Wristbands Sold to Support Japan

After an earthquake and tsunami that rocked a nation this past summer, cities continue to regroup. Organizations across the world have joined together to raise money for communities in Japan that still have need. The Stamp Rally campaign sold rubber wristbands . As reported in the Saipan Tribune : “The Stamp Rally campaign No. 12 of PDM Promoters, Inc. sold a total of 1,114 wristbands in efforts to raise funds to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March.

The fundraising efforts, which ran from July 1 to Sept. 30, involved the sale of silicone wristbands bearing the Saipanda logo, the words “Saipan, Tinian, Rota,” and the message “Pray for Japan” in 12 distribution centers: Aglaia Restaurant, Ananas, Country House Restaurant, Crazy Toy, Furusato Restaurant, Kinpachi Restaurant, Convenience Kinpachi, Lavi Duty Free, Moby Dick Restaurant, PDI, Tony Roma's, and Capricciosa.

Sonia Siwa of PDM Promoters, Inc. said that the Stamp Rally Campaign is held twice a year during summer from July to September and winter from December to April.

The campaign gives shoppers on Saipan a chance to earn one stamp for every $1 purchase at any of the 12 distribution centers. Earned stamps entitle the shoppers to exchange them for any Saipanda souvenir item available at Kinpachi Restaurant in Garapan.

Siwa disclosed that they thought of merging campaign No. 12 with the selling of the wristbands, sold for $3 each, to raise funds for the Japan disaster victims.

About 4,500 wristbands were available for sale during the campaign, she said.

The fundraising event collected a total of $3,342, which was handed by Misako Kamata, Keiko Kamata, and Yoshiko Toyokawa of Kinpachi Restaurant and Hideaki Sawada of Furusato Restaurant to Japan Consul Tsutomu Higuchi at the Consulate on Monday.” Have you been able to support a similar cause by purchasing rubber wristbands?