Bridge Capital donated $3,000 to the Marianas Visitors Authority for the Saipan Marathon, which will be held on March 9.
(From left) Ray Villagomez; Ed Diaz; both community projects specialists, Marianas Visitors Authority; Christopher A. Concepcion, managing director of MVA; Julie Ann M. Duenas, office manager for Bridge Capital; Martin Duenas, community projects manager at MVA; Alex Palacios, community relations and property acquisition specialist at Bridge Capital; and Zenella Sablan special assistant to the managing director of MVA. Photo courtesy of Marianas Visitors Authority Four major sponsors including Triple J Enterprises Inc., Bank Pacific, ASC Trust, and Ivy Education Services donated $2,500 each for the 52nd Annual Guam Regional Scripps Spelling Bee. Other sponsors included the Hyatt Regency Guam, the Micronesian Divers Association, AB Risk Solutions, and the Pacific Daily News donated $1,000.
(From left) Royden “Keala”Fernandez, , owner and president, Oia’io Halo Hui and vocational service director, Rotary Club of Guam; Erika Garrido, general manager, Ace Rent A Car and president, Rotary Club of Guam; Jeffrey B. Jones, president and chief operating officer; Jay B. Jones, senior vice president; both from Triple J Enterprises Inc.; Bradley Kloppenburg, president and chief operating office, Kloppenburg Enterprises Inc. and vice president; and Gerald Woo, principal, Gerald Woo & Co., member, Rotary Club of Guam, and Spelling Bee coordinator, both from the Rotary Club of Guam. Photo Courtesy of Triple J Enterprises Inc. IT&E Inc. donated $3,000 for the 2023 Annual Business Person of the Year Gala of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce.
(From left) Tess Masga, revenue analyst, IT&E; Alexander A. Sablan, vice president, Tan Holdings; Brad Ruszala, marketing manager, Triple J Saipan; Janice Tenorio, customer service manager for IT&E and treasurer, all members of the board of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce; Paul Guerrero, business account manager, IT&E; Velma Ann M. Palacios, executive director; IT&E , and member of the board of directors, Saipan Chamber of Commerce; Laarni Zapanta, manager of customer operations, Leriza Debrum, senior manager regulatory & compliance, both with IT&E; Joseph C. Guerrero, co-owner, Naked Fish Bar & Grill and president, Saipan Chamber of Commerce; Elain Zablan, accountant, IT&E; Joyce Esguerra, human resource assistant and business partner, IT&E; Joshua Wise, pharmacist and general manager, PHI Pharmacy, vice president; and Riley Buenaventura, administrative coordinator, both with the Saipan Chamber of Commerce. In collaboration with Club Zoh, Straight Up Music hosted Sylnt night which raised $5,000 for Mañe'lu. The event centered on partying for a cause.
(From left) Jeddou Antonio, DJ and producer; Daena Mansapit, executive director, Mañe'lu Guam; Josh “Sylnt” Alvia, DJ and producer; Tal “CRUX” Williams, DJ and producer. Photo Courtesy of Straight Up Music Moda Ginos donated care packages to the villages of Sinajana and Yona. Since February 2022 Ginos has donated packages of canned food and hygiene products for the homeless to villages
around the island. Mobil Oil Guam donated $3,500 to support the Pay-Less Community Foundation in their efforts to promote healthy living for the Guam community. The Panda Cares Foundation donated high priority equipment valued at $76,090 to the Guam Memorial Hospital. The Palau International Coral Reef Center raised $91,000 from its 23rd anniversary celebration gala dinner.
Okkodo High School and Notre Dame High School were named winners of the 2023 Toys for Tots High School Challenge in support of the Annual Toys for Tots Campaign spearheaded by Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. The Armed Forces Committee of the Guam Chamber of Commerce recognized schools for their participation with cash to the schools. Okkodo High School received $1,000 for a total of 1,242 toys donated. Notre Dame High School received $700 for 147 toys donated. Radio station Magic 100.3 in Saipan donated $5,000 in radio advertisements to the Northern Marianas College Foundation for its upcoming Golf Open on March 23 and 24. mbj
