Hilbert Foster is a ‘Special Person’“My greatest satisfaction comes from the role I play in guiding so many youths away from society’s ills and watching them become responsible adultsBy Sean Devers It has been said that God helps those who help themselves, and 40-year-old Berbician Hilbert Gardiner Foster is proving this true every day as he works to save lives through his work at the Rosehall Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC)A dedicated father,Boston Red Sox Jerseys, social worker, cricket administrator and a God-fearing human being, Hilbert is the youngest son of former Minister of Trade Hilbert Spence and housewife Claudette Foster, and he is largely responsible for the tremendous success of the RHTYSC. Hilbert Foster“What we have achieved at the RHTYSC is nothing but a miracle. We started from nothing and today hold the prize of the best. I would not exchange my position for anything in the world and would do it all over again. No amount of money, gold or power can replace the feeling of making a difference in the lives of the less fortunate,” Foster said emphatically.Apart from producing several outstanding cricketers for Berbice and Guyana, the RHTYSC contributes towards the eradication of poverty, illiteracy and crime at a time when economic hardships, a lack of education and the lure of a quick ‘buck’ are helping to produce teenage criminals by the handful. The club also gives back to society through its humanitarian programs in an area in Berbice where the use of drugs and alcohol is high.“As Secretary/CEO I am responsible for the day to day operations of the club and over the last seventeen years we have been successful in developing a family culture where we work with each other, share each other’s achievements, cry together over defeats and try to solve problems together.The RHTYSC is one big multi-racial, multi-cultural group of about 300 members and we have followed the same formula for success over the years – sheer hard work, dedication, belief in our work, zero tolerance on indiscipline, dishonesty and an unbreakable faith in the God we serve,” Foster, who turns 41 on the 5th of December informed.The father of nine year-old Marissa is usually in the office each day at 08:30hrs and rarely leaves for home before 18:00hrs. His club work continues at home until sometimes up to 03:00hrs.“People see the progress and success but what they do not see is the personal effort and sacrifice that ensures every plan is almost perfect. I hate the word failure and I get upset if every detail is not looked after because we have a high reputation to uphold. Every month over the last twelve years, I have made it my duty to come up with one new idea for the club and then to work my brains out to make it reality” Foster informed.With wife Sylvia and daughter MarissaGrowing up, Foster was a child who kept to himself and says he was described as a loner. Today, due to his position at the RHTYSC, he interacts with people more easily but still prefers his own company.“I don’t drink, smoke or have a big social life and it is straight home after a day at the office. My idea of relaxation is reading the papers or a novel. In the evenings I watch CNN or TV series like CSI, White Collar, Monk, NCIS or Law & Order. I live a very simple life and I am perhaps the only CEO in the World whose only form of transportation to work is my old faithful bicycle. Happiness for me is making a positive difference in the lives of others especially youths, the less fortunate and the elderly,” Foster reiterated.Foster,NFL Jerseys Cheap, who attended the Rose Hall Town Primary, New Amsterdam Multilateral and the Lower Corentyne Secondary Schools is a pro-active person whose first job was a Teller/Clerk from 1986-2002 at the Guyana National Cooperative Bank.His true calling was however playing a direct role in the development of youths and he has been the Secretary / CEO of the RHTYSC since 2002.Helping others was something that was deemed important since he was a little boy and his elder brothers (Keith Foster- President of the RHTYSC and Berbice Cricket Board and Alex Foster – President and Executive Director of the International Award Winning St. Francis Community Developers) are also making a difference in the lives of the less fortunate.“In 1981, at the tender age of twelve my mother joined me and my brother Alex into the youth arm of the Port Mourant Catholic Church and from my first day at the church I felt at home doing things to assist others. The pace increased in 1986 when a bunch of twelve young Catholics, including myself, re-launched the Youth Club with my brother Alex as the leader and Father Arnold Wong as our spiritual advisor,” Foster said.Foster (stooping) with close friend David Burgess (centre) and Rose Hall Town Courts Cricket Team – Champions of Cricket in Gu