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‘Wonderful items’ at Installation Dinner silent auction
The Saipan Chamber of Commerce announced that it has received “the most wonderful donations” for its silent auction set for tomorrow night during its Installation Dinner at the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan.
Chamber executive director Jill Arenovski said items donated for the business organization’s event this Saturday include Regency Club overnight accommodations at the Hyatt, Hyatt Kili dinner buffets, Giovannis brunches, McDonald’s food certificates, a-round trip Delta Airlines ticket to Japan, Pacific Islands Club Saipan overnight stay and waterpark passes, Magellan lunches, World Resort Spaness and Jungle Wave passes, one year DSL service from IT&E, a Galaxy Note 4 from Docomo, a round-trip ticket to anywhere in Asia from United Airlines, and a lovely Gucci handbag from T Galleria.
The Installation Dinner would swear in the Chamber’s new board of directors, namely Donna Krum, C.E. “Bud” White, Christopher Concepcion of Delta Airlines, Mabel Ayuyu of Re/Max, and Wayne Gillepsie of The Salvation Army.
Ayuyu, Gillespie, Krum, and White replace outgoing secretary Greg Moretti, Kevin McCale, Rosemond B. Santos, and Nola K. Hix as directors.
The four will also join current directors led by Chamber president Alex A. Sablan, vice president Velma Palacios, and director Ron Smith.
The Chamber will also award the 2014 Business Person of the Year during the Installation Dinner. The nominees to the prestigious award include Glimpses Publications publisher Maureen Maratita, Triple J vice president of Finance and Administration Saipan Michael S. Sablan, Pacific Trading general manager Charles Cepeda, Docomo Pacific general manager James Nelson, Pacific Islands Club Saipan executive assistant Vicky Benavente, and Angil Design, Inc. owner Ron Smith.
Aside from the announcement of the winner of the 2014 Business Person of the Year and induction ceremony, Best Sunshine International Ltd. CEO Mark A. Brown will be there serve as the event’s keynote speaker.
