The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Chief Sports Editor

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

AS they prepare for their year-ending Christmas social and awards banquet, members of the Roadrunners Track Club took the time out to give back to some of the precious pearls in the community.

The club, which adopted Demetrius Home and Care Centre for an outreach project this year, hosted their first thanksgiving dinner at the centre in Fox Hill on Sunday afternoon.

Club president and head coach Dexter Bodie said it’s just their way of showing their appreciation to the less fortunate and to bring about a sense of awareness to their athletes about caring for those less fortunate. 

“We want to give God thanks for this vision,” Bodie said. “After we adopted them, the first project we assisted them with was their streak out at the end of October where they went on a bus drive and they were able to secure the bus that is parked in their yard.

“Then we decided to have a thanksgiving dinner for them and we embarked on that mission and it was very successful. This is something that we will do at the home every year. We will have a thanksgiving dinner with them every year.”

In total, the Roadrunners feted about 50 persons, but Bodie said they had anticipated much more because the athletes and their parents brought along more than enough food. 

Every other month during the year, Bodie said they will go to the home and engage in various activities with the elderly persons there.

“We are also going to make sure that for Christmas, each person in the home will receive a Christmas gift from the Roadrunners Track Club,” Bodie said. 

“It’s a nice venture. We decided that instead of always receiving, we will give back and we will continue to give back for as long as we can.”

While they are in the festive mood, Bodie said the club is looking forward to hosting its annual awards banquet on Saturday, December 14 at Sandals Royal Bahamian Hotel, starting at 7pm.

At the banquet, which is bigger than any other sporting banquet held, Bodie said they will present awards to their deserving athletes for their performances on the track and in the classroom.

Bodie said the athletes look forward to dressing up in their finest outfits as they are judged for their appearances. But more importantly, it’s also about who did what when the awards are presented for their achievements during the past season.