Home Sports Chandrabali’s Construction invests $385,000 into second-division sponsorship of ACCC
CHANDRABALI’S Construction of the United States of America has ploughed $385,000 into the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club (ACCCC) as sponsorship of the club’s second division team for the 2022 season.
At a simple launching ceremony held recently at the Albion Community Centre’s Main Hall, Mr. Deva Chandrabali, proprietor of Chandrabali’s Construction in New York, USA, disclosed via live social media appearance that he is extremely happy to be associated with Albion cricket.
“I am from Nigg. I spent a lot of time at the Albion Community Centre in my childhood days, and I am delighted to invest in this outstanding club. It is always a pleasure for me to give back to my people,” said Chandraballi.
President of the ACCCC, Vemen Walter, has thanked Chandraballi for the gesture and assured him that his sponsorship of the club’s second division team would tremendously assist not only towards development of Albion cricket, but also cricket in Berbice, Guyana, and by extension the West Indies.
“This sponsorship will not only assist the ACCCC, but will also contribute towards the development of the game in Berbice, Guyana, and the West Indies generally. As we all know, Albion is a major player in Berbice, Guyana and West Indies’ cricket, having been known to produce top quality cricketers over the years.
“Cricket is a very expensive game, and I must thank Mr. Chandrabali for this sponsorship,” Vemen has said.
He also took the opportunity to thank Mr. Fabian Naiken, who was very instrumental in the development of Albion’s cricket in the early 1990s, before migrating to Canada, for the role he played in securing the sponsorship.
The Albion second-division team for the 2022 season will be known as the “Albion Chandrabali’s Construction Second Division Team.”
Among those present at the launching were Naiken via social media, along with former Guyana and West Indies opening batsman Sewnarine Chattergoon, currently the Head Coach of Albion. Jonathan Foo and several other members of the club’s first and second-division teams were also present.
With the exception of the Albion first-division team, which is partly sponsored, all of the club’s other teams are now fully sponsored.
The club’s under-19 team is sponsored by K.P. Jagdeo General Contracting, while Orvin Mangru’s Contracting Services is the under-17 team’s sponsor, Permaul’s Trading & Distribution (PT&D) is the under-15 sponsor, Harichand’s Business Establishment is the under-13 team’s sponsor, and Cell Towers Builders of the USA are the under-21 team’s sponsors.