THE Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI), which continues to fulfil its corporate responsibilities, recently assisted a Youth Camp held last month at Moraikobai Mission, in Region 5(Mahaica/Berbice).According to a press release from the BBCI, a letter was received on November 8, 2013 from Mr. Anson Barrington, the Youth and Sports Officer for Region 5 requesting sponsorship for a Youth Camp at Moraikobai Mission, which was held between December 14 and 19, 2013.
After verifying the information submitted and further communications between BBCI and the Culture Youth and Sports Officer of Region 5, BBCI said they then decided to come on board and agreed to sponsor meals for 137 youths of Moraikobai who participated in the youth camp, and a cheque for $82,200 was handed over on December 10, 2013 to the Culture, Youth and Sport Officer of that region.
“The Company was privileged to have the opportunity to make a donation towards the youths of Moroikobai. The Company decided to come on board mainly due to the fact that the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Peace Corp Volunteers have created a great opportunity for youths, thereby, keeping them off the streets and away from drugs, crime, and other illicit activities; and little or no recreational activities are available to the youths of Moroikobai since it is located 94 miles up the Mahaicony Creek,” it stated.
The Company said it will continue to sponsor other events subjected to the availability of funds at that time and is looking at a wider cross section of sports and other charitable, non-charitable, government, non–government organisations.
“BBCI not only plays the role of collecting tolls and facilitating vehicles crossing the Berbice River Bridge and vessels transiting through the retractor opening and under the high span, but also discharges its corporate responsibilities, and more importantly, played an integral part in the development of education, sports, supported national events and made donations to charitable and non–charitable organisations in close proximity of the Bridge or in Regions 5 and 6 (East Berbice/Corentyne). The Company had also sponsored events in other counties and as far as the hinterland,” it noted.
In the past, the Company has sponsored many events that benefited the communities both on the eastern and western sides of the Berbice River Bridge,” BCCI stated.
“For the year 2013, the Company has, so far, received 101 Public Relation requests and managed to approve 94 of these requests comprising of sponsorships of Mashramani 2013 Events, sponsorship of horse racing events, donations of trophies to various non–profit and educational institutions, facilitated tours of various schools and waivered toll charges for tour buses, sponsored cricket tournaments, made donations towards Region’s 5 cricket tournament and religious organisations together with others too numerous to mention,” it outlined.