{"id":206303,"date":"2015-07-28T06:06:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T20:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=206303"},"modified":"2015-07-28T06:06:29","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T20:06:29","slug":"shirley-kim-is-10k-liberation-day-raffle-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/shirley-kim-is-10k-liberation-day-raffle-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirley Kim is $10K Liberation Day raffle winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

A week and a half after announcing the winning tickets for the raffle, the name of person who won the grand prize of $10,000 was officially disclosed by the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office, Skywalker Communications Group, and the 2015 Liberation Day Committee when they presented the checks to the winners yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Shirley Kim, who just arrived yesterday morning from Colorado, heard from her sister that she had won after they finally contacted her. Her winning ticket is No. 24381.
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The 2015 Liberation Day float winners\u2014the Yapese Community, Papago Lancherus, Choll A Bellu, and United Filipino Organization\u2014join Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang, Skywalker Communications Group, and the 2015 Liberation Day committee members.
(JAYSON CAMACHO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
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The 2015 Liberation Day raffle winners pose with Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang, Skywalker Communications Group, and 2015 Liberation Day committee.\t(JAYSON CAMACHO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Shirley Kim, center, is presented with a $10,000 check yesterday for winning the 2015 Liberation Day raffle drawing. Joining her in a group photo, from left to right, is 2015 Liberation Day royal princess Stephanie Camacho, Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang, Skywalker Communication Group president Dr. Hu Bo, Liberation Day executive committee chair Chris Leon Guerrero, and Liberation Day committee president Louis Rodgers. (JAYSON CAMACHO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n\u201cI am so happy and excited. \u2026Now I can pay my bills, send some to my sick sister, and pay my daughter\u2019s tuition,\u201d said Kim, who owns the Makeover Beauty Salon at the Sun Palace Hotel in Susupe.<\/p>\n

She said she purchased only $10 worth of tickets (two booklets).<\/p>\n

The second place winner got $5,000, while the third place winner got $3,000. Organizers withheld the names of the other Top 3 winners.<\/p>\n

Aside from the raffle ticket winners, the float competition winners were also presented with their checks.<\/p>\n

The Yapaese community won $4,000 for finishing first place in the float competition.<\/p>\n

Dionisia Pialur Ythemar, representing the Yapese community, spoke in Chamorro and told Saipan Tribune that they were happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was hard work, we kept redoing the float for almost three weeks and every night they kept practicing their dancing,\u201d Ythemar said.<\/p>\n

Papago Lancherus won second place and was given a check for $3,000. Herman Santos, 57, who spoke on behalf of the Lancherus, said their goal was to promote local produce and the agricultural side of the islands.<\/p>\n

Choll A Bellu won third place and representatives took home $2,000 in cash prize, while the United Filipino Organization took $1,000 as fourth place winners.<\/p>\n

Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang, in his congratulatory remarks, thanked Skywalker Communications\u2019 president Dr. Hu Bo for making this year\u2019s raffle prizes, including the fundraising from the 2015 Liberation Royal Court, possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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