RHTYSC to host historic Day of Sports for Namilco’s 50th Anniversary

The Albion Sports Complex on Independence Day will be a hive of activities when the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTYSC), MS hosts a historic Day of Sports in observance of the 50th Anniversary of the National Milling Company (Namilco).

The Club enjoys a cordial long standing and successful relationship with Namilco which was founded in 1969. The Day of Sports will involve Volleyball, Softball and Athletics events.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster stated that the entire Management and Membership of the RHTYSC will be involved in the organising of the events to make sure that all is successful.
The Day of Sports will bowl off with an Opening Ceremony at 09:00 hours with Officials of Namilco, RHTYSC, RDC 6 and the Ministry of Education. A Softball match between Namilco and RHTYSC will start off the event on the field while the organisers will be working along with the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) to host a One-Day Volleyball Tournament for teams in the ancient county.
The highlight of the Day of Sports will be the hosting of a historic Athletics meet for students of Primary and Secondary Schools in Region 6. A total of thirteen Athletics events will be held for Primary Schools Students while 25 will be held for Secondary Schools Students.
Among the events to be held will be 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 4 x 100m Relay, 4 x 400m Relay, High Jump, Long Jump and Cycling. The top two winners in each event will for the first time receive financial incentives along with trophies and medals. The winner of each Primary School event will take home $3 000 and the Runner-up, $2000 while the Secondary School winner and runner-up will take home $5 000 and $2 500, respectively. The organisers are also looking to reward the top school with a special award.
Foster disclosed that the club is currently setting up a Management Committee consisting of Club Executives, Sport Executives of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and other Stakeholders to organise the events which will be non-alcoholic.
Entrance to the venue is free. The Club which consists of ten Cricket Teams, will use the opportunity to promote the Club’s Say No/Say Yes Message to the thousands of youths expected to be present in the Ground.
Under this highly successful programme, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club encourages youths to Say No to Drugs, Suicide, Crime, Alcohol, liquor and Yes to Education, Sports, Religion, Culture, Life.