{"id":269684,"date":"2018-02-08T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=269684"},"modified":"2018-02-08T06:00:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T20:00:46","slug":"docomo-donates-3000-nmc-golf-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/docomo-donates-3000-nmc-golf-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Docomo donates $3,000 to NMC Golf Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_269686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-269686\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Docomo-pix.jpg\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-269686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Docomo Pacific recently donated $3,000 in cash and prizes that will be featured at the upcoming annual NMC Foundation Golf Tournament on Saturday, March 3, 2018. In the photo are Docomo employees, led by Docomo Pacific vice president Dino Manning, back row, third from left, and NMC staff and students led by NMC president Dr. Carmen Fernandez, back row, fourth from right. (NMC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To help support Northern Marianas College and its efforts to expand higher education opportunities for CNMI residents, Docomo Pacific recently donated over $3,000 in cash and prizes to the NMC Foundation 15th Annual Golf Tournament fundraising event.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will be held on March 3, 2018, and will be the first major tournament of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNMC plays a significant role in helping to train and build local workforce capacity,\u201d said Dino Manning, vice president\/general manager of Docomo Pacific. \u201cWe are pleased to assist in the foundation\u2019s fundraising efforts and are excited to be part of this year\u2019s event again. We are looking forward to a great tournament at Laolao Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to their contribution, Docomo Pacific also recently donated a charging station so our students can be connected,\u201d said NMC president Dr. Carmen Fernandez. \u201cWe are grateful for the company\u2019s continuing support by donating to the foundation\u2019s golf tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely thankful for Docomo Pacific\u2019s support in this year\u2019s tournament,\u201d said Mary Tenorio, NMC Foundation president.<\/p>\n<p>The golf tournament is the NMC Foundation\u2019s signature event that raises funds to support NMC\u2019s academic programs and services.<\/p>\n<p>The 15th Annual NMC Foundation Open golf tournament will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the west course of Saipan Laolao Bay Golf &amp; Resort. Showtime is at 6am and the shotgun start will be at 7am. The tournament will follow a medal play format.<\/p>\n<p>First place winners in the men\u2019s Championship, A, B, C, Senior, and Ladies Flights will each receive $500, while $300 and $200 will go to the second and third place finishers, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Hole-in-one prizes include a Tacoma Toyota Pre-Runner from Atkins Kroll, a Honda HR-V from Joeten Motors, $10,000 in cash from Marianas Insurance Co., and $5,000 in cash from Pacifica Insurance. The tournament will also feature many other items as raffle prizes like smartphones, hotel stays, meal gift certificates, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Registration and payment can be made at Laolao Bay Golf &amp; Resort or the NMC Cashier\u2019s Office. For sponsorship opportunities or registration information, visit marianas.edu or call 237-6833. <strong>(NMC)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help support Northern Marianas College and its efforts to expand higher education opportunities for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":269686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3349,2777,230,69],"class_list":["post-269684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-carmen-fernandez","tag-dino-manning","tag-docomo-pacific","tag-nmc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269684","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=269684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}