{"id":305091,"date":"2019-08-01T06:06:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=305091"},"modified":"2019-08-01T06:06:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T20:06:11","slug":"mva-donates-10k-to-weekend-golf-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mva-donates-10k-to-weekend-golf-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"MVA donates $10K to weekend golf tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_305092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305092\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TOC-pix-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TOC-pix-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" class=\"size-full wp-image-305092\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marianas Visitors Authority donates $10,000 to the Governor\u2019s Tournament of Champions. From left, Martin Duenas, Ray Villagomez, Eppie Marana, MVA managing director Priscilla M. Iakopo, Marie Sablan, Rochelle Tomokane, Jon Salas, and Jamika Taijeron. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As part of its commitment to enhance the CNMI\u2019s reputation as a prime tourist destination, the Marianas Visitors Authority has donated $10,000 in support of the upcoming Governor\u2019s Tournament of Champions, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 10, and 11, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Governor\u2019s Tournament of Champions is one of the premier events hosted here in the Marianas that appeals to many local and regional golfers,\u201d said Priscilla M. Iakopo, MVA managing director. \u201cThe funds raised from the tournament are used for beautification projects, as it is important to preserve our islands\u2019 natural beauty for our community and visitors to enjoy. Good luck to all participants and we look forward to another successful tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Marianas Visitors Authority has always been a key supporter of the tournament every year,\u201d said Ben Babauta, tournament director. \u00a0\u201cWe are extremely thankful for the agency\u2019s continued support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 24th Governor\u2019s Tournament of Champions will be played at the Laolao Bay Golf and Resort\u2019s east and west courses on Aug. 10 and 11, 2019.\u00a0The two-day event is bigger, with exciting hole-in-one prizes and the chance to win thousands of dollars in possible prizes. The TOC tournament fee is $200.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about sponsorship opportunities for the 2019 TOC, contact Marie Sablan at 236-2572 or Amanda Ramon at 236- 2530. For player information and to download the registration form, visit\u00a0www.tocSaipan.com. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its commitment to enhance the CNMI\u2019s reputation as a prime tourist destination,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":305092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[212],"class_list":["post-305091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-mva"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305091","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=305091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}