{"id":313105,"date":"2019-12-02T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T20:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=313105"},"modified":"2019-12-02T06:00:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T20:00:39","slug":"pelagio-wins-las-vegas-nights-grand-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/pelagio-wins-las-vegas-nights-grand-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelagio wins Las Vegas Night\u2019s grand prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-313105 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\/pelagio-wins-las-vegas-nights-grand-prize\/vegas-2\/'>vegas-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-313106'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Rotary Club of Saipan\u2019s biggest fundraiser, Las Vegas Night, drew lots of people last Saturday to the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan in Garapan. (Iva Maurin)\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\/pelagio-wins-las-vegas-nights-grand-prize\/vegas-3\/'>vegas-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-313107'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Rotary Club of Saipan\u2019s biggest fundraiser, Las Vegas Night, drew lots of people last Saturday to the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan in Garapan.\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\/pelagio-wins-las-vegas-nights-grand-prize\/vegas-4\/'>vegas-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-313108'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Rotary Club of Saipan\u2019s biggest fundraiser, Las Vegas Night, drew lots of people last Saturday to the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan in Garapan.\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\/pelagio-wins-las-vegas-nights-grand-prize\/vegas-5\/'>vegas-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-313109'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Rotary Club of Saipan\u2019s biggest fundraiser, Las Vegas Night, drew lots of people last Saturday to the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan in Garapan.\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\/pelagio-wins-las-vegas-nights-grand-prize\/vegas-6\/'>vegas-6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-313110'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Rotary Club of Saipan\u2019s biggest fundraiser, Las Vegas Night, drew lots of people last Saturday to the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan in Garapan.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It was a lucky night for Eduardo Pelagio, whose ticket won the grand prize at the Rotary Club of Saipan\u2019s biggest fundraiser, Las Vegas Night, at the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan in Garapan last Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>As the grand prize winner, Pelagio, of Marianas Variety, has a choice between a brand new 2020 Mirage G4 sedan or hatchback or $10,000 in cold hard cash.<\/p>\n<p>Other winners include ticket holder QQ Car Rental (ticket number 08297) which won $1,000; Jeffrey Malitan (03372), who won $700; Jherto S. Inocensio (05272), who won $500; Kodep Ulodong (09934), who won $300; and Imelda R. Mendiola (01581), who won an Amazon Fire7 tablet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you everyone, thank you very much for your support,\u201d Rotary Club of Saipan president Marcia Ayuyu said as she wished the players good luck at the beginning of the games. \u201cWe have so many things that we want to do, and without you, we would not be having our projects in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds of the night\u2019s event would fund the Rotary Club of Saipan\u2019s community projects, which include providing meals to the elderly, donating dictionaries to schools, maintaining school bus shelters, putting up welcome signs for tourists at the airport, and so much more.<\/p>\n<p>The Rotary will also use a portion of the money to build a playground for children with disabilities on the island.<\/p>\n<p>While some players hit hard as they tried their luck on casino games such as blackjack, roulette, Texas Hold \u2019Em, three-card poker, and Baccarat, several members waited patiently on the sides for the raffle prizes. 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