“For sure this is not going be the first and the last. As what our [vice district governor] Pastor Gagaring suggested we should do it every three months,” he told Variety.
During the medical mission, the Lions Club served close to 400 community members at the Civic Center basketball court in Susupe.
“It was very successful and it is very satisfying serving the community,” Madriaga said.
The turnout, he added, was more than expected since it was a Saturday event and they were only expecting 200 participants.
“Our District Governor Romeo Angel was happy with the turnout,” he said.
The fair offered vision screening and provided free reading glasses courtesy of Guam Marianas Lions Club.
Hearing screening was conducted by the Guam Asia Pacific Lions and Department of Public Health clinicians, while blood sugar and blood pressure testing was provided by Northern Marianas College and the University of Loyola at CNMI’s nursing programs.
NMC’s nursing volunteers weres headed by Hervin Jacinto while Jodee Gopeng led the volunteers from the University of Loyola.
The Department of Public Health, for its part, conducted newborn hearing tests.
The medical mission started at around 7:20 a.m. and ended at 11 a.m.
The Lions motorcade from the Civic Center to San Jose down to Middle Road all the way to Garapan was also successful, Madriaga said.
On behalf of District 204 Lions Club International, Madriaga thanked the following sponsors: TSL Foundation (c/o Cosmos Distributing and D&Q), IT&E, AON Insurance, Traders Insur ance, Micronesian Brokers Inc., McDonalds, J’s Restaurant, Star Water, GPPC, RNV Construction, Graphics Inc., JOS Corporation, DL Corporation, AGA Enterprises and Ionique Solutions.
The Saipan Lions also thanked their Guam counterparts headed by District Governor Romeo Angel: the Guam Marianas Lions Club for bringing eye testing devices and giving away 300 pieces of reading glasses c/o Lion Prexy Danny Natividad; Guam Asia Pacific Lions Club, for bringing hearing test instruments c/o 2VDG Rey Acierto; Guam Spirit Lions Club for the two military nurses who helped administer the Department of Public Health’s vaccination program c/o Lion Prexy Mark Duarte and District Assistant PRO Fely Angel
Madriaga also thanked Public Health Secretary Joseph Kevin Villagomez and his staff especially Shiella Marie Perez, the outreach coordinator, Region 2 District Officers: VDG Pastor Gagaring, Zone Chair Joe Digno, Treasurer Ladyvir Canape, Safety Officer Tony Soriano, Lion Jess Delos Santos and members of the Saipan Fil-Am Lions Club, the Saipan Marianas Lions Club and the Saipan Unity Lions Club.
Madriaga at the same time congratulated the new members of Region 2, Lion Prexy Mario Mayuga and the new set of officers of Saipan Fil-Am Lions Club who were inducted during the dinner reception held at the Claret Restaurant at Fiesta Resort & Spa.
For interested individual who want to join the Lions, contact any of the following: Pastor Gagaring 287-7478, Joe Digno 287-4754, Paul Madriaga 287-4501, Ladyvir Canape 483-2118, Tony Soriano 287-7971 or Lion Mario Mayuga 285-1021.
