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CTSI Guam attends Hazmat and Forklift Training

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CTSI Guam completes a new Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) and Forklift Training held late last May. The said session was part of the continuous training that includes the understanding of locally regulated guidelines in the handling and transport of hazardous goods and maneuvering of forklift. Such training is necessary for protection of both CTSI and its clients.

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Tan Holdings and CTSI Guam participate in 12th United Airlines Plane Pull

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Tan Holdings is as one of the 43 participants in United Airlines’ United Plane Pull on its 12th anniversary last June 24 at the United Hangar in Tiyan, Guam. Teams of 25 members each competed to pull the United Boeing 737 aircraft in the fastest time. Tan Holdings finished in 6th place in the Men’s Division and ranked 12th in the Co-ed Division.

Proceeds from the event were donated to the American Cancer Society and Guam Cancer Care.

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Tan Holdings’ Saipan Soccer School Summer Camp draws 180 enrollees

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A total of 180 signed up for Saipan Soccer School (SSS)’s 2017 Summer Camp at the Tan Siu Lin (TSL) Sports Complex.

Campers are taught various sports such as the basics on basketball and soccer through the guidance of volunteer coaches from CNMI Women’s National Team and Girls U14 Team, SSS staff and Chelsea FC Soccer School (Hong Kong).

The camp, which started last June 5 will conclude on July 7.

Saipan Soccer School is grateful for the Public School System and the Food and Nutrition Services for providing meals to each camper after every session. Also acknowledged are the support of the Tan Siu Lin Foundation and all volunteer coaches and players.

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Transformers VR headsets wow crowd at exhibition

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To launch and promote the premiere of Transformers: The Last Knight, Remote Control (RC) car and truck owners displayed their custom Transformer vehicles together with Kronix Hobbies at the Agana Shopping Center’s Atrium last June 25.

Kronix Hobbies’ VR headsets were connected to RC vehicles and fitted with a first person camera that puts the viewer in the drivers seat. This provided the viewers with the sensation that they were behind the wheel of one of the dozens of scale model big rigs and off-road vehicles, collectively giving off a “Wow!” reaction.

Article information and Photos from The Guam Daily Post
https://www.postguam.com/entertainment/lifestyle/vr-headsets-wow-crowd-at-transfomers-premier/article_def11e54-5970-11e7-bd49-0b8cd0788921.html

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Tan Holdings participates in Guam Relay for Life 2017

articleTan Holdings was among the of businesses and members of the community that participated in support of the American Cancer Society’s 2017 Relay For Life in Guam last May 26. Thousands of people filled the George Washington High School track & field for the event.

The said event is annually held to celebrate the cancer survivors as well as their respective caregivers, and honor those who died during their battle against the illness. Displayed in the event were hundreds of luminaria – ceremonial lantern bags each representing a loved one lost to cancer.

The 12-hour event is said to be one of the island’s largest fundraising efforts which draws thousands of community members – a strong demonstration of solidarity.

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CTSI FSM organizes Dangerous Goods Training

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CTSI FSM organized a Dangerous Goods (DG) training Category 6 for Pohnpei clients. It had 15 attendees from College of Micronesia, Vital FSM Petro Corp., FSM Telecommunications Corp., and Medpharm Click & Pharmacy. The training instructor was Mr. Martin Tugano – training manager of Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea.

The purpose of the DG training is to ensure that clients have a detailed understanding of the regulations, to pack their dangerous goods cargo in accordance with International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations. All professionals handling dangerous goods must be trained because it can compromise their health and the safety of others around them if not handled properly in accordance with the regulations.

The FSM station deems it important to organize the DG training again because our esteemed clients were asking when is the next training as their certificates from 2011 DG class are no longer valid.

The training lasted for five days, from April 17-21. The participants had to pass the certifying exam on the 5th day to get certified and acquire their Hazardous Material (HazMat) IDs.

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Tan Holdings donates t-shirts to Marianas Trench Fishing & Seafood Festival

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Tan Holdings donated $1,250 worth of t-shirts in support of the Marianas Trench Fishing and Seafood Festival. The event promotes the preservation of ocean resources and awareness of its economic benefits to the local daily life. The two-day festival took place on May 27 and 28 at Garapan Fishing Base.

Events and activities at the festival include the Guihan Walk & Watch activity that aims to raise awareness to the young people and encourage nurturing ocean resources while promoting a healthy lifestyle. Games, displays, food and food preparation contests were also held.

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Blue Bay Petroleum supports PICRC Summer Internship Program

articleBlue Bay Petroleum Incorporated donated $5,000 for the continuation of Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC)’s Summer Internship Program, following the success of the previous summer internship granted by the Government of India to PICRC.

 
PICRC deems the internship a valuable program for it provides research experience to high school and college students, as well as the opportunities to develop employable skills relating to marine research and resource management. The benefit of gaining a network of long-lasting professional contacts for their future careers is sought to accomplish as well. In addition, innovative ideas are brought for the benefit of PICRC.

 
Blue Bay has been a major contributor to the PICRC. Other programs supported by Blue Bay are related to environment, sports, culture and the arts, including PICRC’s Arts and Tides Calendar and fundraising events.

