TINIAN\u2014While some youth programs like the Tinian Chapter of the Tasi to Table Inc, which aims to equip its members with fishing skills and knowledge, are quite expensive, the Tinian Municipal Council believes it is necessary to support and sustain these programs as they are investments in the island\u2019s children.<\/p>\n
Tinian Municipal Council executive director Eric Reyes said in an interview after the Tinian chapter\u2019s rod and reel presentation last Saturday that supporting youth programs like Tasi to Table Inc. is financially \u201con the high-end level compared to other programs\u201d but he, TMC secretary Juanita Masga Mendiola, and other council members believe that the benefits of funding and maintaining TTT\u2019s presence on Tinian outweighs the costs.<\/p>\n
Reyes commended TTT for not only exposing Tinian\u2019s youth to fishing and fishing derbies, but for also providing the students with the necessary knowledge and resources to get fishing events of their own going on Tinian. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe program is good in and of itself as a result of it being a youth program running from the high school level and out to the community. …It\u2019s not just a normal [fishing] derby; they actually teach the kids how to manage and run an entire event, and that\u2019s something new. …It is a beautiful program from top to bottom,\u201d said Reyes.<\/p>\n
Mendiola agrees, saying, \u201cThere is no [amount of money that\u2019s too] big to invest in the children.\u201d According to her, the working number for the costs of supporting TTT\u2019s presence on Tinian, as well as covering the possible travel costs of advisers, chaperones, and students, comes out to between $6,000 and $12,000 per event. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you talk about investing in children, [increasing] their knowledge about themselves, and pursuing life in whatever capacity, it\u2019s a [worthwhile] investment. We\u2019re going to do everything we can to make sure that this program continues. …It\u2019s a challenge, but I think with the kids, parents, and community coming together we can pull this off,\u201d said Mendiola.<\/p>\n
\u2028Tasi to Table is an organization that exposes youth to the joys of fishing while also providing high school students the opportunity to earn elective credits that go toward graduation. Tasi to Table will begin eight-month programs on Tinian and Rota next school year, and the organization\u2019s leadership has expressed interest in holding student fishing derbies for its Tinian and Rota students at their respective islands in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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