{"id":401223,"date":"2023-11-23T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=401223"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"NMTech-students-donate-Thanksgiving-meals-to-Karidat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/NMTech-students-donate-Thanksgiving-meals-to-Karidat\/","title":{"rendered":"NMTech students donate Thanksgiving meals to Karidat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Culinary Arts students of the Northern Marianas Technical Institute, as well as students under its Baking and Pastry programs, prepared and donated traditional Thanksgiving meals to clients of Karidat Social Services\u2019 Guma Esperanza last Tuesday at the NMTech kitchen in Lower Base.<\/p>\n

The meals included several pumpkin pies, as well as turkeys and ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and vegetables.<\/p>\n

Karidat executive director Lauri Ogumoro, who was joined by her staff in receiving the meals on behalf of Guma Esperanza\u2019s clients, was thankful for the donation, noting that the shelter is currently full.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have plenty families up there now\u2026\u201d she said \u201cSo we appreciate that someone thinks about them and cares for them. \u2026That makes it special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guma Esperanza is Karidat\u2019s shelter for women and children.<\/p>\n

Ogumoro said that Thanksgiving is mostly about family, so the donation means a lot to their clients.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanksgiving always revolves around family, and turkeys and giving thanks for what we have, so it really means a lot,\u201d she added. \u201cThanksgiving is always about getting together with family. That always stays the same. Whether It\u2019s in the [United] States or here, everybody appreciates family.\u201d<\/p>\n

She extended her gratitude to the students and staff at NMTech. \u201c\u2026Your giving back to the family at Guma Esperanza is very important because they\u2019re away from their families, and they really appreciate that you care about them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides giving back into the community, the project is also intended to show that the skills the students have learned at NMTech can be transferable to the job and workforce, said NMTech marketing and outreach coordinator Ben Babauta Jr.<\/p>\n

He said this is NMTech\u2019s third year of partnership with Karidat, and it is a combined project of the Culinary Arts Level 1 and 2, as well as baking and pastry students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe used the skills that they learned here in Culinary Arts, and use that to give back to the community,\u201d said Babauta. \u201cWe are thankful that this is our third year that we are partnering with Guma Esperanza and we hope they enjoy the meal.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the students, Zyrhon Gapor, said he started exploring recipes and cooking from watching YouTube videos of his favorite chef, Gordon Ramsey.<\/p>\n

Since then, Gapor has been learning to cook using different styles, and yesterday watched the potatoes and pies he helped prepare go to a good cause. He felt like it was a win-win, because he was also helped, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was my first time doing this, and it would be really great to continue this as a tradition,\u201d said Gapor.<\/p>\n

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The Northern Marianas Technical Institute staff and several culinary arts, baking, and pastry students pose with Karidat Social Services staff after the former donated Thanksgiving meals to Guma Esperanza last Tuesday at the NMTech kitchen in Lower Base.<\/p>\n

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