THE Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) of New Amsterdam, Berbice on Wednesday received a sizable financial donation from the principals of the popular Furniture World and Fix It Electronics Service Centre.The sponsorship is for the club’s fourth annual `Track Attack’ cycling meet set for Sunday at the Rose Hall Community Centre ground, East Canje, Berbice.
The Furniture World presentation was made by proprietor Janet Hykel and her assistant Janet Blackman to cyclist Zaman Khan and coach Randolph Roberts at its head office at Main and King Streets, New Amsterdam.
The Fix IT contribution was presented by former club cyclist and now businessman Leon Cipirani.
Speaking at the ceremony, both Hykel and Cipirani expressed their pleasure at being a part of the activity. They are also happy to be associated with the FACC because the club has a good track record and has been a pacesetter over the years in Berbice.
Roberts thanked both Furniture World and Fix It for coming on board and wished them all the best in the future.
He said that the event is usually staged just before the National Schools athletics, cycling and swimming championships, as it is used as a warm-up for the many athletes from the three districts in Berbice.
There will be a number of cycling events of various distances for all categories, class and age of riders. Apart from cycling there will be football, softball cricket, volleyball, flat races and a number of novelty events on the day.
There will be events for open riders, juniors, juveniles, BMX, veterans, schoolboys, starters, females and schoolgirls including the 5 000-, the 3 000- and 1500-metre races and the Devil take the Hindmost.
There will also be flat races of various categories, distances and age groups including the much anticipated 100m and 200m events.
Cyclists and athletes from all over Berbice – New Amsterdam, Canje, West Berbice and Corentyne – are expected to trek to the venue to be a part of the day’s activities, which is expected to begin at 10:00hrs.
Among other sponsors on board so far are: First Impression Hotel, Hampshire Corentyne Berbice, Ming’s Optical, Hand-in-Hand, A. Ally and Sons, Mara and Sons Business establishment, Payless Variety Store, Lewis and Sons and Waterchris Hotel.