GOA donates COVID-19 relief items to respective associations & federations

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has donated a number of COVID-19 relief items to various associations/federations at the GOA Headquarters at Liliendaal, ECD.

Included in the donation were $50,000 per association and sanitising products from Demerara Distillers Limited.
Speaking on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at this simple ceremony was head of the Guyana Olympic Association K.A Juman-Yassin, who noted that COVID-19 has hit Guyana and caused sports to be curtailed. He related that the GOA is very cognizant of this fact, and is aiming to assist associations so that they may be able to commence activities in a safe manner.
“We would like to present some cheques of $50,000 per association and some environs from DDL that could help to disinfect and make the place safe. I sincerely hope that this small amount that has been given can be of some help to these associations.” Juman-Yassin posited.

The GOA boss went on to state that the association had written to all other sporting associations, but, unfortunately, most of them did not respond. The associations/federations that received from the GOA were the Guyana Boxing Association; the Athletics Association of Guyana; the Guyana Cycling Federation; Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, among others.
At the end of the presentation, President of the Guyana Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle, said, “On behalf of the executive members of the GBA, we would like to thank the GOA for this gesture. I know how serious COVID-19 has been, this will help us a lot. We’ve just received permission from the Ministry of Health, and we are supposed to have an encampment shortly at the National Gymnasium, for which we have been given approval by the Government of Guyana.
“The GOA has been no stranger to the GBA, and we just want to thank them for all the support! We are very thankful! We just hope that this continues, with or without COVID-19.”

Also sharing sentiments at the simple ceremony was Vice-President of the AAG, Amanda Hermonstine, who related that the AAG is grateful for this timely gesture, and she knows that it would do well for the association, owing to the fact of the upcoming South American 10K this Sunday. She vowed that it would be well utilised.