On April 12, several team members of Tan Holdings and its affiliates met with Dr. Tan Siu Lin to present donations for the American Red Cross NMI Chapter.
Employees were able to raise $1,200 and in turn, the TSL Foundation matched the proceeds. The donation totaled $2,400.
The cash donation will benefit the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Fiesta Resort Guam has taken an active part in the I Recycle campaign of Guam Business Partners for Recycling, Inc. (GBPR). Fiesta Resort Guam contributes to the campaign by collecting aluminum cans and donating these cans to several schools in Guam.
As of date, the schools that Fiesta Resort Guam has partnered with are: Carbullido Elementary, St. Anthony School, Wettengel Elementary and Finegayan Elementary.
GBPR is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting aluminum recycling island wide in order to help the schools, help clean up Guam and help keep aluminum cans out of the Ordot Dump.
Last March 19, Judith Cool, an Aircraft Service Agent from POI Aviation, found large sums of cash while she was finishing her cleaning duties.
Cool narrates that she discovered the cash, both in American and Korean currencies, within the premises of Asiana Airlines flight 603/604 and Asiana Airlines flight 120/119. The cash was immediately turned over to the management of Asiana Airlines.
The management of POI Aviation relates that they are proud of Cool for her honesty and integrity.
After all the efforts exerted in constructing a library at the Palau Community College (PCC), the Tan Siu Lin Library was finally opened last April 6.
The opening of the Tan Siu Lin Library was held at the Assembly Hall of the PCC. It was graced by the presence of Chairman Tan Siu Lin himself. Chairman Tan Siu Lin initiated the ribbon-cutting rites during the ceremony. Along with PCC Board of Trustees Chairperson Bilung Gloria Salii and President Johnson Toribiong of Palau, Chairman Tan Siu Lin was also among the guest speakers at the ceremony.
Aside from Chairman Tan Siu Lin, Tan Holdings President Jerry Tan and Tan Holdings EVP George Chiu were also in Palau to attend the ceremony.
Before the ceremony was concluded, Toribiong handed over a boat paddle to Chairman Tan Siu Lin as a token of appreciation for all his contributions to the Tan Siu Lin Library in PCC. The paddle was handcrafted by PCC President Dr. Patrick Tellei.
Following the example set by Tan Holdings, POI Aviation has taken up greater efforts to care for the environment by launching its own monthly cleanup. According to the management of POI Aviation, this initiative is their participation in the iServe.iGive Back Campaign of Tan Holdings.
The first cleanup drive for POI Aviation was held last March 26 at around 4 p.m. The team members’ itinerary was to take away the trash and debris from the Tun Herman Pan Road (intersection) to Flame Tree Road.
After the cleanup drive, the team members gathered to share food and to play fun games. This was done to celebrate the birthday of the team members who were born on the month of March.
Team members of the Fiesta Resort Guam picked up trash along JFK Road to Matapang Beach Park in Tumon on Saturday, March 27, 2010 in support of the Keep Guam Clean – Trash Cleanup. This event is held bi-annually through the coordinated efforts of members of the Guam Hotel & Restaurant Association and Japan Guam Travel Association, with the purpose of keeping Guam clean and safe for everyone to enjoy.
Tan Holdings has strengthened its resolve to protect Saipan’s natural resources by joining hands with Mariana Islands Nature Alliance (MINA) as the latter celebrated the installation of trash bins at the Obyan Beach last March 27.
With help from other volunteers from CTSI Logistics – Saipan, Tan Holdings was among the companies that adopted bins and pledged to pay for regular waste collection services for one year.
Conducting beach cleanups at their site was also part of the arrangement that Tan Holdings agreed to when they pledged their support for this project.
A courtesy visit, purposive of facility inspection and review of security matters, took place last March 24 as Cape Air executives met with the management of POI Aviation.
The executives who visited the POI Aviation office were Corporate Security Director Melanie Gradsky and Pacific Administrator Geoff Price.
Cape Air is an airline company that is recognized for their outstanding customer service and convenient hourly flights.
Tan Holdings is proud to announce that the launch of its ADOPT-A-PAVILION program last Saturday, March 20, was very successful.
The launch of the program started off with the cleanup and rehabilitation of the pavilion fronting JP Center. A large number of volunteers were present during the launch of the program as it also coincided with the month of March birthday celebration at the JP Center.
The scope of the first rehabilitation initiative for ADOPT-A-PAVILION covered the painting of the pavilion structure and tables as well as the cleanup from the pavilion premises to the 13th Fisherman Pavilion & the shoreline.
ADOPT-A-PAVILION is under the “iServe.iGive Back” Program of Tan Holdings.
The team members of Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan volunteered in manning a water station at the Fishermen’s Wharf across Kristo Rai Church last March 13, Saturday, to extend their support to the participants of the 9th Annual Xterra Saipan Championship.
The 9th Annual Xterra Saipan Chamionship is a triathlon challenge that aims to test the participants’ endurance in going through rugged terrains around Saipan.
The triathlon challenge includes a 1.5km swim, a 12km trail run, and a 30km mountain bike race.
The event was graced by over 100 participants from around the globe.
Fiesta Resort & Saipan expressed their solidarity for sportsmanship as they volunteered to assist in the 2010 Winter Festival of Runs/Saipan Marathon held last March 6. Extending their support to the participants of this event involved coming up with volunteers to assist during the event.
