Bank of Guam donates $15K for Joeten golf tourney

Bank of Guam president and chief executive officer Joaquin Cook, center, hands the $15,000 ceremonial check to Joeten Enterprises president Annie T. Sablan, seated left, and other Joeten executives last Friday at the Bank of Guam office in Garapan. The donation is for the 2019 Joeten Memorial Golf Classic that will be held on June 22 at the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)

Bank of Guam has donated $15,000 for the 2019 Joeten Memorial Golf Classic, making the company a title sponsor of the tournament that will be held on June 22 at the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort.

Bank of Guam president and chief executive officer Joaquin Cook handed the ceremonial check to Joeten Enterprises president Annie T. Sablan and other Joeten executives last Friday at the Bank of Guam, Garapan branch. Bank of Guam executives and family members and officers of the Joeten Daidai Foundation were also present at the turnover ceremony.

“We see this opportunity for the bank to support a good cause and support a good partner and long-time family friend in Joeten Enterprises. Bank of Guam has corporate responsibilities and we are happy and proud that we are in position where we could give back and find ways to help the community. Our company is founded on the values of helping the community we serve,” said Cook.

The 2019 Joeten Memorial Golf Classic is a fundraising event for the Joeten Daidai Foundation, which supports various community and outreach programs in the CNMI, particularly education.

“Our grandfather (Jose “Joeten” Camacho Tenorio) encouraged all of us to go to school. At Joeten, we want to invest in education. That’s how you run the economy. You get the youth education and encourage them to come back and help build the workforce, build the economy,” said 2019 Joeten Memorial Golf Classic tournament director Peter “Dung” Tenorio.

The Joeten Daidai Foundation gives scholarship to seven college students every year, according to one of its directors, Patty McDonald. The foundation also helps Karidat, the Commonwealth Cancer Association/Marianas March Against Cancer, and other groups.

The foundation is hoping to raise more than $100,000 from the 2019 Joeten Memorial Golf Classic, which is also being held as part of the celebration of Joeten’s 70th anniversary.

“This golf tournament is a special event because we are having it as we celebrate our 70th year. Not too many companies, especially local ones, are able to reach this milestone, so we want to celebrate it with our business partners like Bank of Guam, friends, vendors, and other supporters who have been with us through the years,” Tenorio said.

“We are truly grateful to all supporters of Joeten Daidai Foundation because with their help, we are able to continue serving back our island, our home. We hope to continue making a difference in people’s lives,” McDonald said. (Saipan Tribune)