Basil Butcher Memorial Trust Fund: RHTY&SC NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour and Bakewell teams honour 5 Fire officers

The Rose Hall Town NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Under-23 and first division teams, along with the Bakewell Under-17 and second division teams, last Tuesday honoured five outstanding firemen attached to the Rose Hall Town Fire Station.
The officers honoured under the Tribute to Heroes segment of the RHTY&SC/Basil Butcher Memorial Trust Fund Programme were Delroy Benn, Ajay Gopilall, Jermon Williams, Trevor Crawford and Rayon Ramalho. They were selected by the leadership of the Rose Hall Town Fire Station based on their work ethic, discipline, and dedication to the job.
RHTY&SC Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster was accompanied by club executives Robby Kissoonlall, Tyrone Pottaya and cricket coach Winston Smith. Foster urged the awardees to continue to serve with distinction, and to always strive for excellence.
Long-serving secretary/CEO, who is also the president of the Berbice Cricket Board, disclosed that his admiration for fire officers increased when he saw a documentary on how they place their lives on the line when disaster occurs. The township of Rose Hall and the county of Berbice, Foster stated, was very grateful for the excellent service of the Fire officers.
The officers honoured were the first set of Fire officers to be honoured by the RHTY&SC. In the past, the club had honoured postal workers, teachers, Police officers, municipality workers, sportsmen, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and therapy workers under the Basil Butcher Trust Fund Tribute to Workers Programme.
The Rose Hall Town NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour and Bakewell second division teams are the two most senior teams of the RHTY&SC. Annually, they together undertake between 80 and 100 personal development programmes under a wide range of sub-headings, including sports, charity, youth development, educational, anti-drugs, anti-crime, publication, religious and health.
The teams each year host programmes such as Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers, Cricket Academy, Summer Camp, Feeding of the Poor, Christmas Village, Tribute to Mothers, Tribute to Fathers, Annual Christmas Charity programme, Tribute to Medical Workers and Tribute to Postal Workers.
Each of the firemen received three special gifts along with a medal of excellence and a framed certificate. The NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour first division team is led by national player Kevlon Anderson, and includes players such as Kevin Sinclair, Clinton Pestano, Junior Sinclair, Sylus Tyndall, Shawn Perriera, Jason Sinclair, Khemraj Mahadeo and Keith Simpson.
Surendra Kissoonlall leads the Bakewell second division team with support from Jonathan Rampersaud, Jeremy Sandia, Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajnabi, Mahendra Gopilall and Ryan Algu.