THE Pacific Mini Games 2022 Organizing Committee is “working hard” to boost the event on the internet and social media, committee communications and marketing supervisor Nishtah Sharma Thomas said.
In addition, she is “pleased to announce that we now have a full staff here at the Pacific Mini Games office!”
She said the staff members are also meeting with the CNMI teams and athletes participating in the games which will be held on June 17-25, 2022.
On Friday, she said they met with the local Va’a team and learned some paddling tips and tricks from the paddlers.
This week, construction and renovation work at the Oleai Sports Complex will begin. Ada gym will be the venue for badminton; the track and field is for athletics; and the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field will host the baseball games.
“For most of our other venues, we are just working on making sure they are up to the official Mini Games standards,” Thomas said. “We have also procured most of the materials required for each sport, like the new V6 canoes and a nice new set of bikes for the triathlon competitors,” she added.
Thomas said she and the rest of the staff have also been collaborating with local businesses to create sponsorship deals.
On Thursday, Feb. 3, at 10:30 a.m., there will be a media conference in the Joeten Motors show room where Joeten Daidai Foundation will sign up as a Platinum Sponsor for the games.
The Pacific Mini Games Organizing Committee is also accepting volunteer applications in the next three weeks. For more information, go to https://northernmarianas2022.com/volunteer
The officers and staff of the Pacific Mini Games 2022 Organizing Committee: Marie Christ Fajardo Manebo, administrative assistant; Ezra Yumul, logistics supervisor; Vicente “Ben” Babauta, chief executive officer; Marco Peter, chair; Ray Tebuteb, sports director; Nishtah Sharma Thomas, communications and marketing supervisor; Michele Joab, office manager and HR; and Ladyvir Canape, finance manager.
