For a small donation of just $5, you will get a full-day access to Saipan World Resort\u2019s spectacular Wave Jungle water park. In return, that $5 will be matched by Saipan World Resort and the total will be donated to typhoon relief efforts on Saipan.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the deal that Saipan World Resort is offering people and, although the company has set an initial limit of 100 persons per day, they have been exceeding this number every day since Saturday, according to Mike Babauta, the company\u2019s local sales and marketing and public relations manager.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted, in a sense, if the community donated $5, for them to get something out of it. So with their $5 donation, they can come here, enjoy the water park, get away from the stress, the chaos,\u201d Babauta said.<\/p>\n
The 10-day typhoon relief fundraiser will give residents whole-day access to all water park amenities such as the Wave Jungle and their Aquaglide water park inflatable equipment at the beach.<\/p>\n
The donation rate is much, much lower than their regular water park rate of $30 for adults and $20 for children.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe $5, we\u2019re not getting anything out of it. Everything will be donated to typhoon relief. And on top of that, whatever we collect, World Resort will match it,\u201d Babauta said<\/p>\n
He said they\u2019ve been exceeding their 100-person limit per day as didn\u2019t want to turn away residents who just want to have a fun and relaxing time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been crazy. \u2026We try to accommodate everybody. It\u2019s just based on safety reason, based on equipment that we try to limit the number,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Babauta said they are still thinking where the funds will go but they are considering non-government organizations such as the American Red Cross and Karidat.<\/p>\n
World Resort itself did not escape Soudelor\u2019s wrath but Babauta said the facilities were fixed after a week for the public to enjoy.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the slides were down; the pools were heavily tainted with dirt. It took some time but we got it going,\u201d Babauta said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore we opened, our maintenance team went overtime trying to fix everything. Cracks, nails, glass, everything. They worked overtime to clean up and make everything safe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
World Resort\u2019s typhoon fundraiser will last until Aug. 31. For more information or reservation, call 234-500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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