{"id":30451,"date":"2014-03-21T08:12:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T22:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=30451"},"modified":"2014-03-21T08:12:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T22:12:23","slug":"mcdonalds-saipan-turns-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcdonalds-saipan-turns-21\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Saipan turns 21"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A young Joe Erra Ayuyu Jr. is shown in this undated photo. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The famed Golden Arches of the CNMI is turning 21 years old this month and to celebrate the occasion McDonald\u2019s Saipan will have its usual anniversary promotions at both its Middle Road and Beach Road locations.
\nThis Friday and Saturday, McDonald\u2019s Saipan will be rolling out its new Club House burgers and chicken sandwiches and customers who choose its Extra Value Meal versions can buy a second sandwich for just $3.<\/p>\n

In addition, a purchase of an Extra Value Meal Fish Fillet will allow you to buy a second Fish Fillet sandwich for only $2. This promo is available on Friday only, March 21.<\/p>\n

During those two days, McDonald\u2019s Happy Meal packages are all $1 off. As if that\u2019s not enough, all of McDonald\u2019s breakfast menu (except Hotcakes Sausage and Plain Hotcakes) are also $1 off on March 21 and 22.<\/p>\n

On the second day of McDonald\u2019s Saipan\u2019s anniversary, the fastfood franchise will be giving away a free McDonald\u2019s glass for every $20 purchase, until supplies last.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the islands\u2019 most famous clown, Happy The Clown, will also make an appearance from 11am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm at McDonald\u2019s Saipan\u2019s Middle Road branch, giving away party balloons and initiating games for kids.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s Saipan general manager Marcia Ayuyu said the fastfood restaurant\u2019s 21st anniversary promotions are a big thank you to the local community that has supported them the past two decades.<\/p>\n

She said that\u2019s one of the reasons why McDonald\u2019s Saipan has also given back to the community every chance it gets.<\/p>\n

Ayuyu said McDonald\u2019s Saipan has extended financial support to the Public School System through McTeacher\u2019s Night, Karidat, American Red Cross-NMI Chapter, Saipan Little League Baseball Association, Northern Marianas Athletics, Office of Aging, and various islandwide and beach cleanups.<\/p>\n

Aside from the community, Ayuyu also thanked her hardworking staff for making McDonald\u2019s Saipan the longest-tenured international fastfood chain on island. Without her loyal staff, McDonald\u2019s Saipan wouldn\u2019t have lasted 21 years, she said.<\/p>\n

Leadership transition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ayuyu also announced that 2014 will see a leadership transition at McDonald\u2019s Saipan as she and her husband, McDonald\u2019s Saipan president Joe Ayuyu, plan to slowly hand over the reins of the company to their children.<\/p>\n

She said their son, Joe Erra Ayuyu Jr., will be assuming a bigger leadership role at the company, with plans of eventually replacing her as general manager.<\/p>\n

The younger Ayuyu recently graduated from the Miami University of Ohio with a bachelor\u2019s degree in economics. The 22-year-old also recently was sworn in as board member of the CNMI Zoning Office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still have a lot to learn about the business and such a transition will take some time. But with the help of my family, friends, and the staff here at McDonald\u2019s, I know that when the time comes I will be prepared for the responsibility,\u201d said Ayuyu Jr.<\/p>\n

He said growing up as the son of the man who brought McDonald\u2019s to the islands has both its advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, while growing up in school I was a bit embarrassed of being the McDonald\u2019s guy. I wanted to make a name for myself but my family name and the business were inseparable. As a kid I had focused on the negatives but now I understand what hard work and dedication went into creating this legacy. I\u2019m so proud of my parents and now all I want to do is continue what they\u2019ve started while making footprints of my own.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Joe Ayuyu Jr. is learning the ropes as a general manager-in-training, he will be assisted by erstwhile department manager Manny Corpuz, who has been promoted to assistant general manager.<\/p>\n

Corpuz said it\u2019s an honor to be promoted to second-in-command of McDonald\u2019s Saipan\u2019s day-to-day operations, adding that hard work truly pays off. Corpuz has been with the company for 13 years and started as a regular crewmember. (Saipan Tribune)<\/p>\n

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ANNIVERSARY PROMOS<\/strong><\/p>\n

MARCH 21<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Buy Extra Value Meal of new Club House burgers and chicken sandwiches, buy second sandwich for $3.<\/p>\n

– Buy Extra Value Meal Fish Fillet and get second Fish Fillet sandwich for only $2.<\/p>\n

– Happy Meals are all $1 off.<\/p>\n

– Breakfast menu (except Hotcakes Sausage and Plain Hotcakes) are $1 off.<\/p>\n

MARCH 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Buy Extra Value Meal of new Club House burgers and chicken sandwiches, buy second sandwich for $3.<\/p>\n

– Happy Meal packages are all $1 off.<\/p>\n

– Breakfast menu (except Hotcakes Sausage and Plain Hotcakes) are $1 off.<\/p>\n

– Every $20 purchase gets a free McDonald\u2019s glass, until supplies last.<\/p>\n

– Happy The Clown will be at McDonald\u2019s Saipan\u2019s Middle Road branch from 11am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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