{"id":402234,"date":"2023-11-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=402234"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"McDonald-s-donates-5K-for-Red-Cross-1980-s-fundraising-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/McDonald-s-donates-5K-for-Red-Cross-1980-s-fundraising-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald&#8217;s donates $5K for Red Cross 1980&#8217;s fundraising dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of the 45th anniversary of the American Red Cross-NMI Chapter, McDonald\u2019s has donated $5,000 to the American Red Cross-NMI as a \u201cPac-Man\u201d sponsor for the upcoming 1980\u2019s-themed fundraising dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The dinner will be held on Nov. 18, 2023, at the Kensington Hotel Saipan. Doors open at 5:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>The American Red Cross-NMI has been a beacon of hope of support for the Northern Marianas Islands community, providing emergency assistance, disaster relief, and critical services to those in need. Post-Typhoon Mawar on Rota and Guam had hundreds of volunteers called into action and were able to provide help to those impacted by the storm.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s recognizes the vital role the American Red Cross-NMI Chapter plays in helping individuals and families during times of crisis, and is proud to contribute to their mission.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s representative expressed their enthusiasm for supporting the American Red Cross NMI. \u201cWe believe in the power of communities coming together to make a difference. The American Red Cross-NMI [Chapter] has a long history of aiding those in need, and we are thrilled to be part of their ongoing mission,\u201d said Marcia E. Ayuyu, McDonald\u2019s of Saipan owner\/operator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Red Cross deeply appreciates the generosity of McDonald\u2019s of Saipan for their recent $5,000 donation in support of our lifesaving programs here in the CNMI,\u201d said Juan Diego Tenorio, disaster program manager. \u201cMcDonald\u2019s supports our Blue Sky programs such as disaster preparedness and education, as well providing meals during catastrophic typhoon events. We are grateful for their partnership and participation in our programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s of Guam &amp; Saipan, locally owned by Joe and Marcia Ayuyu and their son, Joe E. Ayuyu Jr., is the leading food service restaurant chain in the Mariana Islands. <strong><em>(PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/841f76029a572733fdceecb492794307.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Marcia E. Ayuyu, McDonald\u2019s of Saipan owner\/operator, fifth from right, presents a check for $5,000 to the American Red Cross-NMI Chapter, led by its executive director, John Hirsh, second from right, at the store\u2019s main branch in Chalan Laulau.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of the 45th anniversary of the American Red Cross-NMI Chapter, McDonald\u2019s has donated&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-402234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}