NALICO/NAFICO provides support to cricket gear project

NALICO/NAFICO provides support to cricket gear project

Insurance giant NALICO/NAFICO, a subsidiary of Edward B. Beharry and Company Limited, is the first major financial institution to come on board with the joint cricket gear project undertaken by administrator Anil Beharry and Kishan Das of the USA.

At a simple but significant ceremony held recently, the cheque was presented to Anil Beharry by an employee of NALICO/NAFICO, who stated that her company is impressed with the work of this noble venture, hence the donation.

She also indicated that her company continues to give back to the communities through sport and other forms.

“NALICO/NAFICO has 19 branches across the length and breath of Guyana, providing a service of excellence with unbeatable rates. We are very thankful for the timely intervention from the major insurance company. The cash will be used to purchase cricket gear for young and talented cricketers in Berbice,” Anil Beharry stated.

“This initiative will continue to strive to make every community a safer and better place. We are pleased to be part of the development of young cricketers in Guyana. Our aim is to keep them off the streets and get them actively involve in sports, cricket in particular.”

Through the cricket gear project, G$610,000 in cash and equipment, namely coloured uniforms, stumps, trophies, cricket shoes, batting pads, bats, batting gloves, thigh pads, wicket keeping pads, arm guards, chest pads, gear bags, bat rubbers, helmets, fiber glass bat, floppy hat, white cricket balls, red cricket balls, bat cone and footballs have been distributed.

In addition to the above, gear valued over G$600,000 was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former national wicket keeper/batsman.

“All cash collected is being used to purchase cricket gear requested and not available at the time,” Anil Beharry highlighted.

To date, 94 players, male and female, from all three counties of Guyana have benefitted directly from cash and equipment, while many others benefitted indirectly.

In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefitted from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each, Cold Fusion Cricket Club 13 color uniforms, while RHCCCC received six boxes of balls, 15 white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket keeping gloves, two sets of stumps and bails.

Other beneficiaries are The Essequibo Cricket Board, the Town of Lethem, youth coach Travis Persaud, male and female teams playing the traditional hardball and softball in the Upper Corentyne area, Number 65 Young Titans with 30 T-Shirts, Just Try Cricket Club, Wakenaam Cricket Academy, Shamar Joseph, Nehemiah Hohenkirk, Shamar Apple, Leguan Cricket Committee, Tucber Park Cricket Club, Malteenoes Sports Club, Kendall’s Union Cricket Club, Lower Corentyne, Corentyne Comprehensive, JC Chandisingh Secondary Schools, Thaddeus Lovell, GCC and Bush Lot United Sports Club.

Anil Beharry added: “Cricket related items, used or new, are distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana. Skills, discipline and education are important characteristics of the recipients. Talent spotting is being done across the country and club leaders also assist to identify same. Progressive and well managed cricket clubs with a youth programme, will also benefit.”

The success of this initiative would not have been possible without the support of the following: Javed and Imran of West Indian Sports Complex, Option Group of USA, Hilbert Foster, Bish Panday of P and P Insurance Brokers, Sean Devers, Trevis Simon, Årïêl J. Tïlkú, Aaron Beharry, Leanna Bachan and Imran Saccoor, Devon Ramnauth, Teddy Singh, Romash Munna, Ravi Etwaroo of Cricket Zone USA, Kelvin Brijlall, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru and Dennis Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo and Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies, Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Gajanand Singh, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Chin Singh, Denesh Chandrapaul, Davo Naraine of UK, Dr. Cecil Beharry, Raj Mathura, Raj Bharrat, Latch Mohabir and family, Suresh Dhanai, Vishal Nagamootoo, Moses Nagamootoo Jnr, Regal Sports Store, Onkar Singh, Parmanand Dhaniram, Reshma Mathura, Booman Singh, Krishna Rengensamy, Ishwar Singh, Ricky Deonarain of 4R Bearings, Terry Mathura of TDMJ Inc., Kennard Verapen and NY Pioneer CC, Anita and Derek Kallicharran, Subhas Powan Persaud of DX Sports, Ramjit Singh, Vishnu Dudnauth, Johnno Persaud, Bob Harrischan, Kumar Dindial, Shazam Hussain, Ravi Lutchman of JIS&L, NY, Muhammad Afzal of Cyber Trading, Kaieteur CC of Canada, Randolph Soobrian of the USA, Charrandass Persaud, Rockaway Group of Companies, Raymond Haniff of Diversity Investments Inc., Realtor Mahadeo Ajodhi, Surendra Hiralal of Universal Construction and Contracting and NAFICO/NALICO.

Anyone interested in contributing can contact Anil Beharry on +592-623-6875 or Kishan Das on +1-718-664-0896.

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