TO extend its community service through sports, team building, health and wellness, the Saipan MagaLahi Eagles Club conducted a basketball clinic in partnership with MadFlex Sports on Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mt. Carmel School gym. The event was open to children and adolescents from 10 to 16 years old. Fifty children and adolescents participated in the basketball clinic.
Founded in 2021, the Saipan MagaLahi Eagles Club is a certified club of the Fraternal Order of Eagles or TFOE, the first fraternal socio-civic organization in the Philippines whose goal is to nurture the fire of brotherhood and serve the community.
MadFlex Sports, for its part, was founded by Dexter Tenorio and his son Derek in January 2020. It is a non-profit organization that aims to train budding athletes and alleviate the anxiety of children amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prior to the four-hour basketball clinic, Saipan MagaLahi Eagles Club President Marlon Regaton delivered the welcoming remarks and introduced MadFlex Founder Dexter Tenorio.
The resource speaker, NMI Basketball Federal President James Lee, then delivered an inspirational message to the participants.
The basketball clinic aimed to improve the participants’ physical well-being and basketball skills while promoting camaraderie.
The program featured exercises, body strengthening and conditioning, dribbling, shooting and a demonstration game.
The clinic concluded with the distribution of certificates of participation and the presentation of the Saipan Maga’Lahi Eagles Club’s token of appreciation to MadFlex Sports.
The Saipan Maga’Lahi Eagles Club would like to thank the following donors:
TFOE-PE Saipan-Guam District, Saipan Maga Haga Lady Eagles Club, MadFlex Sports, Mount Carmel School, RNV-Best Deal, New Changming Market, Triple R Auto Shop, RHF Marketing Services, Bourbon St. & Café, SuperTech, Eagle Warlee Ellama, Eagle Jun General, Eagle Ness Mendoza, Eagle Lito Marquez, Eagle Jayvee Sagum, Eagle Atoy Banting, Eagle Gerald Anicete and Eagle Edmin Ellayda.
The Saipan Maga’lahi Eagles Club also extends its gratitude to the parents of the participants and Saipan Maga’Haga Lady Eagles for their support.
Saipan Magalahi Eagles Club members with the Saipan Maga’Haga Eagles Group, MadFlex Sports and basketball clinic participants at the MCS gym.
Magalahi Eagles Club members with NMIBF President James Lee and Coach Walter.
James Lee, NMI Basketball Federation president.
The Saipan Magalahi Eagles Club presents a token of appreciation to MadFlex Sports.
The basketball clinic participants are briefed.
Derek, the son of MadFlex founder Dexter Tenorio, gives a dribbling demonstration.
Dexter Tenorio with Coach Walter and NMIBF President James Lee.
Basketball clinic participants perform stretches.
