Rock Auto Trans’ Yolanda Ross presents Rawle Toney with the key to the motorcycle in the presence of Wayne “Harry” Griffith
The third edition of the Rawle Toney 3×3 Classic basketball tournament is just about two weeks away, and the Most Valuable Player (MVP) prize has been secured by Rock Auto Trans and Spare Parts.
Out of a pool of 64 players, one lucky baller will ride away with a motorcycle, compliments of Rock Auto Trans and Spare Parts, located on Charlotte Street, Georgetown.
During a simple handing-over ceremony on Thursday afternoon, the MVP prize was handed over to organiser Rawle Toney.
Managing Director of the company, Yolanda Ross, touched on its recent involvement in sport, expressing its elation at being able to assist.
“We wanna say thanks again to the general public for their support. We have just completed our first Futsal tournament and now we’re pleased to be a part of Rawle’s third edition Classic. We will be giving away one bike, as we would’ve done in our previous tournament. We would’ve given away two bikes, but now we’re happy to give back to the youths of Guyana, a chance to win one of our Lindy motor scooters,” Ross told media operatives at the company’s Charlotte Street location on Thursday.
On the receiving end of Rock Auto Trans’ generosity was Sport Journalist and mastermind of the 3×3 tournament, Toney, who highlighted it as a first of its kind initiative for the sport.
“Let me just say, thanks to Rock Auto Trans. This is monumental, it might seem rather small, but it’s monumental for the sport of basketball, given the fact that I’ve been involved in the sport for a number of years as a player and covering the sport as a Journalist for close to two decades,” Toney related.
The organizer went on to reveal, “During my playing time and on a professional basis for work, I’ve never heard or seen where a motorcycle or anything of the sort was given away to a player, or in this case, the Most Valuable Player. So, this is historic, not just for me but for basketball in general.”
“Again, I can’t thank Rock Auto Trans enough for this prize,” Toney further stated.
The Rawle Toney 3×3 Classic is set to bounce off on Saturday, March 18 and culminate the following day. Sixteen teams from Guyana, Grenada, Dominica, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, and the USA are slated to compete. The basketball action is set to get underway at 17:00h (5pm) at the Burnham Court, Georgetown.
(Jemima Holmes)
