THE Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) has committed to completing 300 programmes/activities in 2016 under the sub-headings of sports, education, charity, youth and community development, employment, coaching, anti-crime, anti-suicide, among others. The Club’s planned activities over the last week received a major boost with several corporate entities and individuals making contributions.
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, Republic Bank (Guy) Ltd, Ming’s Product Service, Cameron and Shepherd, Modern Optical Service, John Fernandes Ltd, Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL), Goodwood Racing Service and 4R Bearings all made various contributions to the RHTY&SC 2016 list of activities.
The Management of Ming’s Products and Services donated a large quality of cricket balls to the Club’s cricket development programme while Ansa McAl contributed 100 anti-suicide coloured T/shirts to its social awareness campaign.
Club secretary Hilbert Foster and executive member Mark Papanunah received financial contributions from the donors and expressed gratitude to them for their support.
Foster disclosed that the RHTY&SC, which in 2015 celebrated its Silver Jubilee anniversary with a record 302 programmes/activities, has committed itself to surpassing that figure in 2016.
Special emphasis would be placed in expanding the club’s highly successful ‘Say No to Drugs, Crime, Suicide and Say Yes to Education/Sports’ programme, its charity assistance programme to less fortunate families and NGOs, community-related projects and expanding its cricket development programme.
The RHTY&SC, Foster also disclosed, would be actively involved in Guyana’s Golden Jubilee Independence Anniversary by hosting at least three major programmes including a Rose Hall Town Night.
The long-serving Secretary/CEO and former National Sports Personality-of-the-Year Awardee reassured all of the donors that their contributions would be used for its intended purpose and all of the club’s objectives for 2016 would be achieved.
The RHTY&SC, he stated is currently undertaking an internal assessment of its operations to strengthen its ability to get things done quicker and have a greater impact on society.
Special mention was made of Nigel Hughes, Dr. Jose Da Silva, Chetram Singh, Ralph Ramkarran, Ricky Deonarine and the Fernandes family acknowledging their support of the RHTY&SC.