COMMUNITY BRIEFS – July 28, 2017

Saipan chamber meeting on Wednesday

The Saipan Chamber of Commerce will have its August general membership meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Charley’s Cabaret of Pacific Islands Club. The speakers are Bobby Shringi, board chairman of the Guam Chamber of Commerce, and Chris Concepcion, managing director of the Marianas Visitors Authority.

Shringi will speak about some of the Guam chamber’s activities and missions, about the Guam business climate, and about ways Saipan and Guam can benefit from each other.

Concepcion will update Chamber member on the efforts and activities of the MVA.

The buffet luncheon begins at 11:30am with the meeting portion of the agenda starting promptly at noon. (PR)

UOG hosts beetle mitigation workshop

The University of Guam Cooperative Extension Service is hosting the “Saving Your Coconut Trees: a Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Workshop” on Saturday, July 29, from 9am to 11am at the Agriculture and Life Sciences Building at the UOG campus.

Members of the public are invited to attend the free workshop aimed at teaching simple techniques to protect coconut trees from the coconut rhinoceros beetle. Extension agent Roland Quitugua will also debunk common misconceptions and showcase the best tools for control tactics. Seating is limited to 40 participants. An RSVP is required to attend.

For more information, call 735-2040/80 or email rbamba@triton.uog.edu. (PR)

Saipan Community School enrollment

Saipan Community School currently has open enrollment for the school year 2017-18. The new school year begins Aug. 7. If you are interested in learning more about Saipan Community School, contact school principal Amanda Allen Dunn at principal@saipancommunityschool.com, call 234-6687, or visit SCS on Beach Road in Susupe. (PR)

VA benefits outreach on Saipan

The U.S. Department of Veterans Benefits Administration will be visiting Saipan on Aug. 31, 2017, and will be conducting a benefits workshop/claims clinic and outreach at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe. The workshop/claims clinic will be from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Veterans will also be meeting one-on-one with the benefit counselor from 12:30pm to 3:30pm.

Workshop topics include VA benefits, loan guaranty, vocational rehabilitation & employment, death benefits & education benefits. Counselors will be available to answer questions and assist with the claim process. (PR)

Ayuda invites public to fair

The Ayuda Network, Inc. is inviting the public to a Community and Partnership Fair on Saturday, July 29, at the Filcom Pavilion/Civic Center basketball court from 7:30am to 4pm. The purpose of the fair is to acknowledge and promote network partners for their 25 years of support and contributions to the Ayuda Network, Inc. and the 15 years of advocacy support and contributions to the Commonwealth Diabetes Coalition. For more information, contact the Ayuda Network at 322-7469 or ayudanet@ayuda-cnmi.org or crsp.ayudanet1@gmail.com. (PR)