RBL renews sponsorship of RHTY&SC’s Grade Six Summer Camp

– 100 youths to benefit

Cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) have, since 2008, been hosting the annual Grade Six Summer Camp for students preparing to enter secondary schools in September.
Hundreds of Grade Six students have participated in this camp, which has been organised by the following cricket teams: Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy Under-13, Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17, Pepsi Under-19, Metro Females, and Namilco first-division.

This camp has been sponsored by Republic Bank since its first edition. RBL has a branch at Rose Hall Town, and last Thursday, through that branch, the bank handed over its sponsorship for the 14th edition of this summer camp to officials of the RHTY&SC during a simple presentation ceremony.
Club Secretary Hilbert Foster has said the RHTY&SC is delighted to again have RBL on board, and has described the relationship as very fruitful. Last year, the camp was attended by more than 100 students, and the RHTY&SC expects another large turnout this year. The main objective of this four-week-long camp is to assist students to make a successful transition from primary school to the secondary level.
Foster explained that the camp was started in 2008, when parents expressed concern that some students had major problems adjusting to the higher level of education. The camp, which would be conducted by two teachers, would involve lessons in Maths, English, Social Studies, Science and basic Spanish. Students would also be involved in several lectures on topics of importance to them; including the importance of discipline, peer pressure, drug abuse, classroom manners, personal hygiene, table manners, and how to choose friends.
Each child who successfully completes the camp would receive a school bag and a supply of educational materials. In total, $300K in prizes would be given to top students through food hampers, electronic tablets, bicycles, household items, and watches. The best student, who would be chosen by the teachers, would take home an electric bike. Students would also be exposed to basic coaching on how to play cricket.
The camp would be held at the Rose Hall Town Primary School, and cricket coaches at the RHTY&SC 34th Cricket Academy would visit to encourage the youths to get involved in sport as an extracurricular activity. If they so desire, the students would also be facilitated to become members of the RHTY&SC.
Foster has expressed his gratitude to the RBL for its support, and has noted that staff of the Rose Hall Branch have been good friends of the RHTY&SC. He, moreover, has reassured the staff that the 2023 Summer Camp would be well organised and would achieve all of its objectives.
Branch Manager Sattie Cox has said that RBL is very impressed by the organising skills of the club and the success of last year’s camp. Republic Bank, she noted, is committed to fulfilling its social responsibilities, and would continue to invest in youth development and in educational and sporting activities. Members of staff would visit the camp on a regular basis, and interact with the students as mentors.
A graduating ceremony would be hosted by the cricket teams to close the camp.