Pacific Islands Club Saipan has taken on the Coral Ocean Point Golf Resort\u2019s annual tradition of hosting the CNMI\u2019s elderly for an outing since the resort is indefinitely closed because of the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yutu. <\/p>\n
According to E-Land Group Corporate Social Responsibility facilitator Lindsay Ahn, COP has hosted the island\u2019s man\u2019amko for a friendly golf tournament and a complimentary lunch since 2014 up to 2018. <\/p>\n
It has become an annual tradition for both E-Land and the man\u2019amko and E-Land is determined to keep that tradition alive, this time with COP\u2019s sister company, PIC Saipan, playing host to the elderly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has become a tradition for us\u2014a yearly event with the man\u2019amko\u2014and we just wanted to keep this bond even though the COP is temporarily closed. When COP opens back up, we will move it to COP again or we might continue to host it here, we\u2019re not sure. But we will continue this every year,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
PIC general manager Gloria Cavanagh said they gladly took on the tradition when the company\u2019s CSR asked them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey did not want to skip it just because the property was destroyed so, of course, we\u2019re right here for them,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Some of the activities that PIC set up for the man\u2019amko included ground golf and some relay games but, according to Cavanagh, the man\u2019amko seemed more excited to swim in PIC\u2019s many swimming pools.<\/p>\n
Office of Aging director Walter Manglona said that, from the initial 80, about 60 man\u2019amko showed up; some were apprehensive about the change in scenery. <\/p>\n
\u201cInitially, on Thursday, there was 80 of them that showed interest. Some of them were a little apprehensive because they\u2019re not accustomed to this kind of outing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Manglona gave thanks for E-Land\u2019s generosity and for always thinking of ways to give back to the CNMI\u2019s elderly. <\/p>\n
\u201cE-Land has been very generous with us so, regardless of where they host us, it\u2019s the thought that they bring for our seniors and the things that they do for us always makes us happy. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust seeing the smiles on everyone\u2019s faces and the excitement. We want to send a huge thank you to E-Land for always thinking about our man\u2019amko every year,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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