As the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club/ Berbice Cricket Board novel coronavirus relief programme picks up steam, over 500 hampers have been distributed.
According to the organisers, the team headed by President of the BCB, Hilbert Foster visited 70 homes in the Rose Hall Town and Williamsburg areas on their latest outreach, bringing the total to 570 families to benefit from the initiative.
Among those aiding the project was Linden Jones of Jaggernauth Entertainment, West Indies female all-rounder, Shabika Gajnabi who made a second contribution and Food for the Poor.
Despite the effort, the team admitted that there are still scores of families in need of assistance and will continue the project as long as it could.
This publication understands that the body plans to distribute another 100 hampers next week targeting the Canje/New Amsterdam area.
Additionally, the team handed over a quantity of cleaning detergents to several institutions in Berbice including the Port Mourant Public Hospital, Port Mourant Neighbourhood Democratic Council. Port Mourant Market, Rose Hall town Council and the Town’s Post Office.
To date, donors have poured in from all parts of the country and have been well received by cricketers across the country.
Among those contributing were Shimron Hetmyer, Kevin Sinclair, Shabeer Baksh, Farook Khan, Rondall Lewis, Region Six vice-chairman Dennis Deroop, Brandon Corlette, Junior Blair, R Lawson, Anil Beharry, Royston Crandon, Clinton Pestano, Shemaine Campbelle, Tremayne Smartt, Sheneeta Grimmond, Cricket Zone USA Ravi Etwaroo, Ryan Tillack, Dennis D’ Andrade, Victor Takurdeen, Mortimer George and his wife, Bish Panday, Dr Puran Singh, Adrian Singh, Mahendra Gopilall, Terry Pike, Tim Sandia, Brandon Prashad, and others.
The body explained that they continue to encourage members of the general public to support our drive by donating food items for the hampers project.
Donation of food items and bags to put the hampers are still welcomed as we seek to assist as much persons as possible. Persons willing to donate can contact Simon Naidu (649 6447), Foster (337 4443), Secretary Angela Haniff on 333 3905 or Assistant Secretary Ameer Rahaman on 641 0890.
