ON Tuesday, beverage distribution giant Ansa McAl completed its inaugural ‘Crown Your Community’ promotion when it handed over the final piece of equipment, a $600 000 John Deere grass cutter, to the management of Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC).

The piece of machinery formed part of a $3M ground makeover and Public Relations Officer at Ansa McAl, Darshanie Yusuf, told the media that the company wants the facility to benefit the people and the community, adding that the STAG initiative shows that Ansa McAl is serious about the holistic development of sports.
“We resurfaced the ground as MSC requested and as part of maintenance, we are handing over an equipment that we’re certain will give the ground a neat finish,” Yusuf said, adding that the cost to resurface the ground amounted to $2.4M.
The grass cutter and resurfacing cost accounted for the $3M ground makeover under the STAG Beer brand and treasurer at the MSC, Phillip Gibbons, in receiving the equipment, thanked Ansa McAl for the gesture, adding that it will certainly enhance their care of the facility.
“We are not too happy that you had to come at a time when the ground is not fully completed but we are grateful for this gesture. It will ensure that we have a beautiful surface so that sports could come back to the MSC at a high standard,” Gibbons said.
Ansa McAl has had a hands-on approach to the management of the MSC ground project through to its completion. However, while the ground is levelled and fully grassed there is still a final phase of rolling to be done, which the present inclement weather has prevented.
The MSC was chosen as the venue for the makeover after the popular liming spot, Chicken’s Bar, in Linden had won the STAG Beer ‘Crown Your Community’ promotion. The outlet in Linden is renowned as a popular STAG Beer ‘watering-hole’ in the community.
Yusuf had described the promotion as “revolutionary” and it was based on the community that had collected the most STAG Beer crowns (corks), and highest weight, being adjudged the winner at the end with a field renovation prize worth $3M.
However, in addition to the field renovation, Ansa McAl also renovated the dressing room which was named after one of Linden’s and Guyana’s most prolific basketball players, James Brusche, and is presently located at the back of the MSC basketball court.