Million Hectare Challenge 2010

Let's hit the road to race and raise funds for our forest. Join Haribon Foundation's annual event on its 4th year now - the Million Hectare Challenge 2010. This is on November 21, 2010 at the McKinley Hills in Taguig.The Million Hectare Challenge is in support of Haribon's ROAD to 2020 campaign. Rainforest Organization and Advocates to 2020 or ROAD to 2020 aims to restore 1 million hectares of the Philippines natural forest. It promotes the planting of native tree species to restore and conserve biodiversity, optimize supply of forest benefits and ecosystem service. It likewise reduce the risk of natural disasters such as landslide, floods, water crisis and climate change.

This event is open to all, we can participate in so many ways, we can join as participants to the walk, fun run and race run (3K, 5K & 10K challenge), volunteer to help the organizing team, sponsor a team or pledge for a participant/team. Team can be composed of a family, schoolmates, officemates, batchmates or barkadas.

Help us raise at least a million pesos. The funds generated from this event will be used in supporting tree planting activities, promotion of environment-friendly and sustainable livelihood options for local communities, establishment and maintenance of indigenous tree nurseries, awareness raising and capacity building - to name a few.

Registration Fee is at Php 400 for non-members and Php 350 for members and children below 12 years old. Pledges are optional but will be of great help in reaching our goal. Registration is now open, check out www.haribon.org.ph or visit or call us at Haribon Foundation, 2nd Floor Santos & Sons Bldg., 973 Aurora Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City. with telephone nos. 434-4642; 911-6089; 911-6088; 421-1213 and 421-1209 for more details.

My husband M and I accepted the challenge, together with our son Leon and daughter Maia, we're walking as a team - a family team to help restore our forest. Join now!