RHTY&SC cricket teams successfully hold Christmas Village, Christmas Charity Programme

Now that the dust has settled after the Christmas season, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) have declared that their two seasonal activities have been resounding successes.
The Sports Club over the period December 10-28, 2018 gathered the members of a whopping 10 teams and were involved in several major activities to make a positive difference during the festive season. The teams were under the supervision of Assistant Secretary/ CEO Simon Naidu, who organised the fourth Annual Christmas Village and the 28th Annual Christmas Charity Programme.
The Christmas Village was hosted from December 21 to 24, in the Rose Hall Town Primary School Ground. With the 10 cricket teams on board, the players

transformed the entire compound of the School into a dreamland for the excited 8000 children and adults who visited the Village over its four-day duration. The Village included attractions such as Nativity scenes, a 20- foot Christmas tree, a Christmas Chimney, Christmas Star, Santa and his Sleigh, the Christmas Home, 15 large inflatable Christmas characters, outdoor tents, computer games, horror house, children games, photo studio, bouncy castles and trampolines.
Naidu stated that the objectives of the Village were to promote the true traditions of Christmas, stimulating social cohesion, attracting visitors to Guyana’s smallest township and providing a safe environment for families.
The 2018 Christmas Village was hosted to the tune of $1.5 million (provided by the Club) and was made possible with the assistance of the National Milling Company, J’s Printery, Peter Lewis, Associated Construction Services, Donna Charran and Family, Mrs Lucille George, Sarah Chinsammy, the Nero Family, Lindon Lewis, Pastor Ravi Singh, Errol Hendrax, Dr Tulsi Dyal Singh, Brian Ramphal, and KSM Investments.
On the other hand, the 28th Annual Christmas Charity Programme’s main objective was to make the festive season brighter for the less fortunate, single-parent households and children. The multimillion-dollar initiative involved the distribution of 4000 toys, 300 food hampers, educational materials, clocks, personal care products, vitamins, clothing, wheel chairs, umbrellas, household items and sports gears to children, families and NGOs. Among those receiving

donations from the cricket teams were the Williamsburg Lutheran church, Sharon Congregational Church, the New Amsterdam Prison Service, Corriverton Anglican Church, Rose Hall Town Wesleyan Church, Berbice Cricket Umpires Association, senior citizens homes, and orphanages.
In addition to this, the cricketers also provided breakfast and refreshments to hundreds of pensioners as they waited to uplift their monthly Old Age Pension. Hundreds of elderly citizens were provided with a desk clock as a special gift while school age children received school books, pencils, pens, sharpeners, erasers, vitamins and a bag of goodies.
The RHTY&SC have expressed gratitude to the Ministry of the Presidency, Office of the Prime Minister, President Granger, Guyana National Newspapers Limited, Power Producers & Distributors, KSM Investments, ANSA McAL Trading, Bissan Trading, HA Snacks, Sueria Manufacturing, Factory Price, Food For The Poor, Mike’s Pharmacy, Dr Tulsi Dyal Singh, Brian Ramphal, Busta, Starr Computers, Toucan Industries, Farfan & Mendes Ltd, Bounty Farm Ltd, WR Enterprise, AM Khan, F &H Printery, Sentinel Security, Colin Elcock, Delmur Shipping, LOTTO, V Net Communication, Regal Enterprise, Canadian Surplus, Universal DVD, Len’s Craft, Anil Beharry, Kishon Sarwan, the Gift Centre, Chief Brand, Sterling Products, Cirkel Distributors and the Office of the First Lady for their continued contributions to the Club’s success.