{"id":369307,"date":"2022-05-27T06:02:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T20:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=369307"},"modified":"2022-05-27T06:02:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T20:02:44","slug":"chongs-corp-fhb-are-latest-bronze-sponsors-for-mini-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/chongs-corp-fhb-are-latest-bronze-sponsors-for-mini-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Chong\u2019s Corp., FHB are latest Bronze sponsors for Mini Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
First Hawaiian Bank management, including vice president and area manager Vickie Izuka, and Mini Games Organizing Committee CEO Vicente \u201cBen\u201d Babauta pose with the $10,000 ceremonial check handed over yesterday at FHB\u2019s Oleai branch.(LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two more companies joined the growing list of sponsors for the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022 yesterday with Chong\u2019s Corp. and First Hawaiian Bank each donating $10,000, making them bronze sponsors of the quadrennial event that the CNMI will be hosting for the first time ever next month.<\/p>\n

Along with the cash donation, Chong\u2019s will be helping out with refurbishing two air-conditioning units at the Marianas High School Gymnasium which is the site for the weightlifting event of the Mini Games.<\/p>\n

Mini Games Organizing Committee CEO Vicente \u201cBen\u201d Babauta thanked Chong\u2019s Corp. president Joanna Pai for her company\u2019s generous donation of cash and the refurbished air-conditioning units. <\/p>\n

\u201c[Chong\u2019s] donated $10,000 in cash in lieu of the refurbished [air-con units]. There is some cost to it, but she minimized the cost\u2026 so we don\u2019t have to also pay that much. So, thanks to her, it is a big, big savings for us having a refurbished air-conditioning [units] versus trying to rent one and then install it\u2026 A lot of value in-kind [donation] also went into that.\u201d
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\nMini Games Organizing committee CEO Vicente \u201cBen\u201d Babauta poses with Chong\u2019s Corp. staff, led by president Joanna Pai, after the company turned over its $10,000 donation yesterday morning at the company\u2019s building in Gualo Rai.

Mini Games Organizing committee CEO Vicente \u201cBen\u201d Babauta poses with Chong\u2019s Corp. staff, led by president Joanna Pai, after the company turned over its $10,000 donation yesterday morning at the company\u2019s building in Gualo Rai.(LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s quite important for us and as a competition venue to ensure that we also meet that requirement for the competition, so we appreciate expediting the refurbishing of the air-conditioning [units] to deliver the Games. And of course, the $10,000 in cash will bring us obviously a long way,\u201d added Babauta. <\/p>\n

Pai said after the donation that \u201cThis is for the community. It\u2019s a big event for Saipan and the CNMI\u2019s history. So for us, it\u2019s a small business, but even with this small amount, we\u2019re happy to donate to the Pacific Mini Games. So we are just happy to donate.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the check turnover ceremony at Chong\u2019s Corp. in the morning, Babauta in the afternoon headed down to meet with FHB management at its Oleai branch for the check presentation worth $10,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of First Hawaiian Bank, we are happy to support the Pacific Mini Games. We are very excited to see our community in the forefront of this great event and we welcome all those visiting the island with a \u2018hafa adai.\u2019 Good luck to those participating in the Game. Biba! At First Hawaiian Bank, it all starts with YES!\u201d said FHB vice president and area manager Vickie N. Izuka.<\/p>\n

Babauta thanked FHB on behalf of the MGOC. \u201c[We] would like to take First Hawaiian Bank for your generous contribution. This will serve us in a really, really long way as a host\u2026 this will definitely benefit our athletes and our visiting officials and delegates also. So thank you so much for your generosity and support.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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