The Rotary Club of Georgetown will hold its biannual Physically Challenged Day of Sports on September 27 at the Banks DIH Thirst Park facility.

Members of the Rotary Club of Georgetown responsible for planning the activities for the Physically Challenged Day of Sports. They include from left Glinton Spencer, Affeeze Khan, President of the Rotary Club of Georgetown Pradeep Santami, Keith French and Paul Chan-A-Sue.

Some 1,200 children from various special needs groups are expected to attend the one-day event which includes a series of track and novelty events.

Former President of the Rotaract Club Affeeze Khan in a statement said that he was proud to be involved in yet another year of these  activities which he said are important to the physical and mental development of children with disabilities.

Over 20 special needs schools and care units from across the country have been selected to participate in an eventful day of egg and spoon races and sprints for the hearing and visually impaired, to name a few of the events.

List of participants for the Physically Challenged Day of Sports
1. East Bank Special Needs School

2. Lion’s Schools for Children with Special Needs

3. Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre

4. Guyana Society for the Blind

5. Linden Centre for the Handicapped

6. St. Roses School for the Handicapped

7. Guyana Association for the Visually Impaired

8. Arch Achievers

9. Open Doors Centre

10. Differently Abled Athletic Club

11. Region #2 CBR

12. Region #3 CBR

13. East Bank CBR

14. East Coast CBR

15. West Coast Berbice CBR

16. East Berbice CBR

17. Ruimveldt Parent Support Group

18. Achilles Track Club of Guyana

19. Kuru Kuru CBR

20. Cheshire Home

21. Bartica

22. St. Barnabas

23. David Rose School for the Handicapped