THE “Road to 80” CNMI Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Friday announced two winners of its $1,000 raffle, the first of seven weekly Friday raffles for those who have been vaccinated in the CNMI.
One of the winners — Myrnalynn Babauta, 38, of Dandan who is an administrative officer for the CNMI PSS Office of Student and Support Services — received her cash prize on Monday.
Variety learned that the other winner, Joseph Dalupo, is scheduled to receive his cash prize this Thursday, July 22.
In order to be entered in these weekly Friday cash prize raffles, participants must be fully vaccinated or registered to be fully vaccinated in the CNMI by 11:59 p.m. on August 27, 2021.
Individuals who have already been vaccinated in the CNMI are automatically entered in the raffle
The “Road to 80” vaccination campaign was launched last week and will run until late August in an effort to reach 80% herd immunity in the Commonwealth’s fight against the global Covid-19 pandemic.
One weekly winner will be chosen at random to bring home these cash prizes: $1,000 for the first week; $1,500 for the second; $2,000 for the third; $2,500 for the fourth; $3,000 for the fifth; $3,500 for the sixth; and $4,000 for the seventh and final week.
Winners will be contacted by phone and email using the information provided on https://www.vaccinatecnmi.com
To claim their prizes, winners will need to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated.
If a winner does not respond within 72 hours of the first time they were contacted, a new winner will be chosen.
Additionally, grand drawing winners will be announced at the Taste of the Marianas main stage on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.
Grand drawing prizes include a $2,500 “bonus draw,” a $5,000 “mini-grand” prize, a $15,000 “grand prize,” and a 2020 Nissan Rogue Sport SUV.
To date, over 30,000 individuals are eligible for the “Road to 80” weekly Friday drawings.
As of Monday, July 19, the CNMI needed 4,695 more individuals within its eligible population to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to finally reach its 80% herd immunity goal.
The “Road to 80” Covid-19 vaccination campaign is a public/private partnership among the CNMI Office of the Governor, the Governor’s Covid-19 Task Force, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, Bridge Capital LLC, City Trust Bank, Helios Engineering Group, HBR International, IT&E, Joeten Enterprises Inc., the Marianas Visitors Authority, McDonald’s Saipan, the Mobil stations of Oleai, Chalan Kiya, and Kagman, Naked Fish Bar & Grill, POI Aviation, and Tan Holdings Corporation.
For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/roadto80cnmi
The Covid-19 vaccine is available for persons 12 years of age or older. To register and schedule an appointment to get vaccinated, visit https://www.vaccinatecnmi.com or call 682-SHOT (7468) between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. any day of the week.
On Monday, Myrnalynn Babauta, one of two winners of the first ever “Road to 80” weekly Friday raffle, poses with her cash prize alongside CNMI Covid-19 vaccination campaign spokesman Brad Ruszala.
