AT A simple ceremony held at its Water Street location last Monday morning, Grace Kennedy Remittance Services’ Western Union, for the sixth successive year, renewed its partnership with the Hikers Hockey Club.

In an era where sponsorship is hard to come by, GKRS continues to demonstrate its benevolence towards the sporting fraternity by offering its unflinching support to another entity, following its continued support of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) and other sporting fraternities.
Representing the company were Marketing Manager Natheeah Mendonca and Marketing Assistant Nadine Luthers- Williams, while Hikers Hockey Club was represented by coach Robert Fernandes and players Nicole Eastman, Robert Brummell, Leon Bacchus and Tekeisha DeLeon.
This year, GKRS/Western Union has pumped $300 000 into the club, a sponsorship package that will go towards the purchase of the team’s official Western Union-branded uniforms and to offset the team’s travel to Trinidad and Tobago in November of this year, where they will compete in the Magnolias International Indoor tournament.
“Grace Kennedy is proud of these players, who, from the inception, have shown their determination and commitment to the success of their team and displayed that at many tournaments in which they participated both locally and abroad,” a statement from the company read.
Fernandes said the club is particularly pleased to once again receive support from GKRS and Western Union.
A statement from Hikers read: “The partnership with Western Union has been instrumental in the development of some of Guyana’s top junior players.
This year, three members who benefited from this partnership since 2010 – Jamar Assanah, Andrew Stewart and Aroydy Branford – were instrumental in helping the national Men’s team win bronze at the Indoor Pan American Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay.”