Some 10 youth cricketers in Demerara will benefit from sponsorship from Dave’s West Indian Imports.
According to a release from the Demerara Cricket Board,
The cricketers will be given voucher grants valued twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) each.
These vouchers can be redeemed at Metro Office and Computer Supplies for stationery and other academic related materials, the release added.
The beneficiaries are Sean Edwards and Abishag Hall (Upper Demerara Cricket Association), Myhiem Khan and Shawn Thompson (Georgetown Cricket Association), Kelvin Raymond and Sachin Balgobin (West Demerara Cricket Association), Anand Ramgobin and Zameer Aziz (East Bank Cricket Association) and Neeran Bani and Sasenarine Harricharran (East Coast Demerara Cricket Board).
According to the release, proprietor of Dave’s West Indian Imports and Exports, Dave Narine’s involvement and support for cricket goes back to previous years as a sponsor of the GCB Under 15 Inter-County tournaments.
“Mr. Narine’s donation is particularly welcome during this COVID-19 pandemic when sponsorship is not readily accessible,” the release stated.
“His voluntary commitment and contribution to the youths will positively influence their lives. This speaks volumes of his company’s generosity to the sport,” the release added.
President of the Guyana Cricket Board and Demerara Cricket Board, Bissondyal Singh thanked the sponsors for the donation.
Singh, along with the executive, recipients, parents and guardians expressed sincere thanks to Narine, his family and Dave’s West Indian Imports and Exports for the donation which will assist the youths to improve both their cricket and academics, the release ended.
