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Posted on Jan 31 2006
NEW SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
A new information and support group for parents of children with autism is being formed and those concerned are invited to attend. The new group will have its first meeting on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 at 1pm in Room 15 at the Community Guidance Center on Navy Hill. Information regarding the group and future meetings will be established at this meeting.
For more information, contact Elaine Crisostimo at 256-1539 or Larissa Larson at 322-3761. Or you may e-mail them at lainecrisostimo@yahoo.com or Larissa@vzpacific.net.
CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING TODAY
The Saipan Chamber of Commerce will hold its first 2006 General Membership Meeting today, Feb. 1, at Aqua Resort Club Raraina Room. The buffet luncheon and registration start at 11:30am. Cost of the luncheon and speaker is $ 15.
The Chamber’s first guest speaker in 2006 will be Federal Ombudsman Jim Benedetto with the U.S. Department of the Interior. Benedetto will speak about labor issues in the CNMI. Benedetto received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Puget Sound. He received his law degree in 1990 from the University of Washington. Benedetto has been in the CNMI for six and a half years, three of those with the Office of the Attorney General and the last three and a half as Federal Ombudsman. (PR)
