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BOG, Joeten donate $15K, car for Club 200 prizes
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Posted on Oct 24 2011
Days before its biggest annual fundraising event, the American Red Cross – NMI Chapter accepted yesterday a $15,000 check donation from Bank of Guam and a 2011 Ford Fiesta from the Joeten Charitable Foundation and Joeten Motor Company, Inc.
Both donations will be used as prizes for the 23rd Annual Club 200 on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Fiesta Resort and Spa in Garapan. This year’s theme for the dinner and raffle event is “Fantasy Island.”
Marcie M. Tomokane, Bank of Guam vice president and CNMI regional manager and a former Red Cross board member herself, said their regular donation for the annual fundraising event ranges from $10,000 to $15,000.
“We’re proud to be one of the major sponsors of the American Red Cross Club 200 event,” she said. “It’s a good organization that’s always there in times of need, especially during disasters and calamities.”
Joeten Motors general manager Matthew Deets said that they have made cash and in-kind donations to the Club 200 but he believes this is the first time they actually donated a car.
“We support the CNMI and the American Red Cross, which is a very good organization. We’re always happy to be a part of the Annual Club 200 event,” said Deets.
Teresa Kim, this year’s Club 200 committee co-chair, told Saipan Tribune that they are “very grateful” for the donations they receive from Club 200 corporate donors and that they “are ahead of our sales this year” with members of the public buying Club 200 tickets ahead of time. The tickets cost $100 each. “We’re very excited about that,” she added.
Despite the challenging times, Kim hopes to see at the Club 200 not just their regular supporters but also new supporters as well.
“The economy is bad but I really hope for people to come out and at least enjoy themselves for that one evening and have a sense of fulfillment at the end of the night knowing that they did help the American Red Cross,” said Kim.
