{"id":334515,"date":"2020-12-04T06:05:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T20:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=334515"},"modified":"2020-12-04T06:05:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T20:05:29","slug":"2020-christmas-tree-lighting-at-the-hyatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2020-christmas-tree-lighting-at-the-hyatt\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Christmas tree lighting at the Hyatt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hyatt Regency Saipan\u2019s management and staff gather around the 20-foot\u00a0Christmas tree for their annual lighting ceremony last Tuesday. (BEA CABRERA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hyatt Regency Saipan officially started the Christmas season in the CNMI by lighting their 20-foot Christmas tree on the day of their 40th anniversary. The ceremony was made simple this year to comply with social distancing regulations and attended by Hyatt management, staff, employees, and hotel guests with their families.<\/p>\n

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Zen Tomokane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOur lighting of the tree is a good reminder of tradition, bringing people together and a promise of good things to come. Christmas to me is all about happy memories, a time for giving and forgiving. As for my Christmas wish, I will give it up for somebody else to get his or her wish.\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt Executive Sous Chef Zen Tomokane<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ty Pauling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cChristmas is often about other people, particularly in the hospitality service where you do not do the job because you enjoy being away on the holidays, but you do it to bring that joy to everyone else. Lighting of the Hyatt tree means another year of service to the CNMI. This year is a bit subdued than normal because we don\u2019t have the carolers, the bands, and big fanfare that we usually do but this brings us back to important things in life\u2014the Hyatt employees and their families that are here.\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt Food & Beverage Director Ty Pauling<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gino Libuw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChristmas is the best season of the year and to me it means family. The lighting of the tree prepares us for the real celebration of Christmas and with it, I wish good health for my family and for the COVID-19 vaccine to arrive so that things will go back to normal.\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt supervisor Gino Libuw<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rosalyn Quinpanilla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChristmas is definitely about family and the lighting of the tree represents the family that we have here at the hotel. It is significant for us because it marks the many years we have been here on Saipan. I have been with Hyatt for 27 years and 22 of that were spent with Hyatt Regency Saipan. My wish for Hyatt is to remain on Saipan. Hyatt is a great employer. We have been blessed to be here that long and we hope to continue to be here.\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt director of rooms Rosalyn Quinpanilla<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Almond Santos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChristmas is a time to celebrate with loved ones and we share this joyous time of lighting the Hyatt Christmas tree with our associates who are not with us\u2026 and hope that this Christmas tree brings joy to everyone. My Christmas wish is not for me but for Hyatt to get its lease agreement renewed.\u201d
\n\u2014Almond Santos, Plant Manager of Hyatt Engineering Dept.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Denise Montenegro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChristmas is a time for being grateful for what happened and received in 2020. It is also a time of reflection. This year is very special because we chose to light the tree on our anniversary day. \u2026Like me, most of the staff wish that the lease will get renewed and Hyatt can continue to be here and be part of the community for a long time. Hyatt Regency Saipan has been a part of our life and community.\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt learning manager Denise Montenegro<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nick Nishikawa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOn our 40th anniversary and lighting of our Christmas tree, we want to see people with smiling faces and just enjoy. Despite the many difficulties this year has brought to our island and the whole world, we want to celebrate it like it is just an ordinary year. My Christmas wish is get new lease.\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt general manager Nick Nishikawa<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jonathan Cepeda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChristmas is for family, friends, and co-workers. As a company, we share and feel the Christmas spirit together. It\u2019s officially Christmas at the Hyatt and we must show gratefulness and happy times. My Christmas wish is for our lease to get extended so we will have jobs to support our families.\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt housekeeping team leader Jonathan Cepeda<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Frank Camacho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChristmas is a time for family and friends to gather. Lighting the tree gives us hope that there is something good and better out there that makes us forget what is happening around the world right now, especially with the pandemic. We also hope that the new lease agreement will come through so we can still stay and keep our guests happy and provide for our families.\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt housekeeping team leader Frank Camacho<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Evan Yamagishi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChristmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and because through Him, we are saved. My wish is for Hyatt to have another 40 year [lease].\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt director of Finance Evan Yamagishi<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Leigh Anne Gases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChristmas is about being with family and here at the Hyatt, even in our workplace, we are family and spending this time at the workplace is still like spending time with family. The lighting of the Hyatt Christmas tree is a tradition. I\u2019ve been working here for five years and I never missed one. I am glad we have this, especially during these hard times. I wish they extend the lease so all of us here can still continue to work together.\u201d
\n\u2014Leigh Anne Gases, supervisor at Club Elan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kovanni Cabrera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChristmas is family, love, and signifies the start of the Christmas festivities and our busiest season. I hope we can pick up more business because it has been slow due to COVID-19. As for my Christmas wish, extend our lease please!\u201d
\n\u2014Hyatt events assistant manager Kovanni Cabrera<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hyatt Regency Saipan management led by general manager Nick Nishikawa, left, raise their hands forming 4-0, which means 40 years of Hyatt service and community partnership in the CNMI. (BEA CABRERA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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