Preparations by the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Federation (GABA) is on course for the 3rd staging of the Trevor Rose Memorial 5K run, which is slated for Sunday.
While this is the third staging of this event, this is its first staging under the newly elected executive body of GABA; and according to President of the Federation, Adrian Hooper, the body is trying its best to make this a successful event and honour the legacy of the late Trevor Rose.
President of GABA, Adrian Hooper
“The new executive body is basically trying to honour his (Rose’s) legacy. We know he has been a part of the fraternity for a number of years, and the past executive had hosted the event for the past two years, (so) we are trying to continue the legacy,” Hooper said.
Hooper added that the GABA administration is doing its best to bring out the entire community for the event, which is expected to start at 05:30h in front of Palm Court. He also detailed the route the event would take.
“The run will start in front of Palm Court. It heads east on Middle Street and (makes) a left on Camp Street, then heads up to Carifesta Avenue and takes a right on Carifesta, and heads to Vlissengen Road. And you make a left on to the seawalls, then (head) straight down to Pegasus, then (head back) to Palm Court for the finish.” The GABA president explained.
As always, GABA would provide trophies and prizes for those who successfully complete the race, as well as special offers for basketball teams that would participate as a group in the run.
Registration fee is set at $1000; and, so far, the event has attracted a lot of support.
Rose, a former president of GABA, was shot dead in January 2014 while in a car in the vicinity of Eccles, East Bank Demerara.
