FORMER national footballer, Vurlon Mills, through Football Academy, collaborated with the Siskin Group Inc to host an outreach camp for 56 young boys and girls at the Georgetown Football Club ground.
During the three-day football camp, players participated in drills that focused on learning fundamental football skills, team building, and the importance of health and nutrition.

According to a release from the group, the camp was a fun and engaging opportunity for the players to continue to develop as young athletes and learn important values, both on and off the field.
Multiple sponsors participated in the camp, including MVP Sports, Toucan Distributors, Sunshine Snacks, Lucozade, Topco.

“Development is over passion and we are happy to give these young boys and girls this opportunity,” said Mills, who directed the camp.
The Siskin Group’s technical director and former Chief Medical Officer of Guyana, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, also spoke to the kids about the importance of health and nutrition.

The release further indicated that given the promotion of youth sports camps in Guyana, “this is just the beginning for these young men and women to further develop character building, social skills, and their love for the game of football.”

The Vurlon Mills Football Academy and The Siskin Group Inc. expressed a huge ‘thank you’ to the local staff and coaches for helping to make this year’s football camp a huge success.
The two groups have expressed a commitment to continue growing youth sport programmes that are safe, fun, inclusive, and accessible to all Guyanese.