{"id":270187,"date":"2018-02-16T06:01:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T20:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=270187"},"modified":"2018-02-16T06:01:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T20:01:55","slug":"ite-donates-4000-cash-prizes-nmc-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/ite-donates-4000-cash-prizes-nmc-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"IT&#038;E donates $4,000 in cash and prizes to NMC Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_270188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-270188\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ITE-pix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ITE-pix-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-270188\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-270188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0IT&amp;E donated $4,000 in cash and prizes to the NMC Foundation. The donation includes a Samsung Note 8, valued at over $1,000. From left: Victoria Deleon Guerrero, NMC Marketing coordinator; Frankie Eliptico, dean of Institutional Advancement; Nathan Angui, NMC student; Janice Tenorio, IT&amp;E Customer Service manager; Dr. Carmen Fernandez, NMC president; Hans Mickelson, IT&amp;E sales manager; Joelin Mettao, NMC sudent; and Raymond Nakazato, NMC student. (NMC)<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>IT&amp;E announced yesterday that it is donating cash and prizes totaling $4,000 to help support the Northern Marianas College Foundation and its fundraising efforts for the CNMI\u2019s postsecondary institution.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s donation includes a new Note 8, worth about $1,000, that features an infinity screen, dual-pixel camera, and other high-tech features. IT&amp;E is also providing six months of free data service.<\/p>\n<p>The donation was made in support of the foundation\u2019s 15th Annual NMC Foundation Golf Tournament scheduled for\u00a0Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the Laolao Bay Golf &amp; Resort\u2019s west course.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be the first major tournament of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand the important role that Northern Marianas College plays in educating our residents and preparing them for meaningful careers,\u201d said Rose Soledad, IT&amp;E general manager. \u201cWe are proud to support the NMC Foundation\u2019s fundraising efforts and look forward to a successful tournament on\u00a0March 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve come to consider IT&amp;E a valuable and important partner in our mission of expanding educational opportunities for CNMI students,\u201d said NMC president Dr. Carmen Fernandez. \u201cWe are grateful for the company\u2019s unwavering support all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIT&amp;E has been a longtime sponsor of the NMC Foundation\u2019s annual tournament and we are grateful to see the company sign on as sponsors again,\u201d said Mary Tenorio, NMC Foundation president.<\/p>\n<p>The golf tournament, the foundation\u2019s signature event that raises funds to support NMC\u2019s academic programs and services, will be held on March 3, 2018, at the Saipan Laolao Bay Golf &amp; Resort (west course). Showtime is at\u00a06am\u00a0and the shotgun start will be at\u00a07am.\u00a0The 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 Toyota Tacoma Pre-Runner offered by Atkins Kroll, Honda HRV offered by 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 other luxury items.<\/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\u00a0marianas.edu\u00a0or call 237-6833. (NMC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT&amp;E announced yesterday that it is donating cash and prizes totaling $4,000 to help support&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":270188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3349,26,69,13897],"class_list":["post-270187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-carmen-fernandez","tag-cnmi","tag-nmc","tag-samsung-note"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270187","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=270187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}