{"id":408324,"date":"2024-04-30T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=408324"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Renovated-park-at-Kagman-Community-Center-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Renovated-park-at-Kagman-Community-Center-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovated park at Kagman Community Center unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Showing their commitment to the community and bringing smiles to countless children\u2019s faces, the Division of Youth Services-Child Protective Services, Rotary Club of Saipan, Northern Marianas Housing Corp., and Saipan and the Northern Islands Municipal Council officially opened the renovated Kagman Community Center park in Kagman II last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The facelift to the park included a revamped basketball court, sidewalk, solar lights, and a full and brand-new children\u2019s playground filled with swings and colorful and fun structures for children of all ages. Two of the structures, unlike any other park on island, are shaped like an adventurer\u2019s ship and a Caterpillar loader with slides coming out of each.<\/p>\n<p>DYS director Vivian Sablan said she was grateful for the partnerships while working on the $200,000 project.<\/p>\n<p>Sablan told <em>Saipan Tribune<\/em> that they couldn\u2019t have done it on their own and the effort was truly a showcase of partnership between agencies.<\/p>\n<p>She is also happy to see that it\u2019s already bringing smiles to the children of Kagman II and hopes to see more community involvement and family engagement because of it.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the Rotary, sergeant-at-arms Curtis Dancoe shared, \u201cWe do community service projects, and we\u2019re really happy and fortunate to work with these agencies who are represented here today and doing something for the kids. It\u2019s been a couple of phases. It was a bit aggressive to envision something that we see here today and it wouldn\u2019t have been possible without the governing agencies and the commitment and dedication from the community of Kagman. So, we appreciate that very much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, three young individuals involved in the park also shared their comments and gratitude and one of them was youth basketball leader Reed Camacho.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more excited about what\u2019s happening to our Kagman Community Center. Listen, I know some people might say it\u2019s just a renovation. But to me, it\u2019s so much more. It\u2019s an investment in our community and in our kids\u2019 future. It\u2019s about giving them a place to play and make memories that will last a lifetime. So, hats off to everyone who made this happen. Our park has never looked better and I can\u2019t wait to see what adventures await us here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And he wasn\u2019t the only one who felt that way as stealing the hearts of many at the ceremony, elementary student and DYS after-school participant Nhalia Raas and her peers took the stage to say a big thank you for the playground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for those who helped and had the idea to do it. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did,\u201d she said, to which all the kids shouted together, \u201cThank you for the new playground!\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <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\/bed15c38344125445b48ed85890f1cfa.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Community partners and children cut the ribbon officially opening the new playground at the Kagman Community Center in Kagman II last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <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\/d2f48ecee407dd2ee47d6a3c77c728b9.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Children say thank you for their new playground during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Kagman Community Center\u2019s new playground in Kagman II last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <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\/b8429c3851340fa2ebf35373b2e2f8a3.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Youth Basketball leader Reed Camacho shares his gratitude for the new playground at the Kagman Community Center in Kagman II during its official opening last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <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\/f7a19920c01fd2303885f2b00f784601.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Rotarian and the Rotary Club of Saipan sergeant-at-arms Curtis Dancoe gives his remarks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Kagman Community Center\u2019s new playground in Kagman II last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <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\/c6cc8f61fbf6871e062ca9986e9f6f75.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Kids enjoy the new playground at the Kagman Community Center in Kagman II last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO <br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <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\/4157c3d341f2cf9e3ee5e9020010d914.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Department of Youth Services administrator Vivian Sablan gives her remarks during the ribbon-cutting of the Kagman Community Center\u2019s new playground in Kagman II last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO <br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <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\/e359e623ff6fdce21b73de2250d511fc.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Saipan, Department of Youth Services director Vivian Sablan who played key roles in the building of the Kagman Community Center\u2019s new playground are joined by 2023 Northern Marianas Miss Earth Zowie Cruz in a photo shortly after the playground\u2019s official opening in Kagman II last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO <br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <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\/c697178248f74ee036b24a0159daac14.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Kids enjoy the new playground at the Kagman Community Center in Kagman II last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO <br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <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\/fa4e27880c3d6a2d6a189acf5eef5bb7.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Children 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