if there are persons out there who are willing to help in any way possible, they should step forward.

So far Dominic has said that she has been getting contributions in various forms – cash, foodstuff, clothing and even materials to begin rebuilding her home – something for which she is very grateful. (Michelangelo Jacobus)

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