German’s Restaurant’s Clinton Urling makes a presentation to organiser Rawle Toney
With the Rawle Toney 3×3 Basketball Tournament set to bounce off on Saturday at Burnham Court, Georgetown, German’s Restaurant has caught the sponsorship train just in the nick of time.
During a simple handing-over ceremony on Thursday afternoon, German’s Clinton Urling made a presentation to organiser Rawle Toney, ahead of this weekend’s action that will feature teams from as far as the United States of America.
At the presentation ceremony, Urling shared, “Sport has always been a strategic pillar for German’s Restaurant over the years; this is not the first outreach in terms of sponsorship to sporting organisations in Guyana. We believe that sport is one of those avenues that has an exponential impact in more than just the sport itself. But it permeates and radiates throughout the entire society and the entire country.”
“German’s Restaurant is always honoured to be on board with sporting events and sporting activities,” Urling reiterated about his company’s commitment to its corporate social responsibility.
Organiser Rawle Toney extended his gratitude to Urling and by extension German’s Restaurant.
“German’s Restaurant coming onboard is pretty significant, because this was initiated by Clinton. So it was the other way around, rather than me going to the sponsor, the sponsor came forward and said ‘look next event that you have, I want to be on board’,” Toney said.
He further stated, “I want to publicly thank him for fulfilling that promise.”
The tournament is set to commence on Saturday, March 18, at Burnham Court, Georgetown and according to Toney, overseas teams began arriving on Thursday night, while others like the USA-based Ballin4Peace team will touch down today.
In other updates, Toney highlighted the inclusion of FIBA (International Basketball Federation) accredited referees.
“To remedy that we bring in accredited overseas referees to complement our local pool and so we can have a smooth tournament,” the organiser said.
Updates on the 3×3 Classic can also be viewed online at Play.fiba3x3.com.
The 16-team tournament will carry a winner’s purse of $400,000 and four Championship rings, compliments of Century Tamara Energy Services Inc and Jacobs Jewelry.
