Farfan & Mendes renews RHTY&SC U-15 sponsorship for 29th successive year

The Providence East Bank Demerara-based Farfan and Mendes Ltd has renewed its cricket sponsorship of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) Under-15 team for the 29th successive year. The renewal of the sponsorship took place at the company’s head office and was attended by senior officials of both the club and the company.
Organising secretary and cricket manager Robby Kissoonlall stated that the relationship between the RHTYSC and the company started in 1997 when Farfan and Mendes Ltd became the first official sponsor of the club. However, he noted that the Georgetown-based company first assisted the Corentyne, Berbice-based club in 1995 with a grass cutter for the Area H ground.
The Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes Under-15 team has won six Berbice-wide championships over the years and was the runner-up six times as well. The team also reached the semi-finals ten times over the 25 years.
Dozens of players from the RHT Farfan and Mendes team have gone on to play for their county, and a total of 66 have played for Guyana at different levels. Assad Fudadin and Kevlon Anderson, former captains of the team, have played Test cricket for the West Indies, while Royston Crandon, Shemaine Campbell, Shabika Gajnabi, Sheneeta Grimmond, Trisha Hardat, and Donielle Manns have also played for the West Indies at different levels.
Additionally, Dominic Rikhi played international cricket for the United States of America. Other national players produced include Delbert Hicks, Clinton Pestano, Junior Williams, Sylus Tyndall, Abdel Fudadin, Shawn Perriera, Khemraj Mahadeo, Aeon Hooper, Pluffina Millington, Jonathan Rampersaud, and Matthew Pottaya.
Club secretary Hilbert Foster stated that the support of Farfan and Mendes Ltd. is one of the main reasons why the RHTYSC rose to become the leading youth and sports organisation in Guyana, with an unmatched list of achievements and activities per year under a wide range of subheadings, and in 2019 received a national award, the Medal of Service, for its outstanding work among youths. The long-serving secretary stated that the Farfan and Mendes Under-15 team has undertaken over one thousand activities under the name of the sponsorship since 1997.
These include tributes to teachers and students, the Basil Butcher Trust Fund, Mother’s Day tributes, a Grade Six summer camp, a cricket academy, a medical clinic, a youth job fair, a “Say No” campaign, and tributes to heroes.
Marketing Executive of the company Savannah Mendes, in brief remarks, noted that Farfan and Mendes Ltd was pleased to be associated with the RHTYSC. She expressed that the company was pleased with the high standard that has been upheld over the years and the positive impact made on the lives of youths across the ancient county. She committed Farfan and Mendes Ltd. to continue supporting the club in the future.
The RHTYSC was established in 1990 by three-time Commonwealth Youth Service Awardee, the St Frances Community Developers, and has produced a combined 131 players for Berbice, with 76 going on to play for Guyana. Eight of the Farfan and Mendes Ltd players have gone on to play international cricket. The founder of the company, Mrs June Mendes, served as the patron of the club for over a decade.