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Blue Bay Petroleum donates to PICRC Arts and Tides calendar

articleBlue Bay Petroleum Incorporated is one of the early donors for the 2018 Arts and Tides Calendar of Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC). The PICRC Annual Arts & Tides Calendar helps educate school children as well as the community on recent environmental issues, research and conservation.

 
The PICRC is grateful for generous supporters such as Blue Bay Palau for helping their organization with the production of their calendar.

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Asia Pacific Airlines is Gold Sponsor to 2017 Aerodrome Workshop

articleAsia Pacific Airlines participated in the 2017 Pacific Aerodrome Certification and Assessment Workshop held from May 8 to May 12 in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) as one of its Gold sponsors. The said workshop brought together the region’s transportation and airport officials.

The said workshop, with the RMI Ports Authority at the helm, brought together the region’s transportation and airport officials.

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Asia Pacific Airlines is Gold Sponsor to 2017 Aerodrome Workshop

Asia Pacific Airlines participated in the 2017 Pacific Aerodrome Certification and Assessment Workshop held from May 8 to May 12 in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) as one of its Gold sponsors. The said workshop brought together the region’s transportation and airport officials.

The said workshop, with the RMI Ports Authority at the helm, brought together the region’s transportation and airport officials.

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Tan Holdings participates in Marianas March Against Cancer

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Tan Holdings has been a regular participant of the Annual Marianas March Against Cancer. Candle lighting is one of the established practices done during this event.

Tan Holdings participated in the 5th Annual Marianas March Against Cancer held on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood Junior High School’s field area. The company has been a regular partner of the event.

The march is an overnight voluntary walk organized to remember those who have fought as well as those currently battling cancer. Proceeds from the event were donated to the Commonwealth Cancer Association to fund its many community activities.

A plaque was awarded to Tan Holdings, as with offices that helped oversee the march.

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TanHoldings joins Pacific Century Fellows Leadership Session

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Pacific Century Fellows – Marianas Chapter’s Class of 2017 has their first leadership session last April 19. The topic for April was Tourism and Gaming.

TanHoldings’ Jerry Tan, Ivan Quichocho and Alex Sablan participated as influential speakers. Quichocho and Sablan both focused their discussions on Tourism, while Tan focused on Sustainable Development, Tourism Impacts and Sustainable Development within Capacity with the Pacific Century fellows.

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Philippine program I-Witness features the Marianas

ArticleThe Philippine TV program I-Witness featured the Marianas on its April 23 episode. GMA7 Network’s filming crew visited Saipan, Tinian and Rota on March 22-30 to film two episodes – one highlighting the Marianas as a world-class eco-and sports tourism destination and the other retracing the remnants of World War II’s largest operational air base on Tinian – expected to air on August.
Such feature is expected to reach millions of viewers in the Philippines and around the world – a tremendous exposure granting an opportunity for them to showcase Marianas as a world-class destination, resulting to desired outcomes to Asia-Pacific business and tourism.

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TSL Foundation donates to KKMP Foundation and KKMP Radio

articleThe Tan Siu Lin Foundation recently donated $5,000 to KKMP Foundation and KKMP Radio in support of the 36th Flame Tree Festival scheduled for April 20-23, 2017.
The festival will feature indigenous artwork as well as musical and artistic performances that aim to showcase the local culture and assist in the development of CNMI’s tourism industry. It will also include a variety of new events such as an audio-visual showcase, autism art contest, flame tree festival song competition, kantan isla language demonstration, indigenous song contest, indigenous food contest, and indigenous story telling.
TanHoldings and Tan Siu Lin Foundation remain committed to the development of our tourism industry and supportive of the preservation of the local culture to keep the community a better place to live.

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TSL Foundation donates $2.5K to NMC Foundation

ArticleThe Tan Siu Lin Foundation recently donated over $2,500 worth of prizes to the Northern Marianas College Foundation in support of the foundation’s 14th Annual Golf Tournament held last March 18, 2017, at the LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort.

NMC is grateful and commends Tan Siu Lin Foundation for their generosity and involvement which brings success to their golf tournaments – the NMC Foundation’s main fundraising event.

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Tan Holdings visited Saipan schools

ArticleTanHoldings’ Corporate Affairs team visited and commended the schools which provided the highest attendance at the 9th Annual JP Memorial Run last March 10, Friday. The said run was held last February 24, 2017.

TanHoldings and Tan Siu Lin Foundation invited the schools to participate in the event. Cash rewards were given to the top 3 schools (private and public categories) that brought the most participants.
The top 3 schools in the public school category are as follows:

1. Dandan Middle School
2. Marianas High School
2. Hopwood Middle School

The top 3 schools in the private school category are as follows:
1. Agape Christian School
2. Green Meadow School
3. Grace Christian Academy

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Tan Holdings donates to 31st Annual American Red Cross Walkathon

articleTan Holdings and Tan Siu Lin Foundation continue to support the annual American Red Cross Walkathon by giving $2,500 worth of donations to assist the good cause in achieving their goals and ensuring the success of their anniversary.

The said walkathon will be held on Saturday, April 1, from 6 in the morning with more than 3,000 people participants.

The event showcases healthy family traditions, including activities such as a health fair with blood pressure and glucose screening, games and face painting for children, petting zoo, cooking demonstrations, a Fire Department and Military demonstration, as well as various giveaways.