Joseph E. Simon, longstanding secretary of the Berbice Football Association (BFA), was the recipient yesterday of a new folding wheelchair compliments of the Overseas Disturbance Response Group (ODRG), the Trellis family and the BFA.
According to a release from the ODRG, Simon, who is presently nursing a disability to his lower left leg, was presented with the wheelchair by acting BFA President Shurwin Forde and Nigel Felix, who are members of the ODRG local chapter.
Speaking on behalf of the trio of donors, Forde, brother of former national player Adrian Forde, during brief remarks, stated that the entities are pleased to render assistance to the long serving administrator, who has given timeless service in the development of sports, especially in the county of Berbice.
“Mr. Simon, whose left leg was amputated in January 2019, has served sports including football in various capacities for more than 40 years and still performs duties of Secretary of the BFA, a position that he has held consistently since 1999. Simon first joined the football arena as a referee in 1979 and after few years, he branched off into administration serving under Mr. Errol Alphonso, who was at one time, the longest serving President of the BFA.”
