Five teams have confirmed their participation in the Race Around the River, Pacific Islands Club\u2019s corporate human duck race challenge that is part of the 2012 Duck Race for Cancer slated for Feb 11.<\/p>\n
PIC activities manager Glenn Policare said yesterday that Island Apparel, Coca-Cola\/Foremost, The Law Offices of Robert Torres, Docomo Pacific, and Joeten Enterprises will be vying for a team-building night for 30 persons and two cases of drinks at PIC\u2019s Laser Tag Park.<\/p>\n
The Race Around the River is part of PIC\u2019s Duck Race for Cancer, an annual fundraising event in support of the Commonwealth Cancer Association\u2019s efforts to fight cancer in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s event, which will feature the \u201cPIC Duck Queen,\u201d will have a twist.<\/p>\n
\u201cParticipants will still don swim caps, life jackets and fins, but this year they will be swimming with a giant inflatable duck,\u201d Policare told Saipan Tribune. \u201cWe tried to even out the field and make it so anyone could win!\u201d<\/p>\n
The event will be highlighted by the actual duck race, where plastic ducks will be released at PIC\u2019s Lazy River in a race to the finish line.<\/p>\n
The owners of the three fastest ducks will win $1,000 for first place, $300 in second, and $200 in third.<\/p>\n
Ducks will be available at the Garapan Street Market on Feb. 2 and 9 for only $5 each. Policare disclosed that they always try to \u201csell as many ducks\u201d as they can, with this year\u2019s goal set at 2,012.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have come close to each year so I hope this is the year everyone helps out just a little. You don\u2019t have to buy five or 10 ducks to win. Like I always say, it just takes one,\u201d said Policare.<\/p>\n
Policare, who lost his mother to cancer in 2001, urged the community to support the PIC event and CCA, which \u201chas many programs in place to support cancer awareness and prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am proud to be spearheading this event and am calling on each and every person who reads this to chip in just a little. I know times are tough but they pale in comparison to those suffering from cancer. The cost of a duck is just $5. If we all bind together, there is nothing we cannot accomplish,\u201d added Policare.<\/p>\n
For more information, call 234-7976 or call activitiesmanager@picsaipan.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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