{"id":229683,"date":"2016-06-10T06:06:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T20:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=229683"},"modified":"2016-06-10T06:06:23","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T20:06:23","slug":"best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Sunshine\u2019s CSR brings Village Pride to Tinian"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-229683 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-1-3\/'>Tinian-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229684'>\n\t\t\t\tBSI\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility team, led by executive director Rita Chong, third left second row, led her team in a successful Tinian Village Pride Project last week. In this photo her team are joined by Tinian leaders that include Senate President Francisco Borja, Sen. Jude Hofschneider, Rep. Edwin Aldan, and acting mayor and Municipal Council chair Ray Cing. (Contributed Photos)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-2-4\/'>Tinian-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229685'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pioneering Bike Rodeo, a joint collaboration with BSI-CSR and DPS-TOPS, was launched on Tinian.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-3-4\/'>Tinian-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229686'>\n\t\t\t\tRep. Edwin Aldan joined the CSR team in the rehabilitation of several facilities on Tinian.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-4-3\/'>Tinian-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229687'>\n\t\t\t\tSeveral government infrastructures on Tinian where successfully rehabilitated by the BSI-CSR team.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-5-3\/'>Tinian-pix-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229688'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Bike Rodeo team.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-6-2\/'>Tinian-pix-6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229689'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren enjoy activities during the Village Pride.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-7-2\/'>Tinian-pix-7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229690'>\n\t\t\t\tEileen Babauta of BSI\u2019 Resident Employment Program joined the group.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-8-2\/'>Tinian-pix-8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229691'>\n\t\t\t\tWorking on the swing set on Tinian\u2019s Children\u2019s Park.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-9-2\/'>Tinian-pix-9<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229692'>\n\t\t\t\tA new look for this basketball court on Tinian.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/best-sunshines-csr-brings-village-pride-tinian\/tinian-pix-10-2\/'>Tinian-pix-10<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229693'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the massive beautification work conducted by CSR on Tinian.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>TINIAN\u2014Going above and beyond in their commitment to beautifying our community, Best Sunshine International, Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility team partnered with the Tinian Legislative Delegation and the Tinian Mayor\u2019s Office to bring the Village Pride Project to the island.<\/p>\n<p>BSI CSR executive director Rita Chong and her CSR team spent a week on Tinian, working tirelessly to rejuvenate some of the islands\u2019 infrastructure as well as promote pride in their community.<\/p>\n<p>Extending the Village Pride Project to Tinian is especially rewarding for Chong, who spent the first 10 years of her life on the tropical island. \u201cWhat\u2019s special about village pride for me is that I grew up here. My dad was assistant district administrator during the Trust Territory times. My brothers and sisters and I grew up here, and we had a wonderful time. So when this opportunity came up, I wanted to take the lead so I could give back to the community I grew up in.\u201d Chong shared.<\/p>\n<p>BSI\u2019s CSR team accomplished a lot on Tinian. As part of their beautification\u00a0efforts,\u00a0CSR team members\u00a0painted the fence at the Tinian Public Library and repainted the Historic Preservation Office, giving the structures a fresh look. They also made enhancements to the Tinian Basketball Court, installed a chain link fence around the entire court, applying the expertise gained through experience in fencing repair from past projects. <\/p>\n<p>The team removed two old swing sets from the Children\u2019s Park and installed them by the basketball court after repairing and repainting them. Further enhancing the court, CSR team members are making progress on two pala-palas and benches adjacent to the court.<\/p>\n<p>Despite record-high temperatures, the team still managed to accomplish\u00a0the projects they set out to complete. \u201cWe worked through 90-plus degree weather, but the team and I were so motivated to give back to the people of Tinian,\u201d stated Chong.<\/p>\n<p>Staying active in community events, the team provided entertainment during Tinian\u2019s Mes Man\u2019amko gathering which brought members of the Tinian man\u2019amko community to their dancing feet.\u00a0BSI\u2019s CSR regularly collaborates with the CNMI\u2019s Office on Aging in organizing activities for the man\u2019amkos, also reaching out to the man\u2019amko on Tinian and Rota.<\/p>\n<p>CSR attended the Memorial Day ceremony on Tinian. The CSR team also donated a total of 125 wreaths, 125 flags, and five service flags and poles to the entire commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p>CSR also collaborated with DPS TOPS in hosting the CNMI\u2019s first ever Bike Rodeo, a hands-on workshop designed to teach kids how to practice bike safety. CSR provided helmets, kneepads, and elbow pads to the children who participated in the Bike Rodeo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur role with the bike rodeo was to provide support. They even trained some of the CSR1 team members in bike safety and\u00a0bike maintenance so that we would be able to assist if there should be like a large number of participants in future Bike Rodeos to come.\u201d Chong mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chong,\u00a0CSR and TOPS will host a Bike Rodeo on Saipan on June 18.<\/p>\n<p>Many members of Tinian\u2019s community, including\u00a0the island\u2019s elected officials, joined Best Sunshine\u2019s CSR team at Taga Beach to celebrate Village Pride.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman of the Tinian Legislative Delegation, Sen. Jude Hofschneider thanked Best Sunshine on behalf of the community. \u201cWe definitely appreciate Best Sunshine extending the Village Pride Project to Tinian. This is only the beginning and we certainly appreciate what you guys did here. We\u2019ll definitely make good use of those areas that are being taken care of this time around.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The celebration was catered by Tinian\u2019s very own, Sanchez Catering, while entertainment was provided by the CSR team. A few members of \u201cThe Corporates,\u201d a band made up of BSI employees, provided live musical entertainment for the night. <\/p>\n<p>The team set up a \u201ckids\u2019 corner\u201d staging activities such as ring toss and shooting basketball hoops. CSR donated all the equipment and leftover prizes in the kids\u2019 corner to the Tinian Youth Center at the end of the Village Pride celebration.<\/p>\n<p>BSI\u2019s resident employment program manager Eileen Babauta set up a station for the people of Tinian to apply and learn more about career opportunities available at BSI. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do right now is provide some outreach information to the community for those who would like to start a career in the casino industry and hospitality. We\u2019re here to share the opportunities with Tinian,\u201d stated Babauta.<\/p>\n<p>Tinian Municipal Council chair and acting mayor Ray Cing praised Best Sunshine for excellent community outreach. \u201cI like the standard and I\u2019m going to emphasize that to the other leaders in Tinian\u2014 (that) this is the standard that we should be following in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also sharing praises for Best Sunshine\u2019s involvement in our community was Senate President Francisco Borja. \u201cI applaud Best Sunshine for coming up with this idea and bringing this project to Tinian. Not only does it help beautify our island, but it educates our people on the importance of beautifying our island and our villages.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Edwin Aldan shared, \u201cIt really helps bringing the spirit of community, and I thank them. I express much more thanks to them. Now it\u2019s the community\u2019s turn to maintain the facilities that Best Sunshine repaired while here in Tinian\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>BSI\u2019s CSR team successfully completed Phase 1 of the\u00a0Village Pride Project in Saipan earlier this year. The beautification project\u2019s success on Saipan inspired the team to extend the project to Rota and Tinian, staying true to their goal of bringing peace and togetherness in the community, or as the people of the Marianas would say \u201cinafamaolek and tipiyeew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TINIAN\u2014Going above and beyond in their commitment to beautifying our community, Best Sunshine International, Ltd.\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":229684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1707,1311,8034,9158],"class_list":["post-229683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-best-sunshine-international","tag-bsi","tag-csr","tag-village-pride-project"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}