Badminton Association of Ghana delegation led by the President, Evans Yeboah, on Saturday 23rd November, 2019 visited the bereaved family at Suhum to sympathise and pledged BAG's support towards the funeral of our colleague, the Late Frederick Lewis Bonsi.

The delegation had the opportunity to make suggestions and inputs to the funeral arrangements / plans. Subsequently, both parties agreed as follows:

The funeral will come off on the 13th and 14th December instead of the 6th and 7th December, 2019 as originally planned;

Commitment

BAG agreed to contribute towards the extra cost that will accrued as a result of the changes;

BAG committed to provide the coffin as an honour and in recognition of his contributions to the development and promotion of Badminton in Ghana;

BAG nominated two members (Ernest Sekyi, national treasurer and Gustav Senam - E/R Badminton Assoc) to be part of the funeral planning committee to facilitate a well organized and befitting funeral and burial arrangements;

The total budget needed for the funeral is Ghc 5000.00. This will cover the following : Coffin, Donation, some Customary rites, and Refreshment (for members in attendance);

The amount will be raised through individual contribution nationwide including; club member; regional executives and national exec. (BAG Board); even players (Ghc50.00) thus senior and national players;

The amount to be paid per person is Ghc200.00 each and mode of payment is by short code: *389*9099#; the deadline for payment is 8th December, 2019.

Note: the funeral is on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th December, 2019 @ Suhum.