Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan and Saipan Grand Hotel joined 25 other companies on the island for the PSS Student Career Fair 2011. The Career Fair was held at the World Resort on February 15.
Over 90 students from different schools on the island were present at the Career fair.
According to the organizers of the event, the number of participants who attended the Career Fair attests to its positive turnout.
TanHoldings President Jerry Tan presents a check for $2,000 to the NMI Volleyball Association in preparation for their 2011 Marianas Cup which will be held at the Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan this month. Present to receive the check were NMIVA representatives Laurie Peterka and Ed Cho, and Fiesta General Manager B.K. Park.
Jerry Tan and TSL Foundation Manager Ed Arriola, Jr. present $2,000 to the Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association’s Garry Ramsey. A portion of the proceeds raised from the 2nd Annual TanHoldings Tennis Classic held in November and December of 2010 was given to the NMITA.
The TSL Foundation proudly supported 2011 youth baseball by donating towards the Man Amigos, Kagman Lions, Dandan Comets, and the Fielders.
Man Amigos’ James Fleming presents their 2nd place trophy from the 2010 season to TanHoldings President Jerry Tan.
Team members from Tan Holdings made their voices heard in raising awareness about cervical cancer on January 19 as an estimated 60 members from the group joined the third cervical cancer awareness walk this month.
Each of the participants was provided with healthy refreshments and specially-designed ribbon pins.
The Cervical Cancer Awareness Walk was organized by the Department of Public Health Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. Its primary objective was to celebrate the Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.
Program coordinator Joanne Ogo acknowledged Tan Holdings for its participation in the efforts to raise awareness about cervical cancer in the community.
In response, Tan Holdings Senior VP Eli Arago said that “Volunteerism is one of the values of Tan Holdings that we want our teammembers to practice.”
Fiesta Guam team members brought a smile to many children in need this Christmas by donating over 100 toys to the Salvation Army of Guam in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.
Between October and December, team members contributed new toys or money to purchase toys for the program.
This is the fifth year that the Resort has supported Toys for Tots.
In its continued efforts to promote higher education among students of the CNMI, the Tan Siu Lin Foundation awarded ten (10) Northern Marianas College students to receive $1,000 each in scholarship funds, totaling $10,000. The recipients of the scholarships were given their awards at the Fiesta Resort and Spa on January 3, 2011.
Of the recipients, five are hospitality management majors, while five others are pursuing other NMC degrees. In addition to hospitality management, the College offers degrees in business, liberal arts, nursing, natural resources management, criminal justice, and education.
The ten recipients of the scholarship are Nazario Ajoste, Daniel Brown, Hazel Doctor, Roque Indalecio, Bernadette Laviste, Katherine Mersai, Nicolas Sablan, Jessie Savellano, John Taman, and Angelina Yobech.
“We are glad that the Tan Siu Lin Foundation continually recognizes the importance of the Northern Marianas College in the development of the CNMI workforce,” said NMC Dean of Student Services Leo Pangelinan. “We will continue to work closely with the Tan Siu Lin Foundation in order to support students as they become key contributors to the CNMI’s economic well-being.”
“We would like to express our utmost gratitude to the Tan Siu Lin Foundation for once again providing this scholarship,” said NMC Interim President Lorraine Cabrera. “The financial support will definitely make a significant impact in helping students pursue their educational goals.”
TanHoldings President Jerry Tan said, “My father and my family are very passionate about education. We’ve been awarding these scholarships for years and we’re proud of all the applicants and all the winners. This new generation of students will be the driving force behind our economy in the years to come and we wish them the best as they pursue their educational and career goals.” The Tan Siu Lin Foundation continues its mission to better serve the communities it operates in by
continually forging initiatives and trusted partnerships with various individuals, families, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies. The scholarships are merit-based and take into considerable account the candidate’s community involvement, academic background, and letters of recommendation. The written essay also plays an important role in the final selection of scholarship recipients.
A.M. Best Co., a nationally-recognized ratings agency, has laid out its verdict: The CIC group, comprised of CIC Guam and CIC Saipa,n are on stable grounds.
In its most recent update, the ratings expert has recently affirmed that the group has good financial foundation. For both CIC Guam and CIC Saipan, the financial strength rating that A.M. Best Co. pronounced was B+ (Good) while the issuer credit rating it declared was bbb.
This result was based on the investment strategies used by the group as well as their “willingness to reduce high expenditures as they share the same management team.” The rating was also reflective of the financial support that the group’s parent company, Tan Holdings Corporation, has extended for the CIC surplus expansion.
Community members from Saipan, Tinian and Rota were astounded with delight at the generosity of the Tan Holdings Corporation. Under the directive of Tan Holdings President Jerry Tan, team members from Tan Holdings and its affiliates donated more than 400 toys for the 2010 CNMI Toy Drive during the company’s Christmas party.
Joining the team members in their spirit of generosity for the season, Jerry donated $500 worth of Joeten gift certificates for each island. This donation was made in behalf of the Tan Siu Lin Foundation.
Representatives from each island were very thankful for the efforts of Tan Holdings.
On his part, Tan Holdings President Jerry tan was very proud of the efforts of the team members, which paved way for the success of this year’s Toy Drive. In a statement, he said, “I am extremely grateful to all our employees for sharing a part of their Christmas spirit with the islands.”
For this year, Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan once again treated the man’amko to a sumptuous luncheon at the Hibiscus Hall. The luncheon was a seven-course banquet that included healthy and delicious meals.
The luncheon was made even more special as the elderly was also provided with a few moments of cultural entertainment.
The man’amko was served by the hotel’s supervisors and managers.
