{"id":347650,"date":"2021-07-09T06:04:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T20:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=347650"},"modified":"2021-07-09T06:04:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T20:04:13","slug":"mcdonalds-to-host-inaugural-golf-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcdonalds-to-host-inaugural-golf-tourney\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s to host inaugural golf tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"
From left, Inaugural Ronald McDonald House Charities Golf Tournament director Vicente \u201cBen\u201d Babauta, McDonald\u2019s Human Resource manager Ana Olaes, tournament committee member Das Krishnan, McDonald\u2019s executive assistant to the president Natalie Mable A. Glenn, and tournament committee member James Nelson. Above on video call are, from left, McDonald\u2019s of Guam & Saipan Marketing director Divina Evaristo, McDonald\u2019s president and CEO Joe C. Ayuyu, McDonald\u2019s Saipan owner\/operator Marcia E. Ayuyu, and McDonald\u2019s vice president Joe Ayuyu Jr. (Mark Rabago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

McDonald\u2019s of Guam & Saipan is hosting a golf tournament this December to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities, a non-profit that provides a home-away-from-home for seriously ill children and their families.<\/p>\n

The Inaugural Ronald McDonald House Charities Golf Tournament is set for Dec. 11, 2021 at the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort west course. This early, tournament director Vicente \u201cBen\u201d Babauta said they expect the full field of 144 slots to fill up quickly. <\/p>\n

The one-day, medal play tournament will have seven total flights\u2014 Championship (0-5 handicap), A Flight (6-10), B Flight (11-16), C Flight (17 and above), Ladies, Seniors (55-64 years old), and Super Seniors (65 and above).<\/p>\n

Each category will have purses of $500 for first place, $300 for second place, and $200 for third place bringing the total monetary prize at stake to $70,000. <\/p>\n

Entrance fee is $120 and all proceeds will go to Ronald McDonald House Charities. Babauta and the rest of the tournament committee said they are already anticipating to raise $50,000 by locking in Diamond ($10,000), Gold ($5,000), Silver ($2,500), and Bronze ($1,500) sponsors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is quite exciting as golf is one of the islands\u2019 favorite fund-raisers and again avid golfers from Guam and Saipan are looking forward to this tournament,\u201d said Babauta.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s of Guam & Saipan president and CEO Joe C. Ayuyu said the Inaugural Ronald McDonald House Charities Golf Tournament is something he and his wife, Marcia, have been thinking about for a long time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to help to these unfortunate kids. We don\u2019t have the medical facilities on Saipan so a lot of kids have these kinds of issues that require highly specialized doctors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Established in 1987, the Ronald McDonald House Charities has helped over 38,000 families from the CNMI, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Marshall Islands, Palau, and Hawaii. It\u2019s not directly affiliated with McDonald\u2019s Corp. or any of its restaurants and relies heavily on the support of the community to continue delivering services for those in need.<\/p>\n

Marcia and Joe Jr. said they expect the tournament will be an exciting event and encouraged all local golfers and businesses to support the fundraiser.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s of Guam & Saipan Marketing director Divina Evaristo said Ronald McDonald House\u2019s purpose is to have children stay close to their families and get the care that they need. \u201cParents are needed to help the kids recover and have a feeling of wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the past, she said the fast-food giant conducted several promotions to help the non-profit organization like the time when a penny for every Happy Meal sold went to Ronald McDonald House Charities.<\/p>\n

Aside from helping Ronald McDonald House Charities, Joe Ayuyu said the fundraising golf tournament will also be a boon to the CNMI\u2019s tourism industry that has been ravaged the past year by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to get these people from Guam who have a lot of money to come here and spend their money on Saipan. I think it will be good for our hotels. It will be good for our car rental business and I think it will be good for the community. The idea is to have Guam golfers go to Saipan and stay here a couple of days and play some golf and spend some money here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Babauta said, they expect between 15 and 20 players from Guam to sign up for the tournament and that\u2019s on top of the sponsored golfers.<\/p>\n

Joe Ayuyu added that while 100% of proceeds from this year\u2019s event will go to Ronald McDonald House Charities, they\u2019re already planning to split whatever is raised in 2022 to other non-profit organizations on Saipan and Guam.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Inaugural Ronald McDonald House Charities Golf Tournament, call Babauta at 483-2563, Das Krishnan at 483-6405, or James Nelson at 483-4215.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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