Port Mourant Hospital Therapy Unit gets significant assistance from RHTY&SC, NAMILCO

Patients seeking treatment at the Port Mourant Hospital Therapy Unit would now experience a better service, as cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC), with assistance from official club sponsors NAMILCO, have donated more than $300,000 worth of much-needed items to that unit.
The donation was made in a simple presentation ceremony at the hospital on Tuesday, April 25, by a delegation consisting of club officials and NAMILCO Marketing Supervisor Alicia Anderson.
This donation is a “thank you gesture” by the club and company for the role the hospital has played in not only saving the life of RHTY&SC Secretary Hilbert Foster, but returning him to almost full health.
Foster, who has returned to work after an absence of three months, has been full of praise for the staff of the hospital, led by Dr G. Sukhdeo and Administrator Ms. Shazeeda Nabi, for the role they played in his recovery. Special mention has also been made of Matron Shaw and head of the Therapy Unit, Ms Yonette Yaw, for their outstanding work.
The donation from the club included a gym bicycle, electric fans, office chairs, and a large supply of sanitary and cleaning materials. NAMILCO, official sponsors of the RHTY&SC first-division team, has specifically donated another stationary gym bike to the unit.
Foster, also the President of the Berbice Cricket Board, recalled that when he first started using the therapy unit, he observed that it had only one stationary bike. And now, with the donations, it has three, and he committed the club to assisting in the future with more gym equipment.
Ms. Anderson has said that NAMILCO is very proud to sponsor the cricket team, which has represented the brand with pride and passion since 2019. She recalled knowing Foster for over two decades, and said he played a major role in shaping her career, especially in the public domain, and she wishes him a full and speedy recovery.
Head of the Therapy Unit, Ms Yonette Yaw, in expressing thanks to the RHTY&SC and to NAMILCO for the donations, noted that the items are a major boost for the staff. Ms Yaw also said the waiting time for patients would be greatly reduced, as three of them can now be on bikes at the same time, instead of one. She hailed Foster as a compassionate person who looks out for others, despite his medical problems.
The teams which organised the donations were Farfan and Mendes Ltd Under-15, Poonai Pharmacy Under-13, Bakewell Under-17, Pepsi Under-19, Metro Females, and Namilco first-division. The NAMILCO first-division team has won numerous BCB titles over the years, and has produced players like Clinton Pestano, Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Sylus Tyndall, Jonathan Rampersaud, Shawn Perreira, Jermey Sandia, Matthew Pottaya and Mahendra Gopilall.
The team has also organised over 200 community projects under the NAMILCO sponsorship under the sub-heading of charity, awards, community development, health, sports, youth development, and religious and educational, among others.
The RHTY&SC would also shortly honour four staff members of the hospital under its annual Tribute to Medical Workers Awards Scheme, while twenty staff members who are mothers would receive special hampers for Mother’s Day.