Media Release by Gasper Almeida
 
Kuwait, Dec 19: CRYcket 2010 - the 13th annual crycket tournament, is scheduled to be held on Friday March 26, 2010 at the KOC Hockey Grounds, Ahmadi. This tournament is being organized by Friends of CRY Club (FOCC).  FOCC is associated with CRY (Child Rights and You), India, and its main objectives are to create awareness about the underprivileged Indian children, help restore their basic rights, strive to provide support in personal development of the Indian children in Kuwait, and bring out the qualities of social commitment in them. FOCC has been organizing CRY awareness programmes for children through its two annual events – CRYcket (Cricket match for children below 14 years organized annually since 1997), and CRY chess tournament (for children of all ages  organized annually since 2005), in addition to holding ‘Brain Bang’ programme, which is an ongoing bi-weekly accelerated learning activity. 

CRYcket will be played by 24 teams, and about 500 spectators are expected for this special one-day event.  The deadline to receive the registration forms is March 18, 2010. However, registration may be closed earlier, if the available slots of 12 teams in each category are filled. A colourful souvenir will be released to mark the 13th year of FOCC’s activities in Kuwait.

For details about how to become a sponsor and/or to advertise in the souvenir, interested persons may visit www.focckwt.org, the release said.