{"id":193408,"date":"2015-03-09T04:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=193408"},"modified":"2015-03-09T04:00:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T18:00:42","slug":"delta-first-title-sponsor-2015-mmac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/delta-first-title-sponsor-2015-mmac\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta is first title sponsor of 2015 MMAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delta Air Lines became the first title sponsor of the 2015 Marianas March Against Cancer after donating passenger tickets and travel vouchers last Friday at Delta\u2019s check-in area inside the Francisco C. Ada International Airport<\/p>\n

Chris Concepcion, Delta sales account executive, presented the in-kind donation that included one main cabin ticket to anywhere in the United States, one main cabin ticket to Japan, and $600 worth of travel vouchers.<\/p>\n

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Delta Air Lines sales account executive Chris Concepcion, third from right, presents the company\u2019s in-kind donations to 2015 Marianas March Against Cancer committee overall chair Diana Benavente, fourth from right, her committees, and staff from the Commonwealth Cancer Association Friday morning. (Jayson Camacho)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delta is now a title sponsor, the topmost level sponsorship, which goes to a sponsor that donates $3,000 or more in cash or in-kind.<\/p>\n

\u201cDelta is pleased to be named the first confirmed title sponsor of the 2015 MMAC. We are thrilled to continue our support of the MMAC and the Commonwealth Cancer Association in their efforts to spread cancer awareness in our community,\u201d Concepcion said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey also provide support for those currently battling this dreadful disease so we hope our donation will help raise badly needed funds for the fight against cancer. We encourage the community to come out and support all 2015 MMAC teams on May 1-2,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

MMAC overall committee chair Diana I. Benavente was very grateful for the donation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe truly appreciate Delta for their donation because the raffle tickets that we sell is usually the first to run out and everybody really wants that chance to have that ticket and travel vouchers. We\u2019re really excited that Delta has supported us again this year and we\u2019re glad also that they are our title sponsors,\u201d Benavente said.<\/p>\n

Businesses, individuals, and organizations that also wish to support the 2015 MMAC may donate funds, services, or raffle items. Sponsorship levels include title sponsor (donating $3,000 or more), major sponsor (donating $1,000 to $2,999), or supporting sponsorship (donating $1 to $999).<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event will be held at the Hopwood Junior High School field from May 1 to 2. Money raised from MMAC is used by CCA to promote cancer awareness and prevention, provide patient support services, and serve as the liaison and advocate for cancer issues in the CNMI.<\/p>\n

For donations, call committee chair Nola Hix at 989-6652 or email at nola.hix@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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