{"id":235048,"date":"2016-08-26T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=235048"},"modified":"2016-08-26T06:00:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T20:00:38","slug":"committing-support-heritage-month-festivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/committing-support-heritage-month-festivities\/","title":{"rendered":"Committing to support Heritage Month festivities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-235048 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\/committing-support-heritage-month-festivities\/bsi-pix-1-14\/'>BSI-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-235051'>\n\t\t\t\tBest Sunshine International, Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility staff work in fixing the roof of the Carolinian Utt in this file photo. (Contributed Photo)\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\/committing-support-heritage-month-festivities\/bsi-pix-2-15\/'>BSI-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-235052'>\n\t\t\t\tCreating decors from coconut fronds is one the islands\u2019 enduring tradition. (Contributed Photo)\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\/committing-support-heritage-month-festivities\/bsi-pix-3-13\/'>BSI-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-235053'>\n\t\t\t\tBest Sunshine CSR representative Nate Ada sets up traditional floral arrangement at one of the BSI supported events.\u00a0(Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>September is Cultural Heritage Month and several activities will be staged to showcase the islands\u2019 unique culture and tradition.<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with the Cultural Heritage Month Steering Committee, Best Sunshine International, Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility team will assist with the various festivities planned throughout September. This is part of the company\u2019s sustained commitment to support and strengthen the islands\u2019 culture and tradition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to commend the CSR team of Best Sunshine for playing a key role in promoting our cultural heritage for the month of September. Understanding our way of life and teaching it to younger generations is essential to the preservation of the unique identity of the Chamorro and Carolinian people,\u201d Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and Lt. Gov. Victor B. Hocog jointly said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to continue sharing our culture everyday as a reminder of how far we\u2019ve come together as a people,\u201d they added.\t<\/p>\n<p>For the next few weeks, the BSI-CSR team will be working very closely with the Cultural Heritage Month steering committee to ensure that the festivities are a representation of the Chamorro and Carolinian cultures. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very excited to be a part of this celebration of our culture. It\u2019s only the beginning. We plan to continue focusing efforts of our CSR work in preserving culture in our islands,\u201d Best Sunshine CSR executive director Geri Dela Cruz separately said.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0Sept. 24, Best Sunshine will be providing staffing and games for this year\u2019s CHM Family Fun Day. <\/p>\n<p>Among the activities lined up include tug-of-war competition, obstacle course that incorporates traditional coconut husking, aiding the canoe race, assisting with side games, and providing perpetual trophies for these events. Special gift baskets containing local goodies will also be provided as awards for kids. <\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0Sept. 26-29, Best Sunshine CSR staff will also be facilitating and assisting with the CHM Fishing Competition. <\/p>\n<p>The competition is divided into three segments: Talaya throwing competition, panek competition, and handline competition. The competition will be split into two age divisions: 17 years of age and below and 18 years of age and above. All those interested in learning or showcasing their skills are encouraged to join their appropriate age division. <\/p>\n<p>Torres and Hocog jointly shared, \u201cWe want to commend the CSR team of Best Sunshine for playing a key role in promoting our cultural heritage for the month of September. Understanding our way of life and teaching it to younger generations is essential to the preservation of the unique identity of the Chamorro and Carolinian people. We need to continue sharing our culture everyday as a reminder of how far we\u2019ve come together as a people.\u201d <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September is Cultural Heritage Month and several activities will be staged to showcase the islands\u2019&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":235051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1707,8034,21,67],"class_list":["post-235048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-best-sunshine-international","tag-csr","tag-life","tag-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235048","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=235048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}