RHT Namilco Thunderbolt Flour, Vitality Cricket teams hand over home to Naidu

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club’s (RHTY&SC’s) Namilco Thunderbolt Flour Under-21 and First Division teams, along with their Vitality Under-23 counterparts, last Wednesday handed over a home they constructed to Asst Secretary/CEO Simon Naidu.

The handing over of the home was the fulfillment of a commitment made by RHTY&SC Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster to Naidu, who had sought Foster’s assistance to upgrade his family’s home, which was in a state of despair, and to construct a lower flat for him and his family to dwell in.
Foster has said that the RHTY&SC had, over the last 31 years, successfully completed thousands of projects, but was never involved in the construction of a home. He noted that the club’s parent body, the St Francis Community Developers, had assisted hundreds of less fortunate families to obtain houses, but this venture represented the first effort by the vibrant youth and sports club.
Foster, who is also President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), recalled that Naidu had approached him for assistance for the project, and he readily agreed that the cricket teams would assist.
Club Secretary/CEO Foster has said that Naidu, as a 15-year -old, joined the RHTY&SC in 2015, and within one year was elected to the position of Asst Secretary/CEO, and over the last five years, has played a major role in the work of the club. Now 21 years old, Naidu is currently responsible for the day-to-day operation of the club’s office, serves as a cricket manager at the junior section, and is also the Public Relations Officer of the Berbice Cricket Board.
Under Naidu’s tenure, the BCB has developed the most progressive public relations campaign of any sports organisation in the country.
Foster has said that, with his young assistant in charge of the daily operation of the club, he has been able to focus on his other duties, both at the BCB and the other organisations of which he is part. He described Naidu as a visionary, hard-working and dedicated person, who serves others without looking over his shoulder for personal reward.
An emotional Naidu has said that joining the RHTY&SC in 2015 was the best decision of his life. A former member of the Albion Cricket Club, Naidu was encouraged to join the Rose Hall Town club by his classmate, West Indies under-19 player Kevlon Anderson. Naidu has said he never expected to be a part of the executive, but noted that under Foster’s leadership, youths are given the opportunity to perform, and the word failure is not part of the lexicon of the RHTY&SC.
Naidu has expressed gratitude to all the sponsors who came on board to assist; members of the club, especially the Namilco Thunderbolt Flour Under-21 and First Division teams, and the Vitality Inc Under-23 teams. He has committed himself to working even harder to make sure that the club remains the leading club in the country.
Captain of the Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt First Division team, Shawn Perreira, handed over the keys to Naidu, and congratulated him on being a homeowner at such a tender age.
Perreira, a former national youth captain, stated that the RHTY&SC has had a positive influence on every single youth who has joined it since its formation in 1990, and he hailed Foster as a positive role model and father figure.
The two teams are respectively sponsored by the National Milling Company of Guyana, located at Agricola, EBD and Vitality Inc of Providence, EBD. Among the players in the teams are Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Clinton Pestano, Eon Hooper, Junior Sinclair, Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajnabi, Sheneta Grimmond, Khemraj Mahadeo, Jonathan Rampersaud, Mahendra Gopilall, Jermey Sandia and Slyus Tyndall.
The RHTY&SC would like to express its gratitude to all its friends who came on board to support the construction of this home, including Dr. Puran Singh, Brian Ramphal, Bissoondyal Singh, Mr Kumar, GK Inc, Abbas K Hamid (Vitality), Michael Khan, Anasha Ally, Chandradat Chintamani, Rajendra Daniel Sadeo, Lucille George, Ave Ramzan, Romaro Samaroo, Farfan and Mendes, Bakewell, Faizal Jafferally, Hollis Schwiers, Sheik Mohammed, Shabika Gajnabi, Shimron Hetmyer, Zaeer Ali, Therbhuwan Jagdeo and Navendra Persaud.