The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) said it invested $1.2M to make the season brighter for underprivileged Lower Corentyne residents.
A press release from the club said the programme is a yearly event which comes under its annual $5M charity exercises which seeks to make a difference in the lives of the poor and needy. The RHTYSC said the programme started on December 12 with a special luncheon for 80 senior citizens where, in addition to the meal, they were each given a Christmas gift and a hamper with about $15,000 worth of food. During the luncheon the club also presented 93-year-old Arthur D’Andrade with household and kitchen utensils. D’Andrade’s home was destroyed by fire in November. During December the RHTYSC also hosted a Christmas party for 400 needy children. In addition to a meal and snacks each child also received a toy. The club also distributed 400 food hampers to needy families in the Lower Corentyne area; distributed footwear and clothing and educational materials to needy children in the town, hosted a feeding programme for 300 persons at Area ‘H’; paid for the prizes for a Christmas television programme and essay competition on DTV channel 8 and distributed toys and goodies in the children’s ward at the New Amsterdam Hospital. The club’s patron Roop-Group’s Peter Ramsaroop also donated toys to the Canaan Children’s Home at Albion. Special prizes were also given to the RHTYSC’s volunteers and to business and other persons in the town who had assisted the club throughout the year. Club Secretary and Chief Executive Officer Hilbert Foster said the RHTYSC strongly believes that no one should go hungry or thirsty during the Christmas season. Foster said the club “follows the teaching of Jesus’ message to serve others and to touch the lives of the less fortunate” and, in keeping with this committed to assisting more underprivileged persons. Foster said the RHTYSC is grateful to all the companies and individuals who contributed especially the UASDS, Geddes Grant Limited, the Guyana Lottery Company, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph’s Cellink, CIRKEL, the Demerara Distillers Limited, Bakewell, The Gift Centre, Sterling Products Limited, Peter Lewis, Flour Mill, Kanhai’s Electrical, HA Snacks, F&H Printery, Roma Manufacturing, De Sinco, Bounty Farm, Triple Star Enterprise, North American Airlines, Beepat’s and RoopGroup.
