{"id":255470,"date":"2017-07-03T06:06:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T20:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=255470"},"modified":"2017-07-03T06:06:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T20:06:59","slug":"thank-imperial-pacific-supporting-tagaman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/thank-imperial-pacific-supporting-tagaman\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Thank you Imperial Pacific for supporting Tagaman\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-255470 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/thank-imperial-pacific-supporting-tagaman\/tagaman-pix1\/'>Tagaman-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-255471'>\n\t\t\t\tA team from Imperial Pacific International Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility at the 2017 Tagaman Triathlon. (IMPERIAL PACIFIC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/thank-imperial-pacific-supporting-tagaman\/tagaman-pix2\/'>Tagaman-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-255472'>\n\t\t\t\tIPI-CSR assists a Japanese athlete at one of the aid stations.  (IMPERIAL PACIFIC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/thank-imperial-pacific-supporting-tagaman\/tagaman-pix3\/'>Tagaman-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-255473'>\n\t\t\t\tImperial Pacific\u2019s CSR team set up two aid stations along the route of the Tagaman Triathlon.  (IMPERIAL PACIFIC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The organizer of the 2017 Tagaman Triathlon is appreciative of Imperial Pacific International Ltd.\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility team for helping out at the June 24 triathlon by handing out water to the runners.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first time for the CSR team to assist in the triathlon. It assisted with two aid stations for the runners.<\/p>\n<p>The Tagaman is a signature event of the Marianas Visitors Authority, aimed at attracting visiting athletes and media coverage for the Marianas. The recently staged event was contracted to the Northern Marianas Cycling Federation in cooperation with the Triathlon Association of the CNMI or TRAC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTRAC is a new sport organization and, like other sports organization, we rely on our activities and generosity of the community. IPI is one of first companies who helped us out on our very first event,\u201d said Ricky Castro of the Triathlon Association of the CNMI, which partnered with NMICF and MVA in this year\u2019s Tagaman.<\/p>\n<p>Tagaman is a labor intensive event that includes harmonizing swim, bike and run.<\/p>\n<p>With IPI-CSR assisting in the event by volunteering at aid stations, it lessened the burden on the organizing committee, according to Castro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of [Imperial Pacific\u2019s] support, we are able to allot more time and focus on other important aspect of running the multi-sport event,\u201d he said. \u201cThe IPI-CSR nucleus staff is reliable on events like Tagaman Triathlon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Tagaman saw the participation of more than 80 individuals, including off-island entries. The number surpassed the 2016 turnout. 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