{"id":347847,"date":"2021-07-13T06:05:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T20:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=347847"},"modified":"2021-07-13T06:05:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T20:05:06","slug":"businesses-donate-4500-cash-5000-boat-engine-to-tasi-to-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/businesses-donate-4500-cash-5000-boat-engine-to-tasi-to-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses donate $4,500 cash; boat engine worth $5,000 to Tasi to Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple businesses recently stepped up to the plate for Tasi to Table Inc.\u2019s purpose and future endeavors, with either cash donations or prize donations to TTT\u2019s raffle \u201cReel in the Holidays,\u201d which is slated to happen in December.<\/p>\n<p>Bridge Capital, LLC donated $4,000; law firm Torres Brothers, LLC donated $500; Joeten Motors Company donated a boat engine, and Universal Rentals promised to support TTT during any event in which they will need tents and tables. <\/p>\n<p>Bridge Capital vice president Bart Jackson said in a statement that the company sees the long-term benefits of Tasi to Table\u2019s programs for the CNMI\u2019s youth and the community. \u201cIt\u2019s a great honor to be associated with Tasi to Table. This is an entity that benefits the community in so many ways through the support of local culture and traditions, empowerment of the CNMI\u2019s youth and reaching beyond Saipan to Tinian and Rota. It\u2019s the kind of organization that we want to support,\u201d said Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>The Joeten Motors Co.\u2019s donation of a 20-horsepower Yamaha Tiller boat engine worth $5,000 will be paired with a 14-foot Morning Star boat and trailer that was provided by Coral Reef Marine Center Guam and Morning Star Boats. The boat, engine, and many other prizes worth thousands of dollars donated to TTT by Fishing Tackle &amp; Sporting Goods, IT&amp;E, Marpac Distributors, Mobil Oil Marianas, Roil Soil Clothing, and 4EVER CNMI will be up for grabs in TTT\u2019s December raffle. <\/p>\n<p>According to TTT vice president Wayne Pangelinan, raffle tickets for the event will be out soon once TTT finalizes the details of the event. <\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-347847 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/businesses-donate-4500-cash-5000-boat-engine-to-tasi-to-table\/torres-bros\/'>TORRES-BROS<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347850'>\n\t\t\t\tTorres Brothers LLC donates $500 to Tasi to Table. From left, Matt Holley, Gene Weaver, Jacqueline T. Torres, and Jack Torres. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/businesses-donate-4500-cash-5000-boat-engine-to-tasi-to-table\/joeten-motors\/'>JOETEN-MOTORS<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347851'>\n\t\t\t\tJoeten Motors Co. donates a boat engine worth $5,000 to Tasi to Table\u2019s raffle \u201cReel in the Holidays\u201d slated for December 2021. From left, Ray \u201cBoss\u201d Alvarez (JMC sales manager), Calvin Yamagishi (JMC service manager), and Gene Weaver and Normie Cania from TTT.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/businesses-donate-4500-cash-5000-boat-engine-to-tasi-to-table\/bridge-6\/'>BRIDGE<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347852'>\n\t\t\t\tBridge Capital donates  $4,000 to Tasi to Table. From left, Gene Weaver, Normie Cania, Julie Duenas and Bart Jackson. 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