Your boledo company, the Belize Government Lotteries Limited today made a donation towards improving sports in Belize.
This evening, Minister of Sports Anthony Mahler received that donation today in a handing over ceremony on behalf of the National Sports Council. The minister spoke more about how the 2 million dollars they receive will be invested into program development, and a sport strategy and policy:
Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism
"Well this is a commitment from the prime minister from the CEO and from "Fi We Lottery" or " Fi We Boledo" and so this will go a long way in terms of getting the programs for sports going, getting some of the facilities going, we have a long way to go from where we want to be but this 2 million dollars will be a tremendous help. We are getting the first million today and then in march we will get the second million."
"So we want to invest in some of the programs developmental programs right now we are working on a sports strategy and a sports policy and the modernization of the legislation and we are working on some of the facilities and then we want to develop some of the programs with the federations and associations who do the heavy lifting day in and day out but this money will definitely, definitely go a long long way and I am proud to be apart of this process I am proud to be apart of this government."
Janel Espat, Managing Director - Belize Government Lotteries Limited
"We work to develop social programs in Belize and so we are already working with the NHI and we are contributing to the NHI providing funding for the expansion and now our board of directors recently approved 2 million dollars for improvement in sports so today we handed over the first 1 million dollars and by the end of march we will be handing over another 1 million dollars and there after we hope to contribute 2 million dollars every year."
"Our profits are earmarked for social programs and so that is what we work for everyday that is what we strive for and we are happy that we are able to be able to fund these initiatives and our board works tirelessly, they are committed and at the end of the day we are happy that we are able to make this contribution."
