…KSM Investments, Bakewell and BM Soat are latest sponsors on board
The efforts of the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) to assist the less fortunate and fire disaster victims continue to bear fruit. The teams, which include the Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt Flour Under-21 and First Division, along with the Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division teams are spearheading efforts to assist four families to obtain their own homes.
Construction of a new 20 x 24 home for the family of Chunilall Sonaroo has already started with support from the Florida-Guyana Hope, Crabwood Relief, Regal Stationery, KSM Inc, and Navin and Sons Construction.
Bakewell General Manager Rajendra Ganga hands over the contribution to RHTY&SC Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster
The Sonaroo home is expected to be completed by early next month and several other donors, including Bakewell and individuals, have contributed clothing, medical supplies and food items to the family who had approached the club for assistance. Sonaroo’s wife is currently bedridden and suffers from type two diabetes while his 14-year-old daughter is a diabetes patient and has to take insulin twice per day. The home where they currently dwell is on the verge of falling down and in desperation, they had visited the club office to seek assistance.
Last Wednesday, another family visited the office seeking assistance and the teams readily agreed to assist. Fire totally destroyed the home of Rajkumar Hamenauth and his family of eight. Mahadeo Panchu of KSM investment and a group of friends handed over a financial donation of $100,000 the next day after been informed of the family’s situation by the club. The donation was done in memory of late Assistant Police Commissioner Winston Colbert. The group also donated a similar amount to the Sonaroo family while KSM Investments would be providing close to 1500 concrete blocks towards the construction of the home.
Bakewell also contributed a donation for both families while RHTY&SC Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hilbert Foster held a successful meeting with BM Soat Managing Director Rameez Mohammed at the latter’s Croal Street office in Georgetown. Mohammed committed his company to rebuilding a home for the Hamenauth family in the village of Toopoo. He is expected to visit the site shortly.
Shoba Gaymes hands over a financial donation to the Hamenauth family in memory of late Assistant Police Commissioner Winston Colbert
The club and its cricket teams are also constructing a home, at the cost of just under $2 million, for its Assistant Secretary/CEO Simon Naidu, and are also working along with the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) to provide a home for the BCB Office Assistant on the East Bank of Demerara.
Foster stated that the club was delighted to make a difference in the lives of the families and would continue to do so in the future. He noted that special arrangements have been put into place for the sponsors and the different families to look after the funds for the homes with the club being involved just as an observer.
Foster expressed thanks to all the sponsors for coming on board with the projects and to the members of the RHT Namilco Thunderbolt Flour and Bakewell cricket teams for their hard work and dedication.
