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CARIFTA team gets CIBC aid

CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN International Bank recently presented a cheque to the Trinidad and Tobago team heading to the 42nd annual CARIFTA Track and Field Championships, which are scheduled to take place in Nassau, Bahamas from Saturday until Monday.

The presentation took place at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo where representatives from the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) were on hand to receive the contribution from the Bank. Members of the team witnessed the presentation and applauded CIBC FirstCaribbean’s gesture.

CIBC FirstCaribbean Trinidad and Tobago was glad to be part of a larger initiative by the parent bank who sponsors the event. The donation will go towards ensuring that TT’s young athletes will be able to put their best feet forward when they hit the track to compete against their Caribbean peers.

CIBC FirstCaribbean Trinidad and Tobago’s managing director, Duane Hinkson, presented the cheque on behalf of the Bank. He reiterated CIBC FirstCaribbean’s ongoing commitment to youth development in Trinidad and Tobago saying, “it is no coincidence that a great deal of our charitable projects are youth-focussed.

We realise that supporting our young people is critical to overall development whether in sport or in other areas in which we want them to excel and lead by example.”

In accepting the donation, NAAA president Ephraim Serrette remarked that his group welcomes contributions from corporate citizens. “We are very grateful to CIBC FirstCaribbean for their support for our 2013 CARIFTA Games team.

“Donations such as these are especially important at the junior level because this is where we are developing our future Olympians and professional althletes,” said Serrette. “These funds will certainly assist our team as we shoot for gold in Bahamas.”

On the regional level, CIBC FirstCaribbean, announced its involvement as a sponsor of the event. Managing director for Customer Relationship Management and Strategy, Trevor Torzsas, noted that the event was tailor-made for CIBC FirstCaribbean’s involvement as its footprint extends across 17 countries in the region.

Torzsas noted that the sponsorship is in keeping with the bank’s involvement in projects that promote the development of the region’s young people, through its charitable Community Trust Foundation, of which he is a Trustee.

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