President of the Bartica Football Association, Alden Marslowe, and Secretary of that organisation, Arita Embleton, who is also the Deputy Mayor of Bartica, joined Bartica Mayor Gifford Marshall in getting vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and also to bring awareness to the drive.
BFA President, Alden Marslowe
The following is the message of the BFA President on vaccination against the deadly virus:
“The COVID-19 pandemic has directly affected every nation on the earth, resulting in the loss of close to five million lives to date. It also brought international travel to a halt at some points, shut down many institutions, severely affected commerce, and absolutely devastated many economies. Football, like other sport disciplines, also shared in the worst.
Some of the students at the Academy Training Centre
“Fortunately, medical science has responded in a timely manner to stem the carnage and help to restore communities to reasonable normalcy. The Bartica Football Association shares the views of the Guyana Football Federation on the issue of vaccination against COVID-19. While we believe that the process should not be one dictated by mandate, we also strongly encourage our affiliates, fans and other members of the public to consider vaccination as the best option for returning to life as we know it. In our community, Bartica, COVID-19 has already caused too many deaths, too much pain and heartbreak. Every moment is the right time to do what is right for yourself, family and community.”
The BFA recently launched its Academy Training Centre. President of the BFA has noted that, thus far, it has a schedule of four days for grassroots, under-13, under-15, under-17 and females. He relayed that the response has been very encouraging, and numbers are being added every week.
Marslowe also reiterated that the BFA received a donation of balls and equipment from former Bartica goalkeeper and businessman Prakash Jaisari.
In terms of sponsorship, the BFA boss noted that the GFF continues to be of great support to the local association, as they are collaborating for capacity building programmes, including coaches and referees’ courses. He stated that the Association is also continuing to benefit from the federation’s M-FAP programme.
