NMC tops Liberation Day fundraising

Marking another successful fundraising effort, the Northern Marianas College with help from the community again gained recognition for assisting its Liberation Queen candidate Raelene Camacho raise the most funds, besting three other candidates in the Millennium Queen race.

The college last year was also hailed highest fundraisers among all groups who participated in the first ever Relay for Life event organized by the American Cancer Society.

As the CNMI’s center for higher education, the college takes pride in its recent accomplishment, citing willingness to perform services outside the provision of education and training programs to the community at large.

According to NMC Development and Alumni Relations Director Tony Deleon Guerrero, this goodwill effort is one of the college’s means of improving its institutional image and generating community appreciation.

“This is basically to promote community partnerships by increasing awareness in the community and trying to garner community support,” said Mr. Deleon Guerrero.

“This is a way of giving back to the community and to help nonprofit and other fundraising events supported by different groups,” he added.

The college this year took extra efforts to sponsor the recently crowned Liberation Queen Ms. Camacho instead of pledging its services
to Relay for Life.

“We want to accommodate everyone so this year, we have decided to be of assistance to the Liberation Day festivities,” said the NMC official.

As an incentive, the college is then entitled to a portion of the total funds raised from Ms. Camacho’s candidacy as the queen’s main sponsor.

NMC will get 20 percent out of its share in the funds raised which will be forwarded to the college’s endowment bank.

“This will assist us make expansions in some of our programs and improve its quality. Through the interest alone, it can be earmarked for institutional use,” said Mr. Deleon Guerrero.

Millennium Queen Ms. Camacho has expressed gratitude to the college, her family, friends, and supporters for the opportunity to hold the Liberation Queen 2000 title.

Currently an NMC student majoring in Liberal Arts, 17-year-old Ms. Camacho said she looks forward to representing the CNMI in the series of cultural exchange activities with other nations.

She is set to join the upcoming Liberation Day festivities on Guam later in the month. (MM)