The CNMI Women’s Association is grateful to Bridge Capital LLC for its silver sponsorship donation, and TSL Foundation for its gold sponsorship donation to CWA’s bingo fundraiser on Friday, Aug. 11, starting at 6 p.m. at Saipan Vegas. Right photo shows Linda Cabrera, CWA board member and Bart Jackson, general manager of Bridge Capital. Photo below shows Cathy Attao, Tan Holdings executive; Linda Cabrera, CWA board member; Merlie Tolentino, TSL Foundation executive director; Anna Mae Adaza, CWA board member; and Rina Robles, TSL Foundation administrative assistant.

THE Liberation Day Committee is ecstatic to welcome Bridge Capital LLC as a Silver Sponsor for this year’s Liberation Day festivities.

“Anyone who has ever been involved in event planning will know that Bridge Capital’s donation of $2,500 will go a long way,” said Nadine Deleon Guerrero, this year’s Liberation Day Committee chairwoman.

“Although there is so much work involved in putting the festivities together, seeing our community happy and giving opportunities for our vendors and entertainers to earn a living is truly a humbling experience, and well worth the work and time put into making this happen,” she added.

She said the committee is humbled by the generosity of its sponsors who continue to give for the betterment of the community despite the hard times.

“We are extremely grateful to our generous corporate sponsors who see the value in supporting our efforts, so we can deliver something worthwhile for our community to attend,”  she said.

Made up of volunteers who are working diligently, the committee is excited to welcome the community to Garapan Fishing Base starting Saturday, July 1, 2023 for the opening ceremony at 5:30 p.m.

There will be live entertainment on stage, food, beverage, retail and game booths for community members to enjoy.

The Liberation Day Committee looks forward to welcoming on more sponsors. For more information, contact the Mayor’s Office of Saipan at (670) 234-6208 or email Jeanette Sarabia, the Sponsorship Committee chairwoman at liberationday.committee@gmail.com/.

On Friday, its principal and chief executive officer John K. Baldwin and vice chairman and director of business development Shawn Scott were in the governor’s conference room to make donations amounting to $60,000 to 20 local organizations, including the Commonwealth Health Center’s hemodialysis unit. This is the fourth year that Bridge Capital has made such donations.

“This has been a hard year for the CNMI,” Baldwin said adding that they decided to make their list of “worthwhile groups” longer and give more compared to previous years.

In 2009, Bridge Capital donated a total of $59,500 to different groups including nine schools. In 2010, it donated a total of $50,825 while last year, it donated $30,000 to 13 non-profit organizations, schools and advocacy groups.

This year, Baldwin said, “we are excited about helping as many people we can.”

Aside from CHC’s hemodialysis center, other organizations that received checks were First Lady’s Vision, the Salvation Army, Saipan Little League Association, Rota Little League Association, Rota High School, Marianas High School, Tinian Junior-Senior High School, the Autism Society of the CNMI, the NMI Football Association, the Commonwealth Cancer Association, the Center of Independent Living, Beautify CNMI Coalition, the Humanities Council, the Turtle Advocate and Guardian Society, Pet Assistance and Welfare Services, Mariana Islands Nature Alliance, Karidat and Friends of the Art.

Baldwin said Bridge Capital understands that in any community, there can be lot of disagreement over many issues, “but this holiday season, we should set aside any hard feelings and count our blessings.”