The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. received Tuesday a fresh batch of donations from a Japanese group that included crutches and cranes.<\/p>\n
Members of Nippon Izokukai were on island to conduct a ceremony to pray for the war dead of World War II. On their last day, Sept. 29, they made time in the morning to present the items to CHCC.<\/p>\n
Nippon Izokukai, a group of war-bereaved families, regularly visits Saipan to promote the welfare of bereaved families and contribute to permanent world peace.<\/p>\n
Vice president Yukio Udagawa said the group\u2019s main ceremony was held at the Last Command Post in Marpi last Sept. 29. Udagawa noted that they also held a ceremony on Tinian.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are two groups and one group had already visited Guam and they arrived on Saipan,\u201d Udagawa said. Yesterday was their last day.<\/p>\n
Udagawa said the trip\u2019s main purpose is to pray for the war dead and they have already done their part. \u201cNow it is continuing a friendship between Japan and Saipan, so we decided to donate to CHCC to continue our long partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n
CHCC hospital administrator Jesse Tudela said that Nippon Izokukai has been visiting every year and would always donate to CHCC.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey donated one wheelchair last year and back in 2013 they donated more wheelchairs. Every year, when they visit Saipan, they give donations to the hospital,\u201d Tudela said. \u201cIt is a good networking and continuing partnership. The group would always come to visit the island to pray and would put in their schedule to come and donate to the local hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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