Berbice: Nineteen cricket clubs in the ancient county of Berbice on Saturday last received $2M worth of items for their membership under a joint programme of the Berbice Cricket Board, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club and Food for the Poor (Guy) Inc.
The three organisations since mid 2011 have embarked on a project to assist cricket clubs across Berbice in an effort to lift the standard of the game even higher in the ancient county. The $2M donation was the second of its kind to be done over the last three weeks.
The clubs receiving the items were Blairmont, Young Warriors, Bermine, Bush Lot, Bath, Whim, Gangaram, Edinburgh, Chesney, Woodley Park, No. 4, Shieldstown, Cotton Tree, D’Edward, Bush Lot Challengers, Tamarind Root, Police, No. 19 Village and Canefield of Canje.
Chairman of the BCB Special Events Committee and RHTYSC Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster in handing over the items to the clubs stated that the aim was to assist every cricket club in Berbice to achieve self-reliance.
Foster said that over 25 cricket tournaments at all age groups would be played in Berbice in 2012. He urged the clubs and their executives to work even harder to achieve more success while also supporting the numerous programmes/projects of the BCB.
The veteran cricket administrator lauded the co-operation of Food for the Poor and its management team especially Executive Director Leon Davis.
Representatives of the 19 clubs expressed gratitude to the BCB, RHTYSC and Food for the Poor for the assistance and noted that they were all happy with the rapid development taking place in Berbice Cricket.
