PRESIDENT David Granger last Sunday hailed the outstanding work of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC), and stated that Guyana needs more dynamic and visionary clubs like them in every village and county.

The President, who was giving the feature address at the Club’s Silver Jubilee Tribute to Heroes Programme at the St Francis Community Developers Youth Complex, also stated that the RHTY&SC was now a household name because it’s management had worked beyond the call of duty to make a positive difference and, most importantly, because it places emphasis on others rather than self.
He spoke broadly on the themes of duty, discipline, responsibility, identity and integrity and urged the club to uphold its high standards in the future.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster in providing a comprehensive report on the history of the club, traced from its humble birth with just seventeen members to a dynamic organisation, which today undertakes a record 200 programmes/activities every year.
The long-serving Secretary/CEO also unveiled a long list of major activities/programmes that the RHTY&SC would be undertaking for the rest of 2015 and in 2016.
Minister of Sport Nicolette Henry also hailed the RHTY&SC as a role model organisation and congratulated the club on achieving its Silver Jubilee Anniversary.
She pointed out the Club’s numerous achievements and stated that the club would continue to receive support from the Ministry of Sport.
West Indies Test player Assad Fudadin headed the list of the club’s top 27 players honoured for their outstanding performances over the last 25 years.
West Indies players Royston Crandon and Shemaine Campbelle, along with Neil Williams and Major James Fraser, were the other players in the top five.
The other cricketers honoured were Abdel Fudadin, Khemraj Mahadeo, Shawn Grant, Inderpaul Mohan, Rajiv Ivan, Jason Sinclair, Troy Mathieson, Dominique Rikhi, Michael Hicks, Raymond Haniff, Erva Giddings, Desmond Fraser, Shawn Pereira, Eon Hooper, Ravi Narine, Esaun Crandon, Joseph Arokium, Michael Trim, Renwick Batson, Clinton Pestano, Andre Percival and Delbert Hicks. Each of the awardees received a trophy and a medal.
The Club also honoured 17 of its most hardworking executives for their contributions towards its development.
The awardees who were honoured under the RHTY&SC Tribute to Heroes Programme are Leon Wiggins, Keith Hicks, Neville Beaton, Ravindra Kissoonlall, Joyce Wiggins, Dawn Hicks, Raymond Haniff, Isabella Smartt, Bernadette King, Farouk Kudrath, Terry Pike, George Paddy, Moonish Singh, Elizabeth Brusch, Lucy Pike, Mark Papannah and Sohan Harry.
President Granger handed over the Tribute to Hero Certificate to each of the awardees and praised them for working hard to make a difference.
Among the evening’s sponsors were the National Sports Commission, Sentinel Security, Caribbean Containers Inc, Guyana Cricket Board, Modern Optical Service, Chetram Singh, H. A. Snacks Co. Ltd, Gizmos & Gadgets, Gafoors, Bounty Farm Ltd, Claude Raphael, NAMILCO, Farfan & Mendes Ltd and the St Francis Community Developers.