The 3rd Annual Foundation and Family Day Walk of the Saipan Walking Association, Inc. will be held on Aug. 21, Saturday, along Saipan Beach Pathway.<\/p>\n
Coordinator and SAIWAI secretary Mario Espeleta said the event would start at 4:30pm from the Chamolinian Cultural Village in Garapan and would have participants walk south towards the Oleai Beach Bar and Grill and back \u2013 a distance of 10 kilometers.<\/p>\n
He also said that the first 50 walkers would be awarded giveaways and all participants would be treated to an island-style dinner at the Chamolinian Cultural Village.<\/p>\n
Like all SAIWAI activities, the International Federation of Popular Sports or IVV will be sanctioning the 3rd Annual Foundation and Family Day Walk.<\/p>\n
IVV members will receive credit for joining the event. The IVV has member-walking clubs in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand, the CNMI and 29 other European countries.<\/p>\n
For more information regarding the SAIWAI World Walking Walk, please contact Bea at 322-2725 or Mario at 322-8876.<\/p>\n
The two remaining walking events SAIWAI has slated for 2004 are the Heart of the Marianas Fitness Fair Walk on Sept. 25; and the 4th Annual Thanksgiving Day Walk on Nov. 20.<\/p>\n
SAIWAI was incorporated as a non-profit corporation on July 27, 2001 and was established to promote public health through non-competitive walking. (Mark Rabago)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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