WITH THE aim of promoting literacy among its young members, the Vicram Seubarran-steward Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC) recently presented two of its young members with educational materials and school supplies.

The grandmother of Joshua Beharry, an Under-15 member of the club, approached same for assistance and got a favourable response, while Daniel Samaroo, the club’s Under-17 captain, is a fifth form student of Lower Corentyne High School and was the recipient of text books.
Beharry, who is also an orphan and resides with his grandmother from birth, received from PMCC, a backpack which contained uniforms so he can attend school as well as shoes, socks, underwear, books, calculators, pens, etc, for his daily classes at the Lower Corentyne Secondary School.
With the belief that Samaroo has the potential to balance his academics while still performing commendably on the cricket field, the diminutive batsman was furnished with textbooks, while the club is presently identifying part-time lessons for him at their own expense.
According to Seubarran, other young members of the club stand to benefit from the same gesture, with Cheddi Budhoo an Under-15 player being the next target for assistance in this regard,. The players were all mandated to join the library at PMCC, in an effort to promote and foster literacy among their peers.