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Ana DLG Gillespie is Rotary’s Citizen of the Year
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Posted on Jul 01 2021
Ana “Annie” DLG Gillespie gives brief remarks before accepting her Citizen of the Year Award during the Rotary Club of Saipan’s dinner on Tuesday at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan’s Charley’s Cabaret. She and husband Wayne Gillespie have been heavily involved with The Salvation Army for 20 years. (JOSHUA SANTOS)
Ana “Anie” DLG Gillespie, who is heavily involved with The Salvation Army on Saipan, was named the Rotary Club of Saipan’s Citizen of the Year during an awarding ceremony held Tuesday evening at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan’s Charley’s Cabaret.
In addition, Tuesday night’s Rotary Club of Saipan dinner included the induction of a new member and the announcement of new officers for the 2021-2022 Rotary year.
In accepting the award, Gillespie likened the Rotary Club’s purpose to the Bible verse Matthew 25:36, which states, “I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Now 70 years old, Gillespie looks forward to many more years of service and dedication to her Christian faith.
In her introduction, it was shared that Gillespie was previously a model, singer, and entertainer who saw great success in beauty pageant circuits in the CNMI and internationally. She then volunteered for multiple local civic groups on Saipan, and served as vice president for the Friendship Lions Club and was a member of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce in the past.
She then married Salvation Army pastor Wayne Gillespie and subsequently turned to Christianity in 2001 and began her service for The Salvation Army in Guam. The two moved to Saipan in 2005 to create a Salvation Army on Saipan, where she and Wayne Gillespie remain based. Since 2005, the Gillespies have been heavily involved in disaster response and typhoon recoveries and have provided around 200,000 meals and food assistance for thousands of those in need.
