Basil Butcher fund, Mike Pharmacy makes donations to public institutions

— funds to sponsor annual Berbice Sports Awards Programme

The very popular Basil Butcher Memorial Trust Fund continues to make a positive difference in the county of Berbice as the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) and Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) continue to pay tribute to the legendary West Indies Test player, whose 87th birthday would be celebrated on September 3.

BCB President and RHTY&SC Secretary /CEO Hilbert Foster, along with a delegation, visited several public institutions over the last weekend to donate dozens of clocks under the Fund. The clocks were donated to the RHTY&SC by popular businessman Lakeram Singh of Mike Pharmacy of Georgetown.
Among the institutions receiving the clocks were the Port Mourant Public Hospital, Rose Hall Town Police Outpost, Rose Hall Post Office, Rose Hall Town Fire Station and the Rose Hall Town Council. Plans have also been finalised to provide clocks for every police station and fire station in Region Six.
Foster stated that the donations were made as visits to most Government Offices revealed the absence of clocks and workers and visitors depending on their cellphones for the correct time. The Fund also donated a large quantity of children’s medicine to the Port Mourant Hospital, which would be used in its outpatient clinics. Foster urged the management bodies of the different recipients to take care of the clocks and promised more assistance in the near future. Most of these institutions had recently received cleaning detergents from the Fund.
Assistant Secretary /CEO Simon Naidu disclosed that over $3 million worth of items has been distributed so far under the Fund, including 960 food hampers, cricket gear to 67 young cricketers, cleaning detergents, score books, footwear, clothing, household utilities, educational materials and bicycles. The Fund would shortly visit Linden to distribute cricket gear and cycles to young cricketers and students.
Meanwhile, the Fund would also sponsor the Annual Gregory Gaskin Region Six Sports Award Programme. Foster disclosed that five awards would be given out – Sportsman of the year –2019, Sportswoman of the year 2019, Sports Association of the Year 2019, Lifetime Achievement Award and Sports Personality of the Year. No ceremony would be held due to the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, but the awardees would receive their awards at home. Each awardee would receive a trophy, medal, certificate of excellence and a collection of gifts.