The Saipan Garment Manufacturer’s Association got into the spirit of giving this holiday week through three separate donations for the betterment of the community.<\/p>\n
SGMA made a donation to Karidat, the social service organization that assists the needy, the Safe & Sober Foundation, which aims to reduce drunk & drugged driving on CNMI roads, and to the holiday lighting along Beach Road.<\/p>\n
In its sixth year of annual donations to Karidat, SGMA Executive Director Richard A. Pierce presented a $2,500 check to Karidat Executive Director Angie Guerrero for the agency’s general operations.<\/p>\n
The non-profit organization performs a myriad of services for the community, including crisis intervention, counseling to crime victims & troubled youths, and providing emergency food, shelter, & information to crime victims and nonresident workers.<\/p>\n
SGMA also made a $1,000 donation to the Safe & Sober Foundation, which will help the organization (and Santa) bring candy and holiday cheer to the children of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.<\/p>\n
Safe & Sober is spearheaded by the CNMI Department of Public Safety and implements educational programs and conducts crime prevention activities to help reduce drunk and drugged driving on CNMI roads.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, SGMA contributed $2,500 to the Marianas Visitors Authority to sponsor a light sculpture in the image of a coconut tree, part of First Lady Sophie Tenorio’s millennium lighting project along Saipan’s Beach Road pathway.<\/p>\n
“We were happy to help out each of these organizations,” said Mr. Pierce. “The lights along Beach Road look wonderful, and we’re hoping our gifts to Karidat and Safe & Sober help these organizations shine brightly as well, by doing some good for the community.”<\/p>\n
SGMA represents 32 of the island’s 34 garment factories. Employing nearly 15,000 people, including 2,400 local residents, garment manufacturing is a driving economic force in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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