cricketers as Club Secretary/CEO celebrates 50th birthday
 RHTYSC’s Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster poses with young cricketers after presenting them with a pair of batting pads each.
 RHTYSC’s Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster poses with young cricketers after presenting them with a pair of batting pads each.

THE Management and members of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, on Thursday last,  hosted a surprise gala dinner and presentation ceremony in honour of Hilbert Foster, Secretary/CEO on his 50th birth anniversary.

The gala ceremony, attended by executives of the RHTYSC, the Berbice Cricket Board, club members, sponsors and friends, was held at the ST. Francis Community Developers Training Centre. The club, with sponsorship from long- time sponsor, Bakewell, presented eight of its most promising players with a pair of batting pads as part of the 50th birthday celebration.

Long-time friend of Foster, Gregory Rambarran, congratulated him on reaching the half-century landmark. Noting that Foster’s life is a perfect example of service to humanity, Rambarran urged others to emulate his high standards.

 Asst Secretary/CEO, Simon Naidu, who organised the event, stated that working on a daily basis with Foster was the most rewarding period of his life. He stated that Foster, for over thirty-five years, had transformed the lives of countless youths, the elderly and described him as a very simple, down-to-earth and loving individual.

Foster, in an emotional speech, hailed the support of his entire family, the members of the RHTYSC, the BCB and Sponsors.

Noting that he was surprised with the club’s gesture, Foster described the entire club as a family, which works as a collective unit to make a positive difference in the lives of others. He described his daughter, a University of Guyana distinction student and newspaper columnist, as his greatest achievement.

 The Secretary also listed the restoration of the Area ‘H’ Ground, construction of charity kitchen and children playfield restoration of the Lower Corentyne Secondary School (1991-1992), winning two national cricket titles and producing players for the West Indies and Guyana as some of his proudest moments.

As he always does at club functions, Foster urged his audience to touch the lives of those less fortunate than themselves and to spread the Say No/ Say Yes message to every youth across Berbice.

 The long-standing club official also pledged that as long as God grants him health and strength, he would ensure that the RHTYSC remains the best club in Guyana.

Naidu stated that for 2019, the RHTYSC has assisted over fifty youth cricketers across Berbice and, as such, a decision was taken to assist club members at the Under-15 level for the 50th birthday celebration.

 The players benefitting were Tyrone Smartt, Dharshanie, Tyrell Hutson, Nyron Hicks, Sohail Hardwar, Nathan Kistama, Trisha Hardat and Matthew Pottaya.

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