The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS, this week launched its 2021 list of activities by making a donation to the Rose Hall Town Primary School. The club and its 10 cricket teams have set a target of 715 activities for 2021 after achieving 707 last year.
The 10 teams- Poonai Pharmacy Under-12 and 13, Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Female, Namilco Thunderbolt Flour Under-21 and First Division- handed over the donation worth $75,000 to the Headmistress of the School, Hollis Schwiers, during a simple ceremony at the club’s Area ‘H’ Ground.
Club Secretary/CEO, Hilbert Foster, stated that the planned activities for the year would be held under a wide array of sub-headings, including sport, education, charity, community development, youth development, coaching, religion, anti-crime, anti-drugs, anti-suicide, personal development among others.
Special emphasis, he stated, would be placed on the development of the club’s cricket teams to recruit new members and expose them to different coaching programme, expansion of the crucial Say No/Say Yes Campaign, further upgrading of the Area ‘H’ Ground and Office.
The Secretary/CEO stated that the Rose Hall Town Primary School and the RHTY&SC enjoy a very cordial relationship. The school produces a lot of cricketers for the club, while it also hosts the annual Christmas Village, that the 10 cricket teams organise on an annual basis.
The donation included a high-pressure water pump, water kettle, football, lawn-tennis racquet, face shields, sanitisers, large pencil sharpener, face masks and a large quantity of stationery. The stationery included paper files, pens, pencils, markers, sharpeners, erasers among others.
The teams on Friday would also hand over another donation to the Rose Hall Town Outpost.
Headmistress Schwiers expressed gratitude to the club, stating that the RHTY&SC has always been very supportive of her school. She wished the teams all the best for a successful 2021.
