Ramdin Donates From His HeartFriend of Full Tilt Gives Big |
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Around the world, there are plenty of impoverished people who know nothing of the game of poker and find little relevance between the game and their lives. This does not mean, however, that poker players are not touching the hearts of people in remote locations found in some third-world countries.
Friend of Full Tilt, Annand "Victor" Ramdin has had a stellar 2006 with his $1.3 million cash after winning the Foxwoods Poker Classic, a final table appearance at the PartyPoker Millions cruise, and his 11th-place finish in the World Poker Tour Championship in May.
Ramdin recently donated $100,000 of his winnings to Guyana's First Lady Varnshnie Jagdeo. The First Lady runs a nonprofit group that provides surgeries for children of Guyana as part of her Kid's First Fund "Heart to Heart Campaign."
In the past, Ramdin has worked with fellow professionals Barry Greenstein and Phil Ivey for the nonprofit group Guyana Watch. The group also helps children in need of surgery. Ivey, Greenstein, and Ramdin literally provided physical assistance to the noble team of 8-10 medical doctors and their supporting staff of 25 while in Guyana.
According to John Mair of Stabroek News in London, Ramdin said that he wanted to do something with his winnings that "had an impact" and was in line with "the Dharma" (an individual's duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law) of his religion, Hinduism.
The $100,000 will provide immediate impact upon the lives of 13 children and four adults.
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