Team members from Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan relate that 40 of their volunteers were present at their aid station from 5 AM to 11AM. This aid station is the turning point of the 10K runners.
The team members further shared that they handed over some necessities to the participants. Among these were drinking water, power drinks, cold wet sponges, salted plums (Umeboshi) and cut-up fruits.
Shortly after renaming the Annual NMASA Awards to NMASA/Tan Siu Lin Foundation Male and Female Student Athletes of the Year Award last month, Tan Siu Lin Foundation has recently announced the prizes that it will give out to the recipients of the annual student athlete awards.
The foundation has decided to give the awardees a brand new netbook, an Ipod shuffle and their own cardboard & life-size cutout photos.
It was Tan Holdings President Jerry Tan himself who came up with these prizes for the annual winners.
Meanwhile, winners of monthly awards will receive medals, $20 reloadable gift card from Shirley’s Coffee Shop and $50 gift certificate from Modern Stationary.
With the purpose of remembering former Tan Holdings executive and former Saipan Tribune publisher JP Pangelinan, Tan Holdings initiated the 2nd Annual Walk to Remember fundraising activity last February 20.
The three-mile walk is also intended to raise funds for the Marianas March Against Cancer.
In a statement, the organizers of the event wishes to extend their appreciation for thi event’s participants. They further added that the funds raised for the event will be used to support a very good cause.
The management of POI Aviation held a simple farewell affair for retiring Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) Comptroller, Frances Mafnas. The luncheon was held at the AOI Restaurant in Saipan Grand Hotel last February 10.
POI Aviation GM Frank Camacho and two staff members from CPA also attended the luncheon for Mafnas.
CPA has the jurisdiction and control in airport operations while POI Aviation, as an Aircraft Ground Handling company, operates on the airport rules and regulations set by the CPA. POI Aviation’s affiliation with CPA is furthered due to their business partnership as the latter contracted POI Aviation to man three of their parking booths.
A partnership between the Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association (NMASA) and Tan Siu Lin Foundation was recently formed, giving more benefits for the male and female student athletes in the CNMI.
Due to this partnership, the student awards will now be called NMASA/Tan Siu Lin Foundation Male and Female Student Athlete of the Month.
The benefit that the student athletes will reap from this partnership is evident in the additional perks that they will receive if they are named as a monthly awardee. These are the gifts that the foundation will give out, aside from the recognition that will be given out by NMASA.
According to Tan Siu Lin Foundation Manager Ed Arriola, winners of the top student athlete awards will get bigger prizes at the end of the year.
For the second time, Tan Holdimgs is going to hold the 2nd Annual A Walk to Remember fund raising activity on February 20.
A Walk to Remember is a three-mile walk that is intended to raise funds for the Marianas March Against Cancer. The event started off as a form of recognition dedicated to the memory of former Tan Holdings executive, John “JP” Pangilinan.
The organizers of the event were one in encouraging the public to join the event by saying that their contribution will support a very good cause.
Registration for the walk starts at 5am by the Beach Road Pavilion in front of the JP Center in Garapan.
Following the successful partnership between Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan and the Commonwealth Health Center Volunteers’ Association in September 2009, another partnership between the two was formed. The said partnership was a launch for the second Healthy Lunch Buffet Promo.
The Healthy Lunch Buffet Promo is a special fundraiser that is intended to help the CHCVA to raise funds to purchase a hydraulic chamber for the hospital’s diabetic patients.
The latest turnover of cash for the promo totaled to $303. The total cash donations have amounted to $2,044 to date.
The fund raising activity works by providing the diners at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan’s Chambre Bar the opportunity to eat healthy meals while giving back to the community at the same time by adding $! To the regular price of the buffet meal. The $1 difference in the price of the menu will go to the fund for the hospital’s hydraulic chamber.
Last January 18, executives from Century Insurance Company – Saipan welcomed the arrival of Matthew Engling from the renowned German reinsuring company, R+V. The executives joined Engling for dinner at the 8th floor of the 360 Revolving Restaurant in Susupe.
Engling, a German lawyer, takes charge of overseeing the operations of R+V in Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands which includes Saipan & Guam.
Engling’s visit marked the first time for CIC – Saipan to accommodate a German reinsurer.
R+V Versicherung AG is one of the leading insurer and reinsurer in Germany along with Allianz Re and Munich Re, who happened to be supporters also of CIC in the facultative reinsurance side.
As an entity that is involved in humanitarian causes, Tan Siu Lin foundation pledged to raise funds to benefit the victims of the earthquake that wreaked havoc in Haiti last January 12.
According to reports, the earthquake in Haiti took the lives of 150,000 people and displaced millions more.
The funds that are being raised by Tan Holdings and Tan Siu Lin Foundation in Guam and Saipan will be donated to their respective American Red Cross chapters.
Last January 19, the Executive Committee and Board of the American Red Cross CNMI Chapter recognized Mr. Tan as its Honorary Board Member. Having been granted this status, Mr. Tan is entitled to a lifetime board membership from the organization. Moreover, this also serves as an appreciative effort from the organization for Mr. Tan’s role in promoting the causes of the Red Cross.
Mr. Tan was the American Red Cross CNMI Chapter Director from 2002 to 2008; ha also co-chaired the Annual Club 2002 and 2003, during which the foundation donated funds for The American Red Cross Chapters in Saipan and Guam.
The Red Cross is an internationally acclaimed premier emergency response organization that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of natural and man-made calamities.