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SaipanCell donates phones to MGOC
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Posted on May 18 2006
The Micronesian Games Organizing Committee has spent the past four months working diligently to provide athletes with the finest event possible and yesterday the all-volunteer planning board received tools of the trade that will make it easier to get the job done.
In order to help manage the hundreds of athletes and countless events that will transpire between June 23 and July 2, SaipanCell Communications provided the MGOC with 25 Motorola Push-To-Talk phones and airtime.
Customer Service manager Pauline A. Johnson, Prepaid Sales assistant James K. Lee, and Corporate Sales manager Jiashen Huang were on hand to make the presentation to a number of committee members at SaipanCell headquarters in Gualo Rai.
Lee and Huang gave the committee members a brief tutorial before sending them off to their organizing duties and Johnson expressed her feelings about the donation.
“We are a very proud sponsor—especially when it comes to our athletes. I mean this is the first time in 16 years that the CNMI has hosted the Micronesian Games and we’re very proud and I know it’s going to be a very successful event. We’re all excited for the CNMI and all of the athletes,” said Johnson.
The phones will not only go to the local organizers but also to each of the chef de missions from all of the participating nations so that they will be able to communicate with MGOC members at any time during the Games.
MGOC vice chairman Rex Palacios was happy to receive the phones and said that they will be vital to the success of the Games.
“This is going to be a very, very useful instrument for us to have so that we may communicate amongst ourselves as we manage and administer the Games. We are very grateful for SaipanCell Communications’ contribution,” he said.
