As part of efforts to fulfill its corporate mandate, NEW GPC INC. on Tuesday aligned itself with the Kashif and Shanghai Secondary School football tournament, which is set for a grand kickoff shortly.
NEW GPC INC., located at Farm, East Bank Demerara, has been onboard with Kashif and Shanghai for a number of years, and now that the organisation has switched from senior to schools football, the entity has strengthened its alliance by sponsoring the third place prize to the tune of Gy$ 500,000.
Speaking at a simple presentation ceremony at the K& S office on Irving Street, Marketing Manager of NEW GPC INC., Trevor Bassoo, highlighted the company’s pleasure at being able to support not just the development of football, but youth development.
“We believe that this is the right level to invest, because you’re not just investing in sports but you’re investing in the youths and the development of youths in Guyana,” Bassoo related.
He added, “Team GPC is a strong advocate of sports and the development of youths and we believe that the Kashif and Shanghai initiative here will help to develop youngsters and more importantly keep them out of trouble.”
Bassoo, who was accompanied by Marketing Associate of NEW GPC INC. Livasti Bhooplall, also committed his company’s continued sponsorship of the event.
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Director of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation, Kashif Muhammad, in accepting NEW GPC’s sponsorship, lauded the entity for its annual investment in football, and sports in general.
Muhammad noted that NEW GPC INC. has been a long-standing corporate partner, and the organisation is enthused to once again have the company on board.
He also informed that all the logistical arrangements have been falling into place, and the feedback is that all the schools are in intense preparation mode.
The champion school will pocket Gy$ 1.2 million, 75 percent of which will be used to finance a project identified by the school. The second, third and fourth placed finishers will receive Gy$ 750,000, Gy$ 500,000 and Gy$ 250,000, 25 percent of which will used for a project at those schools.
The Most Valuable Player will be the recipient of a laptop, as well as a one-month stint with a top club in Trinidad and Tobago.
Admission to the games will be Gy$ 500 and the participating schools are Wismar/ Christianburg, Wisburg, New Silver City and McKenzie High School of Linden; St George’s, Lodge, East Ruimveldt, North Georgetown, Queen’s College, Dolphin Secondary, Charlestown Secondary, Christ Church and Queenstown of Georgetown; Waramadong Secondary of Region Seven; Leonora, Stewartville, Uitvlugt and Patentia of West Demerara; Bladen Hall, President’s College, Ann’s Grove and Annandale of East Coast Demerara; Ash Education Trust of Berbice; and Friendship of East Bank Demerara.
