HAVING launched their Sports Ambassador programme in August, when Guyana Defence Force Bodybuilder Devon Davis and Buxton United Football Club’s Kwadjo Garnett were the first two inductees, Giftland OfficeMax recently announced Georgetown Cricket Club’s hockey player Aaliyah Gordon as their third inductee into the programme.
Gordon and Hikers Hockey Club player Janella Munroe were the two contestants chosen randomly by the coordinators of the programme, following which persons were asked to vote via Facebook, BBM and in the store.
Out of such, Gordon who attends Queen’s College acquired 564 votes to Munroe’s 484, for which she was named Ms Giftland ‘The Striker’ 2013 – 2014 and will benefit from at least $300 000 in sports equipment and academic material.
She inked her name to the one-year contract last Wednesday in the presence of her father, Secretary of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Tricia Fiedtkou and Munroe, who was awarded $10 000 as her runner-up spoils.
Gordon’s achievements in 2013 are as follows: MVP – GT&T Indoor championships in October, represented Guyana at the Pan American Hockey Federation Cup (PAHF) in Argentina in September where she was the youngest player on the team and one of two to score in the tournament.
In August, Gordon represented Guyana at the Canadian Senior National Hockey Championships and was named the MVP at the Under-16 level in the Caribbean Kids Hockey Festival.
Giftland OfficeMax Public Relations Officer (PRO) Compton Babb said his company lends a helping hand to hockey and every other sport and promised their continued support to the careers of talented young sportsmen with the intention of assisting them to develop academically.
“Everyone here is a champion. We at Giftland are happy and proud to be associated with them and want to build a strong and long-lasting relationship with our young sporting Ambassadors,” revealed Babb who declared that track and field will be the next leg with the champion boy and girl from the 53rd National Schools Championship, where everyone chosen will be entitled to a one-year endorsement.
(Calvin Roberts)
