Island Snapshots – September 2014

By Jun Dayao

Posted on Sep 02 2014

Tag: BECQ

: GREEN GALA DONOR: With its donation of executive room stays and spa packages, the Mariana Resort and Spa recently became a major sponsor of the Green Gala, the Micronesia Islands Nature Alliance’s signature fundraising event. The event raises critical funds for important environmental and conservation projects and activities. The Gala will be held on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at the Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan. Tickets are on sale for $50 can be purchase on the MINA website at www.minapacific.org or by calling 233-REEF. In the photo, from left: Bo Palacios, MINA vice chair; Gloria Cavanagh, general manager, Mariana Resort and Spa; Frankie Eliptico, MINA chairman; Becky Furey, MINA program manager; and Brooke Nevitt, MINA interim executive director. (Greg Moretti/Mina) With its donation of executive room stays and spa packages, the Mariana Resort and Spa recently became a major sponsor of the Green Gala, the Micronesia Islands Nature Alliance’s signature fundraising event. The event raises critical funds for important environmental and conservation projects and activities. The Gala will be held on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at the Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan. Tickets are on sale for $50 can be purchase on the MINA website at www.minapacific.org or by calling 233-REEF. In the photo, from left: Bo Palacios, MINA vice chair; Gloria Cavanagh, general manager, Mariana Resort and Spa; Frankie Eliptico, MINA chairman; Becky Furey, MINA program manager; and Brooke Nevitt, MINA interim executive director. (Greg Moretti/Mina)

: SNORKEL LESSONS: Several children and even a few adults join the Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality’s second free CNMI Snorkels event at the Kilili Beach Park in Susupe. BECQ partnered with Let’s Move Marianas and Mariana Islands Nature Alliance in an event that saw children snorkeling toward the submerged World War II Sherman tank in the beach’s water. (Dennis B. Chan) Several children and even a few adults join the Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality’s second free CNMI Snorkels event at the Kilili Beach Park in Susupe. BECQ partnered with Let’s Move Marianas and Mariana Islands Nature Alliance in an event that saw children snorkeling toward the submerged World War II Sherman tank in the beach’s water. (Dennis B. Chan)

: MUSIC AND DANCE STUDIO: Students of the Saipan Music and Dance Studio have their picture taken in preparation for their first recital, which was held on Aug. 31, 2014, at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe. The studio has a total of 47 members, with ages ranging from 4 to 16 years old. (Contributed Photo)

: MUSIC AND DANCE STUDIO:  Students of the Saipan Music and Dance Studio have their picture taken in preparation for their first recital, which was held on Aug. 31, 2014, at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe. The studio has a total of 47 members, with ages ranging from 4 to 16 years old. (Contributed Photo)

: 40 FOR 40 GIVEAWAY Pacifica Insurance Underwriters Inc. staff member Samantha Sikayun, left, presents a certificate for a free year of insurance to the company’s 40 for 40 Giveaway 13th prize winner Marina Atalig, right. Forty for 40 is a giveaway promotion designed to thank the CNMI and Pacifica’s loyal patrons for 40 years of business—40 winners for a year of free insurance in celebration of 40 years. Last drawing is slated for Dec. 15. For information about Pacifica’s 40 for 40 giveaway, log on to www.pacificains.com/fortyforforty or call 234-6267/7722/7310. Rest assured, CNMI. (Contributed Photo)

: HISTORY LESSONS Northern Marianas College Director of Library Programs & Services Chris Todd shares some brief history about the ancient Chamorro culture with students from Nihon University, the largest university in Japan. The students are on Saipan to study the history and culture of the CNMI as part of their institution’s cultural exchange program. (Contributed Photo)

: VISITING PALAU LAWMAKERS Six lawmakers of Palau’s House of Delegates, led by Delegate Lucio Ngiraiwet, pose with members of the CNMI House of Representatives for a group photo on Capital Hill Thursday. The Palau lawmakers were on Saipan on a casino legislation fact-finding mission, following Palau delegates’ passage on first reading their own casino legalization bill two weeks ago. (Haidee V. Eugenio)

: TAN HOLDINGS DONATES TSL Foundation/Tan Holdings donates $10,000 to the American Red Cross NMI Chapter yesterday in support of the chapter’s annual Club 200 fundraiser. The donation was received by Red Cross board members and staff. From left to right: Tayna Belyeu-Camacho, Larry Lee, Maggie Sablan, John Hirsh, Nola Hix, and Paul Camacho. (Contributed Photo)

: DESTINATION ENHANCEMENT As part of destination enhancement and to improve safety at popular dive sites, the Marianas Visitors Authority donated dive rope to the Northern Mariana Dive Operators Association on Sept. 24, 2014. Pictured from left are NMDOA vice president Haruhiko Minagawa, NMDOA president Toshi Yamaguchi, MVA managing director Perry Tenorio, and MVA Community Projects manager Martin Duenas. (MVA)

: HY MANHOBEN GROUP HELPS OUT : The Hofschneider/Yumul Manhoben took part in the 29th Annual BECQ International Coastal Cleanup by helping the community pick trash at the Chalan Kanoa Cemetery Saturday, Sept. 27. The group of 20 people braved the heat collecting about 300 lbs of trash Saturday morning. The International Coastal Cleanup saw volunteers pick up trash Friday afternoon and Saturday morning throughout the island. The event is a part of the Let’s Move Marianas Campaign. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

: CEMETERY CLEANUP: Two JROTC units—the Kagman High School Ayuyu Battalion and the Saipan Southern High School Manta Rays Battalion—teamed up on Saturday, Sept. 27, to put a big dent on the Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery cleanup for the All Souls Day this November. A total of 110 JROTC cadets participated in this event to beautify the largest cemetery on Saipan. Two truckloads of trash were collected and the cleanup took almost four hours to complete. (Contributed Photo)

: COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY: Precinct 1 House candidate Angel A. Demapan and his Committee-to-Elect spent their Saturday morning participating in this year’s International Coastal Cleanup event by picking up trash in the vicinity of Pakpak Beach in San Antonio. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

: LAST APPOINTED ATTORNEY GENERAL: Gov. Eloy S. Inos, left, administers the oath of office Friday morning to Gilbert J. Birnbrich to serve as the CNMI’s attorney general. Inos is the last CNMI governor to appoint an AG, as voters will now elect the attorney general starting on Nov.4. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

: SHIRLEY’S CLEANUP Shirley’s Coffee Shop employees, together with the Shirley’s Coffee Shop Basketball Team, hold a beach cleanup at the back of the Aquarius Hotel on Sept. 23, 2014, starting at 4:30pm. (Contributed Photo)

: SHIRLEY’S CLEANUP Shirley’s Coffee Shop employees, together with the Shirley’s Coffee Shop Basketball Team, hold a beach cleanup at the back of the Aquarius Hotel on Sept. 23, 2014, starting at 4:30pm. (Contributed Photo)

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