{"id":406627,"date":"2024-03-20T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=406627"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Muna-s-rubber-ducky-rules-the-roost-in-PIC-s-Duck-Race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Muna-s-rubber-ducky-rules-the-roost-in-PIC-s-Duck-Race\/","title":{"rendered":"Muna\u2019s rubber ducky rules the roost in PIC\u2019s Duck Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Muna\u2019s duck beat out over 2,000 rubber duckies last Saturday to win first place in the Pacific Islands Club Saipan\u2019s 2024 Duck Race in San Antonio, winning for Mu\u00f1a the grand prize of $2,024.<\/p>\n<p>Gerald Aniciete\u2019s rubber critter slid in for second place and the $500 prize, while Elena Rose Galagaran\u2019s superhero duck swam in for third place and winning the $200 prize, followed by Nami T\u2019s unicorn duck in fourth place and the $50 prize.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds gathered along the entire length of the PIC Lazy River, which circumnavigates the resort, to watch over 2,000 rubber duckies take a much-anticipated swim against cancer.<\/p>\n<p>As per tradition, the two-man relay race saw last year\u2019s winner, Taiyo Akimaru, return to reclaim the title, this time with teammate Michael Miller, winning for both young men a five-month PIC Explorer membership card. Kean Pajarillaga and Kouki Wanabe came in second place, taking home two five-month PIC Waterpark memberships.<\/p>\n<p>The duck race not only brought family fun and smiles, but it was all for a good cause, as the proceeds will be turned over to the fundraiser\u2019s recipient, the Commonwealth Cancer Association.<\/p>\n<p>According to PIC, this year\u2019s 2,442 duck sales beat out last year\u2019s 2,116.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, E-Land Group CEO Brian Shin thanked all community members who joined, and a special thanks to the CCA, for letting them once again take part in the fight against cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Lynn Tenorio, CCA interim executive director, also expressed her gratitude. \u201cThis has been amazing. It\u2019s just so exciting for CCA to be a recipient again for the second year. We were recipients last year as well, and so, being a non-profit, we really can\u2019t do anything without the support of our corporate sponsors and our corporate partners and the community,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is such a fun event. I mean, you can see how exciting it is, and it\u2019s just so beautiful. \u2026They did it right around sunset, and you have all these ducks in here, and it\u2019s a fun family event. It\u2019s just a lot of fun. How can you not smile if you see ducks, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the funds they will receive will go toward client services.<\/p>\n<p>Janet Aniciete, who along with her husband won second place in the duck race, said they joined the race because her daughter loves ducks. Aniciete added that, along with seeing her children enjoy, and win, they were especially happy to give back to the community while having fun. \u201cWe are happy that we\u2019re able to support the Commonwealth Cancer Association. At least we can give a little back to the community by helping out like this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/ae7ddf2d23fd402bd3a3f4a3125b5a51.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>A crowd eagerly follows the flow of their ducks involved in the Pacific Islands Club Saipan\u2019s 2024 Duck Race last Friday at the San Antonio resort.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/a4b08ddf03d4b094757517de240c49ff.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Duck Race\u2019s winning ducks are shown, as well as the duck trophy for the two-man swim relay race that took place at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan in San Antonio last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/df11e2a410ba5337107b1609ab2da609.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Taiyo Akimaru and Michael Miller, center, pose for a photo after winning the two-man swim relay race at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan in San Antonio last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/4ded9ee1b85d043b49a4dea13241ed81.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>The crowd waits in anticipation for the winning duck at the finish line during the Pacific Islands Club Saipan\u2019s 2024 Duck Race last Friday in San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/296373b05c0b59377c187b672220a720.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Pacific Islands Club Saipan\u2019s Dennis Tababa, center, holds up the first two winning ducks during Pacific Islands Club Saipan\u2019s 2024 Duck Race last Friday in San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/f57ad09c717caf273598eb80fae2a802.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>The crowd hold their cameras out as Pacific Islands Club Saipan\u2019s 2024 Duck Race began last Friday in San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>-CHRYSTAL MARINO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Muna\u2019s duck beat out over 2,000 rubber duckies last Saturday to win first place&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-406627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406627","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\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}