Bakewell renews sponsorship of RHTY&SC cricket teams

— 21 years of strong relationship continues in 2020

Guyana’s most popular bakery, Bakewell, has last Thursday renewed its longstanding relationship with Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS.

The company has, since March 2000, sponsored the RHTY&SC Under-17 and second division teams, and would, in 2020, be sponsoring those teams to the tune of $260,000. The two teams have, since 2000, won a combined 31 tournaments, and have been dominating cricket in the Ancient County over the last few years.
Club Secretary/CEO, Hilbert Foster, at a simple ceremony to present the renewed sponsorships, done at the Bakewell Head Office at Triumph, ECD, noted that the company’s sponsorships have been a main reason why the clubs have been so successful and have been able to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
Foster, who is also the President of the Berbice Cricket Board, has said that in an era in which it is difficult to secure sponsorship, the RHTY&SC has been able to maintain its relationships with sponsors because of its record of achievements, honesty, accountability, and fulfilling commitments.
Foster disclosed that, under the sponsorships, the two teams has produced more than 50 players for Berbice, Guyana, and the West Indies combined. These include Assad Fudadin, Royston and Esuan Crandon, Renwick Batson, Khemraj Mahadeo, Delbert Hicks, Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Kevin Sinclair, Kevelon Anderson, Clinton Pestano, Junior Sinclair, Jonathan Rampersaud and James Fraser.
Off the cricket field, the teams have successfully completed more than 1200 personal development programmes under the sub- headings of sports, culture, charity, youth development, community development, and social and religious aspects, among other things. Among the programmes hosted have been father of the year, mother of the year, senior citizens breakfast project, Christmas village, Say No/Say Yes, patron fund, school bags, feeding of the poor, coronavirus hamper charity outreach, cricket academy, and summer educational camps.
With the BCB cricket season being on hold due to the current pandemic, these teams, along the eight other teams of the club, have distributed more than 2500 food hampers to less fortunate families across Berbice, and are also hosting the ongoing Basil Butcher Memorial project.
BCB Asst Secretary/CEO Simon Naidu has committed the two teams to upholding their high standards on and off the cricket field. He disclosed that the club would meet shortly to name captains for the two teams, as the current captains: Kevin Sinclair and Jonathan Rampersaud, are no longer available to play at their respective levels.
Sinclair is now a senior national player, while Rampersaud in now an under-19 player.
Naidu has expressed gratitude to Bakewell for continuing to repose confidence in the RHTY&SC. He said the second division team has several finals to play in, once the cricket season restarts.
Bakewell’s General Manager, Rajin Ganga, has said the company cherishes its relationship with the RHTY&SC, MS, and this relationship would continue in the future, as the club has been outstanding representatives of the Bakewell brand.
He wished the teams continued success and urged the players to continue been disciplined at all times.