‘Light it up Campaign’ to brighten community grounds nationwide
The National Sports Commission will continue its’ ‘Light it up Campaign’ in 2018 having acquired a number of lights for community grounds across the country late last year.
Director of Sport Christopher Jones
The lights which number in the area of 110 are expected to boost the usage in the night-time of various community grounds and multi-purpose centres across Guyana.
The Director of Sport Christopher Jones revealed that the sum of $6.5M was spent to acquire the 110 lights which will be distributed to various grounds across the country.
In the buildup to the purchasing of the lights, Jones pointed out that the National Sports Commission (NSC) had reached out to the various municipalities in an effort to collaborate on the purchase.
However, it was revealed by the Sport Director that the only municipality that responded was the municipality of Lethem in Region Nine. Jones further noted that of the $6.5M, $2M was contributed by the Lethem Municipality.
The Sport Director noted; “by virtue of their collaboration with us, Lethem will receive a total of 38 of the lamps and the 38 lamps will facilitate all four or five grounds that are in Lethem. In 2018, it will see all of those grounds being lit.”
He further added, “The other lights that we have currently in the bond, there are several grounds that we would have identified throughout the year, so in 2018 we will see the distribution of those lights and we are hopeful that in 2018 with another availability of funds, we will purchase another allotment of lights, so that we can continue the light it up campaign.”
The absence of adequate lighting at nights has been one of the foremost challenges faced by athletes who want to train at nights.
Upon recognizing this, the NSC embarked on the “Light it up campaign” in an effort to afford athletes all the necessary support needed to facilitate their development.
Additionally, fitness enthusiasts will also benefit from the initiative since they too will work out way into the nights especially after a full day on their job.
