Demerara Mutual supports cricket development programme

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club’s ambitious plans to host a record 500 programmes/activities for 2017 received a major boost when insurance giant Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society (DMLAS) came on board as an official sponsor.
DMLAS would be supporting a trial six-month development cricket programme for junior and female cricketers of the RHTY&SC, MS. The insurance company would also be sponsoring an award scheme for outstanding teachers for Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) at the primary and secondary levels.
The Club’s eight cricket teams, along with its Cricket Developers Educational Committee, will be responsible for the successful hosting of both programmes.
Under the Cricket Development Programme, a total of 50 male youths and 25 female cricketers would be involved in a six-month developmental programme under the guidance of Coach Delbert Hicks. Apart from coaching on the cricket field, the players would also be involved in classroom lectures on a wide range of topics, to be conducted by Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster, and a series of practice matches.
DMLAS will support the programme by paying a weekly stipend to the Coach for the six- month period and providing cricket balls and equipment. The main objectives are to make sure that all club members are properly ready to represent the RHTY&SC, to educate them on topics of importance to them and to prepare them for role model status.

Among the players participating in the programme are Kevlon Anderson, Kevin Sinclair, Sylus Tyndall, Simon Naidu, Junior Sinclair, Brandon Corlette, Keith Simpson, Chanderpaul Govindan, Mahendra Gopilall, Joshua Wilson, Marian Samaroo, Shenneta Grimmond, Vijay Gopilall, Christopher Deroop, Joshua Rampersaud, Justin Gobin, Lucas Arthur, Tyreese Sealey, Matthew Pottaya and Matthew Prass.
The RHTY&SC/DMLAS Teacher of the Year Programme will be hosted in September for outstanding teachers at the primary and secondary level.  Three teachers each from the two levels will be rewarded, with the two winners receiving $100,000 and a trophy respectively. The Teachers of the Year 2017 for the primary school level would be selected based on the results of the National Grade Six Examinations while the secondary level winner would be adjudged on CSEC results.
Club Secretary/CEO Foster explained that the main objectives were to inspire teachers to set a high standard, to improve the standard of teaching in Berbice and to inspire young teachers to follow in the footsteps of their role models.
The long-serving RHTY&SC Secretary expressed gratitude to the management and staff of DMLAS for their support. Special mention was made of CEO Geoffrey Brewster and Marketing Manager Clarence Perry, who are both members of the RHTY&SC. The DMLAS Chief Executive Officer stated that his company was passionate about investing in sports and education, and praised the RHTY&SC for its visionary ideas that were presented to his company. He expressed confidence that the two programmes would be successful and the relationship between the DMLAS and RHTY&SC would be strengthened.