One lucky school in Anguilla will win an EC$5,000 CARIFTA Sports Package makeover based on a text promotion being launched by the region’s leading telecommunications provider.

This initiative is part of LIME’s CARIFTA School Sports Campaign designed to give greater visibility across the Caribbean to the Annual CARIFTA Games which this year are being held in the Cayman Islands and are being sponsored by LIME to the tune of US $200,000. It also aims to assist in financing Caribbean schools’ athletics programmes.

To participate, LIME postpaid and prepaid mobile customers, 18 years or older, simply text the word “GOLD” to LIME (5463) at normal rates and they automatically have a chance to nominate a school to win the grand prize or to win for themselves, other exciting prizes. Prizewinners in each LIME country will nominate a primary, secondary or tertiary school to win the $5,000 Sports Package Makeover.

All schools must be officially recognized by the respective Ministries of Education and the nominated school must be located in the country in which the winners currently reside (Preschools, daycares, universities, non-recognized schools, adult education institutions and night schools are not eligible to win. Normal text rates of EC$1.00 apply; the texting competition ends 5 April, 2010.)

Anguilla is sending a five member delegation including three athletes to the Carifta Games in the Cayman Islands from April 2-5.

Lime officials here have also hinted that top Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell could visit the island to conduct a training programme for young athletes in the schools later in the year.

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