The Berbice Cricket Board as part of its expanded social mandate observed World Environment Day with a donation of sanitary equipment to eleven cricket clubs in the ancient county. The county’s ten first division clubs – West Berbice, Blairmont Community Centre, Bermine Cricket Club, Edinburgh Cricket Club, Young Warriors Cricket Club, Albion Community Centre, Police “B” Division, Port Mourant Cricket Club, Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and Skeldon Community Centre along with the Bush Lot Cricket Club each received a large dust bin, collection of garbage bags and dust pan and hand broom.
Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Special Events Committee Hilbert Foster stated at the presentation that the Berbice Cricket Board was determined to make positive impact to efforts to save the environment due to the negative impact of climate change. The present generation of Berbice Cricketers needs to be educated on the importance of good environmental practices and the need to keep God’s world clean and healthy. The items, Foster disclosed would be used by the eleven clubs to keep their cricket grounds and club houses clean and he urged the management of the clubs to instill proper environmental practices into their charges. The Berbice Cricket Board, Foster stated during 2012 would place major emphasis on the environment and host at least two major activities including primary and secondary school students.
Treasurer Anil Beharry hailed the Berbice Cricket Board observation of World Environmental Day as another red letter day in the amazing achievements of the Board. Expressing his support for the Government of Guyana’s LCDS Programme, he urged all cricketers and officials to get on board the green revolution to save planet earth. 3rd Vice President of the Berbice Cricket Board Hubern Evans praised the Special Events Committee for following up on his suggestion to observe the Environmental Day and urged the eleven clubs to use the donated items for the intended purposes. Berbice Cricketers, Evans stated no longer has to be cricketers alone but must be sports ambassadors and agents for change in every aspect of life in Berbice.
Representatives of the eleven clubs expressed gratitude to the Berbice Cricket Board for the environmental donations and pledged to support the Board’s effort to keep all cricket grounds in Berbice litter free. The programme was jointly sponsored by the Berbice Cricket Board and the Bank of Nova Scotia.