DFS will be joining the PIC Hafa Adai 5K set for April 9. <\/p>\n
This will be the third running of the event. This year\u2019s beneficiary will be the NMI Chapter of the American Red Cross. DFS is upping the ante and encouraging other businesses to follow suit as they will be sponsoring their employees to participate in the biggest event on Saipan.<\/p>\n
\u201cDFS is proud to support the Hafa Adai 5K in conjunction with PIC\u2019s fundraising efforts. In addition to its sponsorship, DFS encourages its employees to participate in the event to promote wellness and community involvement. DFS funds the registration fees for 50 of its employees who will be representing the company at the event on April 9,\u201d said Marian Aldan-Pierce, division president, DFS Saipan Limited<\/p>\n
The 5K will start and end at PIC Saipan and will feature five different coloring stations along the Beach Road route. Participants are encouraged to wear white attire so that the full effect of the coloring stations can be seen post-race. Volunteers will be celebrating each runner\u2019s arrival by greeting them with \u201choli powder.\u201d This is a biodegradable mixture of corn starch and food coloring. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is always great to see organizations like DFS encouraging their employees and families to get out and stay active,\u201d said Sports, Entertainment and Activities director Glenn Policare. \u201cThis event promotes wellness, team spirit and above all the willingness to help others.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nearly 600 participants have registered to date. While people are more than welcome to register the day of the event, they are highly encouraged to preregister.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year, we sold out three nights before race day,\u201d said race director Keoni Ichihara. \u201cThis is the largest gathering of runners on island for any single event so we strongly urge the community to register ahead of time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Entry fees are only $10. Entry forms for the Hafa Adai 5K can be found at the PIC lobby and are also available at Triple J Motors on Beach Road, Gold\u2019s Gym, Boarderlne in Garapan and at the MVA office. The Hafa Adai 5K starts at 7:30am sharp. <\/p>\n
For more information, please contact Ichihara at 237-5174. (PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DFS will be joining the PIC Hafa Adai 5K set for April 9. This will…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[160,300,775,409],"class_list":["post-223940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","tag-beach-road","tag-dfs","tag-hafa-adai","tag-pic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223940\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}