Food and Beverage Manager Das Krishnan said Fiesta Resort and Spa has made this luncheon treat for the man’amko an annual activity as a way to show their appreciation to the senior citizens who are an important part of the community.
Tan Siu Lin Foundation joined hands with several companies on Saipan to sponsor a medical mission organized by the Lions Club International District 204.
It was reported that more than 300 community members benefited from the medical mission.
The medical mission took place at the Civic Center Basketball Court in Susupe last Nov. 13.
Overall, the medical mission was deemed to be a very successful pursuit.
Established in 1917, Lions Club International is the world’s largest service-oriented organization with more than 1.3 million members in about 45,000 clubs around the world.
Citing the importance of strengthening family literacy programs, Tan Siu Lin Foundation recently gave donations for the Motheread program.
Motheread is a nationally-acclaimed family literacy program that teaches parents to use stories to improve their children’s academic skills in reading, writing, comprehension and critical thinking.
Through its generous donation, Tan Siu Lin Foundation helped in funding the training of seventeen community volunteers who became certified Motheread parent-trainers.
Apart from Tan Siu Lin Foundation, other major sponsors for the training program for Motheread were the Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation, DFS Saipan, the Bank of Guam and the Bank of Saipan.
In pursuit of promoting grassroots family literacy on Saipan, Tan Siu Lin Foundation was among the major sponsors in the Motheread Training Program.
Motheread is a nationally-acclaimed family literacy program that teaches parents to use stories to improve their children’s academic skills in reading, writing, comprehension and critical thinking.
Through its generous donation, Tan Siu Lin Foundation likewise helped in funding the training of seventeen community volunteers who became certified Motheread parent-trainers.
Apart from Tan Siu Lin Foundation, other major sponsors for the training program for Motheread were the Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation, DFS Saipan, the Bank of Guam and the Bank of Saipan.
By ardently supporting the Aviation and Transportation Security Act and forming a strong partnership with agencies that seek to fight terrorism in the field, Asia Pacific Airlines was duly awarded by the TSA – HNL.
APA was granted with a certificate of appreciation during the TSA – HNL’s Awards Ceremony & Diversity Day, which was celebrated on October 27.
It was APA Station Representative Jimmy Sy who received the certificate from Federal Security Director Glen R. Kajiyama.
Together with the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance (MINA) representatives, Tan Holdings EXCO and the managers of Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan, Saipan Grand Hotel and Century Hotel came together on September 28 to push through with the Adopt-a-Bin project for Mt. Tapochao.
The group picked up trash and debris around the area and proceeded with putting up the 100% recycled trash bin intended for the project.
Prior to the day of the installation of the trash bin, MINA had given its approval for the Adopt-a-Bin project that Tan Holdings wanted to pursue for Mt. Tapochao.
Tan Holdings had sought the approval of MINA for Mt. Tapochao to further its commitment of serving the community through environmental initiatives in the form of cleanup drives and rehabilitation and beautification projects.
Tan Holdings President Jerry Tan also presented a check for $1,000 to MINA to further the company’s support for programs that MINA organizes. .
Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan, Saipan Grand Hotel and Century Hotel are the adopting organizations for Mt. Tapochao. As such, the responsibility of conducting cleanups on the site lies with these hotels.
The staff and management of several Tan Holdings affiliates joined individuals from different companies and organizations in upholding environmental protection for the 25th International Coastal Cleanup (ICC).
Among the affiliates who took part in this event were CTSI Logistics – Saipan, POI Aviation, D&Q, Cosmos, Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan, Saipan Grand Hotel, Century Hotel, Century Insurance, Saipan Tribune, L&T, Century Tours & Travel and Century Finance.
The ICC is the world’s largest volunteer effort to help protect the ocean. For this activity, the volunteers’ tasks were to clean up coastal areas, roadways and tourist spots.
The 25th International Coastal Cleanup was held on Saturday, September 25.
An entrepreneurship program for the youth was launched by the Junior Achievement of Guam on August 28, Saturday.
Volunteer mentors for the program comprised of business community representatives, among these were four representatives from Tan Holdings affiliates. The representatives were Kit Lanuza and Bojo Molina from Tango Theatres, Joey Miranda III from Century Plaza and Jesse Santos from D&Q.
Other volunteer mentors were from the Bank of Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank, Bank of Guam, Citibank, ANZ Bank, Pacific Islands Club, Xerox, NAVFAC, Calvo’s Select Care and IT&E.
A kick-off pep rally will be held on September 25 at the Harvest Family Life Center followed a month after the Junior Achievement program was launched.
Junior Achievement is an internationally-recognized group committed to educational endeavors for the youth.
A total of 33 volunteers from Tan Holdings stationed at the JP Center made a unified cleanup and rehabilitation effort for the 6th Adopt-a-Pavilion activity on August 28.
The group was able to collect 33 bags of garbage during the activity.
The coastal area shoreline was the main area cleaned by the group.
Three student athletes gained recognition for their impressive athletic performance and standing. The awarding ceremony for the chosen students took place on August 23 at the TSL plaza.
The awardees were: Christian Miller, Negahr Rastguiy, Reylynn Sapong and Douglas Dillay.
Miller and Rastguiy were voted Tan Siu Lin Foundation/NMASA Athletes of the Month for June; Sapong was the Female Student Athlete of the Month for May while Dillay was her counterpart in the Male category for the said month.
All of the awardees personally received their medals from TSL Foundation Manager Ed Arriola, except for Dillay, who couldn’t make it to the ceremony. Aside from the medals, the awardees also received $25 gift card courtesy of Shirley’s Coffee Shop and $50 gift certificate from Modern Stationary.