The National Milling Company of Guyana (Namilco) Friday renewed sponsorship of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) under-21 and first-division teams.
This was done during a simple presentation ceremony at the company’s Agricola Head Office, East Bank Demerara.
The sponsorship, which runs until October 2022, is valued at $420,000.
Club Secretary/CEO, Hilbert Foster, stated that the club was delighted at the renewal despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He added that Namilco had come on board as the teams’ official sponsor in September 2019.
The teams, since then, have participated in a total of seven tournaments and have been unbeaten to date.
The teams have also successfully completed nearly 100 activities under the name of the sponsorship.
Among the activities are the construction of homes for less fortunate families, award ceremonies for outstanding Guyanese, charity programmes, donations to organisations and educating Berbicians on Covid-19.
Among the activities organised were Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers, Tribute to Medical Workers, Tribute to Outstanding Teachers, Youth Information Booklet, COVID-19 educational posters and stickers, distribution of cycles and the distribution of over $6M worth of flood relief food hampers.
Foster, who is also Berbice Cricket Board president and vice president of the Guyana Cricket Board, stated that the teams were very proud to represent the Namilco brand and hailed the relationship that exists between the management of the two organisations.
He noted that Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Shemaine Campbelle, Shabiki Gajnabi and Sheneta Grimmond all represented the West Indies under the sponsorship while several more exciting talents are emerging under the club’s aggressive developmental programme headed by Head Coach Delbert Hicks along with Cricket Managers Robby Kissonlall, Keith Hicks and Tyrone Pottaya.
The captain of the Under-21 team for 2022 is Chanderpaul Govindan with Jonathan Rampersaud as his deputy while Shawn Perreira and Clinton Pestano will serve as captain and vice respectively for the first-division team.
Foster reassured the Namilco management, that the teams will continue to represent the brand with pride, commitment and discipline. NAMILCO Managing Director Bert Sukhai hailed the two teams as outstanding flag bearers of the company’s brand adding that they had exceeded expectations on and off the field. He expressed satisfaction at the numerous activities of the teams especially those which had a positive impact on the lives of those less fortunate and urged the two Namilco Thunderbolt teams to uphold their high standards, reassuring them of his company’s support in the future. RHTYSC Assistant Simon Naidu stated that apart from sponsoring the two teams, the company also co-sponsors a number of activities from the club on an annual basis.
Naidu also stated that the company is expected to be on board shortly with a contribution to the RHTYSC 2021 Christmas Charity Programme which would be held between the December 1-24. The teams, at the conclusion of the presentation handed over a special gift to Sukhai in appreciation of his support of their activities over the years. Namilco is a subsidiary of Seaboard Corporation of the United States. It produces the most popular brands of flour in Guyana.
