Community First Federal Credit Union donated $2,500 to the Guam Diabetes Association, as a Diamond Sponsor of the 24th Annual Guam Diabetes Conference.
(From left) Winnie Butler, executive director; Shirley Trinidad, member, both with the Guam Diabetes Association; Derek Mandell, assistant vice president and marketing manager, Community First Federal Credit Union; Scott Duenas, president, Guam Diabetes Association; C. Mae Tuncap, senior vice president and chief operational risk officer, Community First; Jack Caceres, member; Patrick Luces, board member; Ginny Caceres, board member; Carrie Duenas, member, all with the Guam Diabetes Association; and Carla Lorenzo, vice president/director of operations, Community First. Photo courtesy of Community First Federal Credit Union
Aetna Insurance was the Title sponsor for the Red Cross 1980s-themed fundraising dinner, donating $25,000 in support of the event.
The E-Land group of companies (the Kensington Hotel, Pacific Islands Club Saipan and the Coral Ocean Point Resort) donated $4,000 worth of door prizes for the Red Cross 1980s-themed fundraising dinner.
Mobil donated $2,000 to the U.S. Marines of Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz for the Toys for Tots Foundation to support efforts in collecting toys for children throughout Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands Marianas.
(From left) Arwin Abad; senior fuels analyst, Mobil Oil Guam; Lou Taijeron; contractor employee; Anthony Wenceslao; wholesale fuels area manager; all three with Mobil Oil Guam; Sgt. Andrea Rosembert, administrative clerk for Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz; Pongsathorn Visutseth; president of Mobil Oil Guam; Staff Sgt. Marcellous Dixon, Marine Corps, Allaine Gomez, retail territory manager, Sergio Alves, retail sales manager, and Catherine Leon Guerrero, sales and administrative support; all three with Mobil Oil Guam. Photo Courtesy of Mobil Oil Guam
Bridge Capital LLC provided $2,500 in support for the American Red Cross Northern Mariana Islands Chapter’s 1980s-themed fundraising dinner held Nov. 18 at the Kensington Hotel.
(From left) Brent Deleon Guerrero, brand manager for Docomo Pacific and Red Cross board member; Juan Diego Tenorio, disaster program manager for the NMI Red Cross; Joshua Wise, general manager for Pacific Health Inc., which does business as the PHI Pharmacy, and chairperson of the board; Bartley A. Jackson, vice president of Bridge Capital LLC;, Patty T. Palacios, general manager, The Athlete's Foot, Boarderline, and All Star Sporting Goods; John Hirsh, executive director; and Selmalyn L. Taitano, business operations coordinator, both with the NMI Chapter. Photo Courtesy of the American Red Cross Northern Mariana Islands Chapter
The Guam Board of Accountancy donated $400,000 to the UOG Endowment Foundation in support of the School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Guam.
(From left) Katrina Perez; executive director, UOG Endowment Foundation; Former Gov. Joseph F. Ada; Jesse Leon Guerrero; chairman of the foundation; Ramona L. Jones, CEO, Jones & Guerrero Co.; and David J. John; chairman of ASC Trust LLC; both directors of the foundation; John R. Onedera; country managing partner, Ernst & Young LLP, chairman, and Sean Phillips, financial controller, Advance Management Inc. board member; David Sanford, vice president, Sanford Technology Group LLC, executive director, all three with the Guam Board of Accountancy; Anita Borja Enriquez; president of UOG, Florence Martinez; and retired Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Roderick Leon Guerrero; both directors of the foundation. Photo courtesy of the UOG Endowment Foundation
Mobil Oil Guam donated $3,000 to the Salvation Army’s Guam Corps to support efforts in providing food, emergency relief for disaster survivors and clothing and shelter in Guam.
In addition, Mobil donated $2,500 to the Archdiocese of Agana’s Ministry of the Homeless to support its efforts in providing daily meals to the less fortunate and homeless in Guam.
The Guam Women’s Club donated $4,000 to the Guam Chapter of the American Red Cross Guam Chapter.
The Guam Women’s Club also donated $4,000 to the Edward M. Calvo Cancer Foundation.
Additionally, more than $2,000 in new clothing, shoes, electronics, games, and essentials for teenagers were collected from members during the club’s first Gifts for Teens holiday drive. Donations were made to teenagers sheltering at Sanctuary Inc. and the Department of Youth Affairs
From Nov. 28 through Dec. 29, GTA is reintroducing its 'We Start with You' commemorative tote bag. Designed by Austin Domingo, a Guam artist, each bag is priced at $10. All proceeds will go to Mañe'lu in Guam, formerly Big Brothers, Big Sisters. mbj