GRACE Kennedy Money Services (GKMS), which is the umbrella brand for the services offered by Western Union and Bill Express and FX Trader, is the latest to embrace Strikers Sports Club Summer Special All Female Dominoes tourney initiative, which is scheduled for August 27.
The presentation saw its local Marketing Assistant, Mrs Tina Seabra-Gibson do the honours in handing over the second prize trophy and sponsorship on behalf of GKMS, in which she posited the company’s commitment and example, fulfilling its role as a good corporate entity and the joy to be a proud sponsor of the All Female tourney and in so congratulating Strikers Sports Club on its 13th r anniversary.
This initiative was birthed three years ago by “Three the Hard Way” in which the inequality women folk had to endure when competing against their male counterparts in dominoes was pointed out. Some of their all-female events included Strikers Sports Club Christmas Bonanza in 2019, a Salute to Mothers in 2021, all-female Strikers Sports Club Anniversary celebration in 2022.
They are usually booted (knocked out) by their male counterparts before, as we would say in Guyanese parlance, “Seeing the Promised Land” to a final six participating teams of the said competition.
Hence we at Three the Hard Way, in association with Strikers Sports Club, have taken the initiative to invite FEMALE TEAMS ONLY for this event. Some of the teams that have assured us of participation are: Big Boss Girls, All Seasons Angels, Spartans Girls, Turning Point Girls, Big Girls, In Time Ladies, Kuru Kuru Queens, Hammer, Meadow Brook Warriors and Cody Girls, VSH Six, BOG Girls, WU Ladies.
Entrance fee is $12 000 per team in which the winning team will walk away with $200 000, trophy and 9 medals; first runners-up will receive $125 000, trophy and 9 medals; third-place will be $75 000 richer, inclusive with trophy and 9 medals.
A bonus fourth-place prize of $40 000 and a trophy has been added As an incentive, Triple M Investments and Mr Ryan Rambalak donated two hampers each for the top players of the winning teams.
Other sponsors who heeded to the call and are on board of this initiative include 94.1FM, Austin’s Imports, Patterson Associates, Abu’s Enterprises, Luminous Consultancy & Electrical Services, DEDUNE Company (Ghana), Big Boss Transportation Services, Dynasty Sports Club, and Spartans Domino Academy.
