On Tuesday 20th January, 2015, Owner and Managing Director of Woodpecker Products located at Lot 40, Fourth Street, Alberttown, Mrs. Luana Ferandes, generously donated to the Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation several Trophies for their upcoming Practical Pistol Competition to be held on the 24th January, 2015 at the G.D.F. Timehri Ranges.
At a simple hand-over ceremony yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Luana Fernandes who is well known for her contributions to the development of sport in Guyana, presented the Trophies to President of the Foundation, Ms. Vidushi Persaud who accepted the prizes on behalf of the G.S.S.F. and thanked Mrs. Fernandes for the support Woodpecker Products has given to local sport shooting.
Ms. Persaud commented that she has known Mrs. Fernandes for most of her life and is always enthused by the encouragement and support for sport Mrs. Fernandes continuously gives. The GSSF President is hopeful that other businesses in Guyana will emulate Woodpecker Products by making similar contributions to sports. She thanked Mrs. Fernandes for the beautiful trophies which she noted will be very much coveted on Saturday’s Match.
Board Members, Capt. Roul Bhudu and Treasurer Mr. Rohandev Persaud joined in thanking Mrs. Fernandes for her un-hesitating support and encouragement towards the G.S.S.F. which is dedicated towards encouraging and promoting sport shooting amongst all Guyanese. The G.S.S.F. started its shooting calendar last Saturday by organising a pistol practice session for members at the G.D.F. Ranges. Match Director, Mr. Ryan McKinnon noted that the divisions which will be recognised are Standard and Production, which will see Prizes handed out for the top three overall in each division. Mrs. Fernandes conveyed her wishes for success for the Foundation
and a successful event on Saturday.
Mr. McKinnon went on to indicate that the three stages for the Match will be open to all experienced Practical Pistol Shooters of Guyana and advised competitors to pre-register. Interested competitors wanting to come out to have some safe shooting fun, can contact any Board member of the GSSF, or can visit www.guyanasportshooting.com for further details or simply send an email to info@guyanasportshooting.com indicating their interest.
Practical shooting is regarded as any type of sport shooting that involves engaging targets while having to move with the firearm. The handgun element of sport simultaneously measures the ability of the competitor to shoot rapidly and accurately with a full power (9mm/higher calibre) handgun in a fun, fair, safe, competitive environment. Scoring takes into account three elements – speed, accuracy and power. Each match is made up of stages that seek to measure a shooter’s ability in all three elements and coordinated under strict safety guidelines.
In Photo below from left to right: G.S.S.F’s. Director Capt. Roul Bhudu, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Ryan McKinnon, President Ms. Vidushi Persaud, Woodpecker Products, Owner/Managing Director, Mrs. Luana Fernandes and G.S.S.F’s Treasurer Mr. Rohandev Persaud receiving one of the six trophies in the center of picture all donated by Woodpecker Products to the GSSF.
