Adana Homes, a Canadian Realty Brokerage Inc has invested in the development of the young cricketers of the Everest Cricket Club. The sponsorship was initiated by Anil Beharry, former president of the Berbice Cricket Board who is a good friend of Satishwar Persaud, the Broker Owner of the Company. After being approached, Persaud acceded to the request without any hesitation. At a simple ceremony held recently at the Everest CC at Camp road and Carifesta avenue in Georgetown, the kit of SS gears consisting of a bag, four pairs of batting gloves, three pairs of batting pads, one pair of wicket keeping pads and gloves, two helmets, two thigh pads, two batting inners and one box of red balls all to the total value of G3,000. was handed over the club executives in the presence of players and their parents.
The happy bunch of young cricketers from the Everest Cricket Club with their gears in the presence of club member Juanita Mootoo (left) and coach David Harper
In a prepared statement, Persaud said that he is happy to be part of this gesture and will continue to make meaningful contributions to his country of birth. He added that when approached by Beharry, he knew it was a good cause. He is hopeful that the children will take good care of the equipment and make full use of it. He wished them well and challenged them to make a difference in Guyana and West Indies cricket.
Persaud is a lover of cricket and owns the Cambridge Jaguars cricket team in Canada. Just recently his team reached the final of a tournament played in Canada.
Beharry also spoke and thanked his friend for providing the gears for the young cricketers. He said that is it a great joy to share and care and he is happy to be part of this event. He commended the club for their recent interest in the development of cricketers, the young ones in particular and he hopes this generosity can help the club to win competitions and more importantly, produce more national and West Indies cricketers. He urged the youths to follow in the footsteps of Test opener Rajendra Chandrika and other regional and international cricketers produced by the club over the years and even do better.
Speaking on behalf of the Everest Cricket Club, committee member and parent Juanita Mootoo thanked Adana Homes for this timely intervention. She said that the club is heavily concentrating on their youths so as to rebuild a stronger cricket structure with the aim to produce more national and West Indies players. She also thanked Beharry for the role he played in acquiring the sponsorship of the gears.
