Atkins Kroll donates to Make-A-Wish Foundation Guam & CNMI

From left, Denise David, AK Lexus Sales manager; Tom Mazzei, AK Sales director; Tracy Guerrero, AK Operations director; Eric Tydingco, Make-A-Wish Guam & CNMI president and CEO; Trina Cruz, AK Marketing and Communications director; Ernie Galito, AK Business Development director; and Athena Ramos, AK Marketing and Communications manager. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

TAMUNING, Guam—Atkins Kroll donated $1,914 to Make-A-Wish Foundation Guam & CNMI through its Community Matters program with a check presentation last Friday, Jan. 20, in the AK Toyota showroom. The proceeds will contribute to Make-A-Wish’s upcoming fundraiser, Bow Ties for Wishes—a special event that will feature a live and silent auction of luxury and vintage watches donated by the late Dr. Chris Perez, a long-term board member of Make-A-Wish Foundation Guam & CNMI.

“We at Atkins Kroll are pleased to donate to Make-A-Wish’s Bow Ties for Wishes event. The mission of Make-A-Wish is one that touches the hearts of all of us at AK and to commemorate Dr. Perez as an integral member of the Guam and CNMI chapter is a true honor. There are no words to relay the gratitude we feel in taking part in bringing some light into our children’s lives when they need it most,” said Trina Cruz, AK Marketing and Communications director.

“We are grateful for the support that AK has given us with this donation. As we celebrate 35 years of granting wishes to the children of Guam and the CNMI, every dollar counts in helping us achieve our mission,” said Eric Tydingco, Make-A-Wish Foundation Guam & CNMI president and CEO.

Make-A-Wish Foundation Guam & CNMI is a non-profit organization that, for over 35 years, has delivered wishes to children with critical illnesses in its region. To learn more, please visit https://wish.org/guamcnmi.

Community Matters is Atkins Kroll’s care for the community program. Its purpose is to contribute value and support where possible to non-profit organizations or endeavors in their charitable or community pursuit to help make Guam a better place to live, work, and play. The donated amount of $1,914 signifies the year 1914 that Atkins Kroll, Inc., one of Guam’s oldest and most prominent businesses, was founded. Atkins Kroll has made cash contributions of $1,914 to various charitable and non-profit organizations each month since the company celebrated its 100th anniversary in May 2014.

Atkins Kroll, an Inchcape company, is the leading distributor of vehicles in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Micronesia enabling it to provide a full range of products and services in the region. Atkins Kroll is Guam’s oldest corporation established in 1914 and represents Toyota, Lexus, BMW, Chevrolet, Toyota Rent A Car, Avis, Budget and Payless Rental Car, and AC Delco brands. In December 2021 Atkins Kroll acquired Morrico Equipment, one of Guam’s largest heavy equipment dealerships representing Freightliner, Hyundai Construction Equipment, Kohler Power Systems, Rosenbauer Fire Trucks and Thomas Built School Buses. Morrico Equipment operates new and used heavy equipment sales, rental, parts, diesel fuel delivery, Trashco Guam, and specialized diesel repair service to Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (PR)