THE  Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), home of the historic Bourda ground, yesterday  celebrated the first anniversary of the Mini Zingers Cricket Programme.

The proceedings commenced with the usual one-hour practice session on the ground, which started at 08:00hrs.

The 75 students, their parents,  President of the GCC and representatives of KFC proceeded to the top floor of the oldest cricket club in the Caribbean.

Twenty children who demonstrated promise graduated to the GCC’s Junior Academy programme, run by Coach Peter Persaud.

The students were presented with the certificates by GCC’s

president Johnathon Yearwood and KFC Marketing Representative Charmaine Farnum.

The ceremony concluded with a delicious-looking anniversary cake with ‘GCC/KFC Mini Zingers Cricket Programme’ written on the top.

Other snacks and juices were shared among the students who were presented with KFC bottles.

Farnum explained that KFC was about giving back to communities through sports.

“This [Mini Programme Zingers Cricket] was something [in which]

students participated. We don’t only sponsor cricket, but we

also sponsor football, basketball and volleyball,” said the KFC

representative.

The diverse population of students included students from

India, England, Colombia, and the USA.

Yearwood informed attendees that there were about six females among

the 183 children between the ages of five and 12 years old,

and this programme could be the beginning of a career for

England, India, the US and the West Indies.

“You will remember that this is where it all started’’ Yearwood told the enthusiastic gathering and their parents.

Yearwood thanked KFC for their sponsorship, adding that this gesture could change the lives of some of these children.