Club Donates USD$1,000 To Devastated Coulibistrie Primary School
(L-R) Atlantis President Steve Welcome hands over check for USD$1,000 to Adam and Jo Sanford.
Atlantis Cricket Club – NY last Saturday honored former West Indies Test bowler and Dominica born Adam Sanford, bestowing Honorary Lifetime Membership on the cricketer who has also represented the United States at international ICC tournaments.
The New York based cricket club celebrated its 49th anniversary with a gala awards dinner and presentation ceremony in New York City, as it recognized outstanding players from its 2015 season, and bestowed Honorary Lifetime Memberships on former Atlantis hard-hitting batsman Keith Oswald Isaacs, and posthumously on Keith Wycliffe Othneil Klass, a benefactor of the club and champion of education, who passed away earlier this year.
2015 Performance award recipients Treon Ford and Keon Lake with some of their hardware.
A highlight of the evening was a fundraising effort in the name of Adam Sanford and the presentation of a USD$1,000.00 check to the Coulibistrie Primary School in Dominica, devastated by the recent tropical storm Erika. The former Windies Test player and his wife Jo were recognized for their recent humanitarian effort on behalf of the people of Dominica affected by the storm Erika.
Addressing the dinner guests, Mr. Sanford with his beautiful wife at his side, thanked the New York cricket community and Atlantis for positively responding to his appeal on behalf of the people of Dominica, adding, “My wife and I were heartened by the outpouring of support from so many people, and we were able to ship 15 barrels of much needed supplies to Dominica.”
Former West Indies Test player and an Atlantis Honorary Lifetime Member Joe Solomon, Eastern American Cricket Association president Rudy Persaud, and with several former Atlantis lifetime honorees were in attendance at the dinner.
Atlantis’ 2015 season performance awards were dominated by all-rounder Keon Lake who carted off seven performance awards, followed by wicket-keeper batsman Treon Ford and all-rounder Prashanth Nair. This year’s MVP is Atlantis’ skipper Alex Amsterdam who is currently preparing to participate in the Windies Nagico Super50 cricket competition next year in the Caribbean, and as part of the ICC Americas XI.
A recognition plaque was presented to Leslie “Tulu” Lewis, Atlantis’ liaison officer and a former Atlantis pace bowler, for his continued dedication and all round support of Atlantis membership initiatives. Mr. Lewis is also an Honorary Lifetime Member of the club.
Dinner guests Julian Aaron, Oswald Langford and Lennox Boxhill help Atlantis celebrate its 49th anniversary.
Atlantis president Steve Welcome expressed his heartfelt appreciation to Atlantis’ major sponsor Metallica Commodities Corporation and others who support the organization and provide much-needed support for the club’s many community initiatives. Mr. Welcome in a charge to the members of Atlantis, said, “To survive, grow and prosper, we have to adapt to the socioeconomic issues of the times. We have to focus on building a strong base to overcome the new and varied challenges we will encounter. We must not take our long and successful history for granted. The future is not guaranteed. Win or lose, let us be champions at promoting the spirit of this wonderful game called cricket.”
