A locally chartered non-profit organization called Miracle Hands Charity, which aims to assist disadvantaged people in the community, will be having a soft opening this Saturday at their office in Gualo Rai at 10am.<\/p>\n
Miracle Hands Charity chair Diego \u201cDJ\u201d Sablan is inviting the people they have already helped since December 2020 to take part in their soft opening. He said they will do a food drive for these guests.<\/p>\n
Sablan told Saipan Tribune that the organization actually got started in September 2020 but, because of paperwork, they couldn\u2019t start helping people until December 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith all the chartering and paperwork, and finding an office, we started actually doing some charity work [in] December. And this Saturday, we will be giving some food donations to those that we\u2019ve already vetted,\u201d said Sablan.<\/p>\n
Sablan is no stranger when it comes to giving back to the community. He headed the non-profit group Marianas Behavioral Health International Inc. with several others. MBHI\u2019s mission was to provide counseling and other ways for individuals who have drug, alcohol, and gambling addictions to recover from their vices.<\/p>\n
This time around, Sablan wants Miracle Hands Charity to ensure that everyone in the community gets help one way or another. \u201cOur mission and vision is to provide humanitarian aid to needy families and individuals in our community. We seek to alleviate hunger by providing emergency food assistance, clothing, and even toiletries, as well as spiritual support and prayer if they need it, because we are a Christian-based charity,\u201d said Sablan. <\/p>\n
Miracle Hands Charity aims to help people who are unemployed, jobless or furloughed foreign workers, homeless people, those who can\u2019t provide for themselves at the moment due to unemployment, those who are victims of domestic violence, and\/or \u201cjust anyone in need.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sablan said the COVID-19 pandemic motivated him and his team to provide relief to the community. \u201cWith COVID-19, I realized that there\u2019s a lot of families [and] individuals out there that are displaced [and]\u2026I felt like it was the right time to do it. There are other nonprofits but\u2026most of us are born and raised here all our lives, so we feel like it\u2019s our responsibility to give back to our community,\u201d said Sablan.<\/p>\n
As of Jan. 19, Miracle Hands Charity has partnered up with three non-profit organizations\u2014Rotary Club of Saipan, the Natibu Lions Club, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Additionally, the charity has six people under its organization.<\/p>\n
For those who are interested in sponsoring, or donating, you can check the charity\u2019s main office in Gualo Rai, or call 235-GIVE (4483). The charity accepts donations of money, clothes, canned food, and any non-perishable items (have long shelf life and don\u2019t require refrigeration to keep them from spoiling).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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