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7th Annual Foundation and Family Day Walk on Aug. 16
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Posted on Aug 07 2008
Saipan Walking Association, Inc. will host the 7th Annual Foundation & Family Day Walk on Aug. 16 along the Saipan Beach Pathway.
The walk will start from the Chamolinian Utt in Garapan and heads south toward the 10-kilometer turning point near Oleai Beach Bar and Grill in Oleai.
Those who wish to take on the shorter course, can take the five-kilometer variety of the event, which turning point is at the Japanese Tank in the intersection of Beach Road and Quartermaster Road.
Registration for the 7th Annual Foundation & Family Day Walk will begin promptly at 6am and registration is free. Those who want to buy SAIWAI’s signature event T-shirts, they only need to fork out $8.
A total of 30 walkers took part in last year’s 6th Annual Foundation & Family Day Walk, which used the northern route that started from the Micro Beach Pavilion and had its turning point near the entrance to the Saipan Port.
SAIWAI board member Mario Espeleta said although intermittent rain resulted in a low turnout last year, those that did show up were treated to a new course.
The longer 10-kilometer course had its turning point near the road leading to Charlie Dock, while those opting for the shorter five-kilometer course turned around at the U.S. Army base.
Like all SAIWAI activities, IVV members will receive credit for joining the 7th Annual Foundation & Family Day Walk.
IVV has member walking clubs in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand, the CNMI, and 29 other European countries, including Germany.
For more information about the 7th Annual Foundation & Family Day Walk and SAIWAI’s future events, contact Hiroko Tajima at 322-8781 or Bea Quitugua at 285-1694.
SAIWAI was incorporated as a non-profit corporation on July 27, 2001 and was established to promote public health through non-competitive walking.
