The Guam Buddhism Society, the non-profit community organization associated with Guam’s Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, was founded in 1986 and has built the only traditional Mahayana Buddhist temple in Guam. The temple, located off Bello Road near the Guam International Airport, is a monumental blend of the Chinese palatial style and the style of a traditional Buddhist temple.
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Contemporary physical evidence of ancestral worship. The concept of ancestor worship, a central guiding principle in ancient Chamorro/CHamoru society, continues today in some general and some specific ways.
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The Dominican Sisters are a consecrated community of religious women of the Catholic Church who teach school and also care for the elderly on Guam. While the Dominican order was originally founded in France in the 1200s, the congregation on Guam was founded in Spain about 100 hundred years ago and is found in countries all over the world.
The Guam Women’s Club was the first women’s organization on Guam. It was founded in February of 1952 and formally incorporated as a non-profit organization on 10 March 1953. The original incorporator members included Patricia M. Ehrhart, Betty Pilgrim, Bethia C. Sessions, Phyllis H. Tyng, Melba Shriver, Isabel T. Guzman and Agueda I. Johnston.
The Guam Nurses Association (GNA) was incorporated in 1951 and has been a constituent member of the American Nurses Association since 1968.
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Guam Legal Services Corporation (GLSC) was established on Guam in 1979 to provide civil legal assistance to people with a low-income on Guam. It is a grantee of Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a private nonprofit corporation established by the US Congress in 1974 to fulfill the nation’s goal of securing equal justice for all.
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The Guam Humanities Council is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting community humanities programming for the people of Guam. The organization was founded in 1991 as the result of an effort spearheaded by professor George Boughton of the University of Guam.
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Guam Animals In Need (GAIN), Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals, and to the education of the public concerning matters pertaining to animals and their welfare. The GAIN shelter, located in Yigo, has facilities to house and care for dogs, cats and rabbits, and provides food, shelter and medical care.
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The American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council (APNLC) was founded by nurses in 1978 to promote the advancement of nursing practice and standards in the US – affiliated jurisdictions in the Pacific.
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The three villages of Mongmong, Toto, and Maite comprise one municipality.
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