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Coca-Cola a proud supporter of Chamber golf
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Posted on Jun 03 2008
Coca-Cola Beverage Co. (Micronesia), Inc. sponsored a hole in the Saipan Chamber of Commerce’s Inaugural Chamber Golf Tournament and provided beverages at the fundraiser event held over the weekend.
The tourney was organized to supplement the Chamber’s finances to keep it abreast with its ongoing programs and carry out many more events for the island in keeping with the business group’s mission to promote the civic interests and general health and welfare of the local community.
Johnnie Fong, CCBM managing director, said Coca-Cola was proud to co-sponsor the event, since it was held for a worthy cause.
“We are always happy to participate in events that advance educational endeavors and at the same time promote camaraderie among businesses. Coca-Cola is committed to supporting initiatives for education and business, as these go hand-in-hand toward building a sustainable business environment in particular and the community in general,” Fong said.
Kyle Calabrese, executive director for the Chamber; welcomed the donation from Coca-Cola saying, “The Chamber is grateful for the support of Coca-Cola, whose membership in and support for the Chamber has been longstanding and significant.”
“Coca-Cola’s generosity, along with the generosity of many other companies that supported this event, will allow the Chamber additional funds to carry out educational events that not only benefit our members, but also benefit the community at large,” he added.
According to Calabrese there were more than 50 companies that supported the tournament through in-kind donations for the event itself, including donations for the ditty bags that were given to all players, raffle prize donors, hole sponsors, and hole-in-one sponsors.
“We continued to receive offers of donations and support on a daily basis while preparations were in progress,” he said.
Aside from signing for a hole sponsorship, Coca-Cola also donated five 12-pack cases of bottled water and three cases of Powerade.
The Inaugural Chamber Golf Tournament was held last Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Laolao Bay Golf Resort’s west course. (PR)
