Fiesta Resort & Spa and Saipan Grand Hotel Joins JSTA Cleanup Drive

JSTA (Japan Saipan Travel Association) Clean-up Drive is spearheaded by President, Masanori Takahasi. It’s an annual event done every April, in which Fiesta Resort & Spa and Saipan Grand Hotel have participated each year. Members get together to assist and support the association in keeping our islands clean and beautiful not only for our vacation visitors but also for our community. This year, according to Ed Diaz, MVA teamed up with JSTA by providing t-shirts and water station to all participants.


The cleanup site was from Micro beach to Chamolinian Cultural Village along the beach side and town side including side streets and Paseo de Marianas. All trash bags were collected at the end of the clean-up.
 

Let's give JSTA and member voluteers

a BIG round of applause

for their dedication to helping keep our island clean and beautiful!

PDM Promoters, Inc. to Lead Cleanup of Garapan District on Aug 7

PDM Promoters, Inc. volunteers and some Kobler kids of the Saipan Awaodori Team will also hold their monthly clean-up at the Garapan district (Paseo de Marianas) this Saturday August 7, 2010. The cleanup usually starts at 8 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

Thank you PDM Promoters, Inc. and Saipan Awaodori Team for leading this effort.

This invitation was extended by Sonia G. Siwa,Volunteer,PDM Promoters, Inc.

Clean Up Reminder!

PDM Promoters, Inc. volunteers will be doing the clean up of Garapan & Paseo de Marianas on Saturday May 8th.

Please contact Sonia at Kinpachi Restaurant if you would like to participate!

Paseo de Marianas Monthly Clean-up

Kudo's to PDM Promotor's who lead their monthly clean-up at Paseo de Marianas & the Garapan area with 15 volunteers from PDM Promoters,Inc & 20 kids and some parents of Koblerville --- 440 lbs. of trash was collected!

SAVE THE DATE! for the Awadori Festival April 15th

Enjoy the festivities and cultural exchange at the Paseo de Marianas April 15th!

There are 25 members from the Tokyo Tensuiren group from Koenji Japan and the 50 children members of the Saipan Awaodori Team ages 6 to 16 years old.

Click on photo below to see the performance schedule.

PDM Promoters Cleanup Garapan

Volunteers from Paseo de Marianas Promoters got up early on Sunday morning for their monthly cleanup of the Garapan Tourist District. They have cleaned important area of Saipan every single month since October 2006.

Thank you for all your hard work! It is much appreciated!

30 months of cleaning up Garapan

Saipan, (CNMI) – On the first Sunday of every month, Beautify CNMI volunteers show up at the American Memorial Park parking lot at 8 AM for a cleanup of the Garapan tourist district. On a typical morning they will spend 90 minutes cleaning the area and will fill at least two pickup truck beds with garbage found on the streets.

The cleanup on March 1, 2009 marked the 30th consecutive month of volunteers combing the Garapan streets for litter. The volunteer participants this month were the staff from Paseo De Marianas Promoters, members of the Rotary Club of Saipan, and students from local high schools. Friends of the Mariana Islands transferred the trash to the transfer station in Lower Base.

When asked about the cleanup, Saipan Southern High School sophomore Jacquelyn Johanna David said all the litter she found lying on the ground made her “angry.” She added, “I wish people would pick up after themselves and I wish the government would start issuing litter fines.”

The Garapan cleanup is sponsored by Friends of the Mariana Islands and Paseo de Marianas Promoters, Inc. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Angelo Villagomez at (670) 285 6462 or Marites Castillo at (670) 285 8980. The next Beautify CNMI cleanup will take place on Sunday, March 8 on Isa Drive. Volunteers will meet at the Java Joe's parking lot at 8 AM.

Christmas Trees and other fun events

The We Love Saipan Network will host their 11th Blogger Meetup this Wednesday at Java Joes at 7 PM.

Bloggers, Blog Readers, Blogger Wannabes, and people who just like chicken nuggets and coffee are welcome to attend!

The We Love Saipan Network hosts a Blogger meetup on the last Wednesday of every month.

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Paseo de Marianas Promoters will be holding their second annual Green Christmas for the Children of the Marianas celebration this week. The main event is the christmas tree decorating contest where 14 different elementary schools decorate a tree with ornaments made from recycled materials.

The decorating starts Wednesday after school and the students will have a chance to continue decorating up until about 5 PM Thursday. The trees will then be judged Thursday at 6 PM. Come down on Wednesday to watch the trees get decorated and come down on Thursday for the tree lighting.

I really enjoyed this event last year. It reminded me of what the Paseo should look like every day, not just on a few nights during the holiday season.

HERE are some pictures from last year.

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Feeling community service oriented? Friends of the Mariana Islands will lead a cleanup of the Garapan Tourist District on Sunday morning at 8 AM. Meet up at the American Memorial Park parking lot and bring two friends and water.

The Beautify CNMI coalition will provide trash bags and rubber gloves.