{"id":291300,"date":"2019-01-04T06:06:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T20:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=291300"},"modified":"2019-01-04T06:06:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T20:06:59","slug":"mcdonalds-donates-5k-for-sv-parish-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcdonalds-donates-5k-for-sv-parish-renovations\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s donates $5K for SV parish renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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McDonald\u2019s Guam\/Saipan owner\/operator Marcia Ayuyu, far right, hands a $5,000 check to Bishop Ryan Jimenez, second from the right, and San Vicente Parish\u2019s Fr. Jason Granado, third from the right, that would go to the needed renovations to the San Vicente Parish as a result of Super Typhoon Yutu.\u00a0(Kimberly A. Bautista)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

McDonald\u2019s Guam\/Saipan donated $5,000 yesterday to repair the San Vicente Parish church, which sustained extensive damage from Super Typhoon Yutu.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s Guam\/Saipan owner\/operator Marcia Ayuyu presented the company\u2019s donation to Bishop Ryan Jimenez of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa and Fr. Jason Granado of the San Vicente Parish church.<\/p>\n

According to Jimenez, \u201cSan Vicente is one of the churches on Saipan that was damaged badly by Super Typhoon Yutu.\u201d <\/p>\n

Granado said that church\u2019s three skylights and windows, among others, were badly damaged, but they could not start with the repairs and renovations because the parish wants to focus its resources on people who were affected by the typhoon. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe church suffered extensive damage. \u2026It was really a big loss for our parish. \u2026[But] our immediate task in the first couple of months after the typhoon was to take care of the needs of the people, like those families that lost their homes, to provide spiritual needs,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

According to Ayuyu, McDonald\u2019s decided to donate to the San Vicente Parish because they saw the help and support the parish gave its parishioners after Yutu. <\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of my family, my husband and my children, we want to thank [Jimenez and Granado] for their love and support for the community. It\u2019s a continuous love for the community. \u2026They reached out to the community. This donation will really help [Granado] in continuing the repairs\u2026I hope other businesses will donate also. \u2026[Whether a lot or not]\u2026it\u2019ll really help the church,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Jimenez and Granado said it\u2019s through individuals like Joe and Maricia Ayuyu that the much-needed repairs to the church can begin. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ayuyu family\u2026is always there for the church, for Karidat [Social Services], and for their parish, San Vicente. \u2026We didn\u2019t really go out and ask for help because, of course, our priority is our people\u2026but I\u2019m so grateful for this gesture of generosity from Marcia and their family. \u2026This is good news,\u201d said Jimenez. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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