{"id":234543,"date":"2016-08-18T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=234543"},"modified":"2016-08-18T06:00:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T20:00:13","slug":"mcdonalds-saipan-donates-1k-mhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcdonalds-saipan-donates-1k-mhs\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Saipan donates $1K to MHS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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McDonald\u2019s Saipan\u2019s Natalie Mable Ayuyu and Joe Ayuyu Jr. and Marianas High School vice principal Bobby Cruz pose in front of the counter at McDonald\u2019s Saipan Middle Road branch with staff and students from Marianas High School and staff from McDonald\u2019s. (Erwin Encinares)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

McDonald\u2019s Saipan donated $1,000 to the largest high school, population-wise, in the CNMI during a check donation ceremony yesterday at the fastfood company\u2019s main branch along Middle Road.<\/p>\n

Middle Road branch manager Joe E. Ayuyu Jr. presented Marianas High School vice principal Bobby Cruz with the $1,000 check that is expected to be used to improve school grounds. <\/p>\n

\u201cMcDonald\u2019s is very happy to support and donate to such a fine institution like MHS, especially one that helps our kids, as far as AP (Advance Placement) program [is concerned]; we\u2019ve heard that it is excellent,\u201d says Ayuyu. <\/p>\n

Ayuyu also mentioned the Aeronautical Dolphins. \u201cAnd also the Aeronautical Dolphins, we are all for schools improving the infrastructure.\u201d Aeronautical Dolphins won the Real World Design Challenge twice and five times regionally.<\/p>\n

Ayuyu stresses that facilities are important, as they are the environment where students are going to learn. \u201cCleanliness is a very important thing to us here in McDonald\u2019s so we\u2019re excited that the public schools will do their best in bringing the standards up also. We wanna go into the restroom, or for that matter, any classroom feeling comfortable and not feeling that there is a whole bunch of germs,\u201d he said. \u201c[As a student,] I don\u2019t want to come into contact with germs and get sick. Then I won\u2019t be able to attend class, my favorite AP class.\u201d<\/p>\n

The community is what makes McDonald\u2019s run, according to Ayuyu. \u201cWe look forward to more partnerships and to giving back to the community because at the end of the day the community is what makes us successful.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here to serve the community and that\u2019s what we\u2019ll do for as long as we can,\u201d added Ayuyu.<\/p>\n

MHS is looking forward to using the money in improving the grounds of the school. Cruz expressed the school\u2019s gratitude toward McDonald\u2019s and other businesses interested in donating. <\/p>\n

\u201cMHS is exponentially grateful to businesses that donate to our school, in particular we just want to extend our gratitude and appreciation to McDonald\u2019s. Thank you so much. I can guarantee you that every single cent of this money you are donating is going toward improving student life at our school,\u201d said Cruz. <\/p>\n

He recognizes the role of the community in making the school life of students as promising as it could be. \u201cWe have many needs and I wish we could say that we have the capacity to independently provide for our students, but we don\u2019t. it truly does take a community. And so we value tremendously your support,\u201d claims Cruz.<\/p>\n

Before parting, Cruz thanked Ayuyu once again and declared the money donated would be used with the intention of improving the school for the welfare of the students. \u201cAgain, McDonald\u2019s, thank you so much for your willingness to contribute to improving student life at MHS, and we just want to say that we are very grateful. And I promise you that that money would be used purposefully,\u201d said Cruz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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