RHTY&SC, Bakewell assist young cricketers on CEO’s 50th birth anniversary

The management and members of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organization, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS, hosted a surprise gala dinner and presentation ceremony last Thursday in honour of the 50th birthday of their CEO, Hilbert Foster.

Held at the St Francis Community Developers Training Centre on the Corentyne, this gala ceremony was attended by executives of the RHTY&SC, MS, the Berbice Cricket Board, club members, sponsors and friends.
With support from long-time sponsor Bakewell, the RHTY&SC, MS, presented eight of its most promising players with a pair of batting pads as part of the celebrations.
Businessman Gregory Rambarran, a longstanding friend of Foster’s, congratulated him on reaching the half-century landmark, and noted that Foster’s life is a perfect example of service to humanity, and others should emulate his high standards.
RHTY&SC Assistant Secretary Simon Naidu, who organised the event, declared that working on a daily basis with Foster has been the most rewarding period of his life. He said Foster has transformed the lives of countless youths and elderly persons, and described Foster as a very simple, down-to-earth and loving individual.
Naidu said that, for 2019, the RHTY&SC has assisted more than 50 youth cricketers across Berbice, and that a decision has been taken to assist club members at the Under-15 level for Foster’s 50th birthday celebrations.
The players who stand to benefit from assistance are Tyrone Smartt, Dharshanie, Tyrell Hutson, Nyron Hicks, Sohail Hardwar, Nathan Kistama, Trisha Hardat, and Matthew Pottaya.
An emotional Foster, in responding, hailed the support of his entire family, members of both the RHTY&SC, the BCB, and tournament sponsors. Noting that the club’s gesture has surprised him, Foster described the entire club as a family which works as a collective unit to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
He described his daughter, who graduated from the University of Guyana with distinction and is a newspaper columnist, as his greatest achievement; and
listed the restoration of the Area ‘H’ Ground; construction of the charity kitchen; restoration of the children’s playfield at the Lower Corentyne Secondary School (1991-1992); winning two national cricket titles, and producing players for the West Indies and Guyana as some of his proudest moments.
As he always does at club functions, Foster urged his audience to touch the lives of those less fortunate than themselves, and to spread the Say No/Say Yes message to every youth across Berbice.
He also pledged that, as long as God grants him health and strength, he would ensure that the RHTY&SC, MS, and the BCB remain the best institutions in Guyana.