RHTY&SC/BCB Joint Home Project: Vitality Inc constructing new home for BCB Office Assistant

The long-serving Office Assistant of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Ruthel Henry would soon be moving into a new home, compliments of a joint project of the Board and the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC), with support from Vitality Inc of Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Henry’s dream for over two decades has been to have her own home, so that she and her youngest son Xavier could live in comfort.

Henry recalled that she had approached BCB President Hilbert Foster in 2018 when he was elected and he had promised to assist her to raise some funds to construct a small one-bedroom home. Foster had raised a tidy amount of money, but a life-threatening medical condition saw the funds being used to save Henry’s life.
Despite the setback, Foster recommitted to seek ways to construct the home by the end of 2021. Vitality Inc’s principal, Sureain Sawh, an overseas-based Guyanese, was approached for assistance and he, along with the other Directors of the company, readily agreed to help.
Vitality Inc is a US$10 million investment in Guyana by overseas Guyanese that offers services ranging from providing equipment needed to service the oil industry to consultancy and strategic planning.
It hopes to employ over 40 Guyanese and to establish other departments in an environmentally-friendly waste management facility, as well as accounting and medical testing facilities.
The 20-foot by 28-foot house would contain two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen and washroom facilities.
Foster is confident that the home would be completed in time for the family to move in before the festive season, and expressed thanks to the management of the company for its generous contribution including Sawh, Abbas Hamid, Simon Kandial, and Matt Averkamp.
The BCB President and RHTY&SC Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is also a Director of Cricket West Indies (CWI), stated that he was delighted that Henry would have the keys soon to her new home, and committed himself to making sure that the home was fully furnished after it was completed. He stated that the BCB and the RHTY&SC were both committed to making a positive difference in the lives of persons involved in the game who need assistance.
Foster disclosed that since 2018, his administration had assisted clubs and players with more than $15 million in items as part of its outreach programme. An emotional Henry stated that she was overjoyed at the start of the construction and expressed thanks to the BCB and the RHTY&SC along with Vitality Inc for making her dream become a reality. She noted that Foster was a very compassionate leader who cared a lot for the people around him.
She stated that the BCB President led by example and, most importantly, was a man of his word. Henry recommitted herself to the development of Berbice cricket and pledged to work even harder to make sure that the current high standard is upheld.
Vitality Inc is an official sponsor of both of the BCB and the RHTY&SC. The company earlier this year donated in excess of $1.4 million worth of cricket gear to clubs in Berbice while it also sponsored a cricket tournament for teams in Upper Corentyne . The company is also the official sponsor of the RHTY&SC Vitality Under-23 team.