{"id":321842,"date":"2020-04-29T06:02:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T20:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=321842"},"modified":"2020-04-29T06:02:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T20:02:18","slug":"ufo-donates-relief-goods-to-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/ufo-donates-relief-goods-to-families\/","title":{"rendered":"UFO donates relief goods to families"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A beneficiary poses with United Filipino Organization members after receiving a bag of rice and assorted canned goods at the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort in Kagman.
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The United Filipino Organization-CNMI Inc. has finished giving away relief goods to families severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

According to UFO president Marcelo Masilungan, the organization\u2019s representatives began distributing the food donations since Good Friday and, so far, a total of 1,000 bags of 10- and 20-lb rice and assorted canned goods have been given away.<\/p>\n

Care packages were delivered door-to-door in As Teo, San Roque, San Antonio, and Koblerville. According to Masilungan, it didn\u2019t matter if the beneficiary was a U.S citizen or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to thank our business partners, Karidat Social Services CNMI, LBC Express (Saipan), Mr. and Mrs. Tony and Annie Reyes, Ms. Liza Taylor, and to some anonymous sponsor for their continuous support for UFO by helping [us] provide for the community,\u201d said Masilungan.<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t the first time that the UFO came together to extend a helping hand. UFO members also donated to those affected by the Taal Volcano eruption in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that a little goes a long way, whether you want to donate 50 cents or $1. Every single penny counts. We can help a lot of families with that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He assured that those who helped distribute the donations followed social distancing and hygiene rules.<\/p>\n

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A member of the Jesus Is Lord Church poses with Marcelo Masilungan, United Filipino Organization president, after receiving eight bags of rice and assorted canned goods in San Vicente.
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The United Filipino Organization donated 1,000 bags of rice and assorted canned goods to families who were heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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