by Dave Delgado
Guam - Calvo's Insurance presented the Guam Table Tennis
Federation with a check for $19,000, for the provision of 2 table tennis tables
to each Village Community
Center on Guam (19 Villages,
38 tables). The Village Mayors along
with Paul Calvo, Jr., Paul Calvo, Sr. (after whom the tournament will be
named), were in attendance along with Frank Campillo, and James Ji ,Guam Table
Tennis Federation President.
Paul Calvo Jr. told KUAM Sports, "It was about a year and a
half ago that Mr. James Ji the President of the Guam Table Tennis Federation
came to me and my father and he asked us if we would help underwrite and
sponsor the first phase of the table tennis program, which was to put tables in
the middle schools and the high schools. So we sponsored one of the high schools
and it was very successful and early this year Mr. Ji came to me and says, 'It's
now time for us to implement Phase Two', which is to put table tennis tables in all the
villages.
"It would obviously be to get the manamko to get active and
get the hand and eye coordination and for the kids to have more access. But we
are very happy to support it and to promote health and wellness here on Guam for our community."
