Showing posts with label Million Hectare Challenge 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Million Hectare Challenge 2010. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Getting Ready for the Million Hectare Challenge (Mellow Yellow Monday#8, Ruby Tuesday #7)

November 21 is still two months away and to be really fit for the event we are joining, the Million Hectare Challenge, I encouraged my husband that every Sunday afternoon we go walk, jog or run, to which he immediately agreed upon. Thus starting last Sunday afternoon, we headed to the University of the Philippines and jog our way around the acad-oval.

I did a 2.2k jog which I would say a good start for me, while my husband run 2 rounds of the acad-oval. Since we're joining as a team, a family team, Leon our 3-year old son, jogged along with us. The first 500 meters, which he managed to run, was more than enough for our little boy. He called in enough and decided to just play around with his nanny while we do our jog. While little Maia, after a little walk with her nanny, slept her way until it was time to go.


After an hour or so, we called it a day and headed home.


Looking forward to next Sunday's run which I hope will be an improvement for me ;)

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Friday, September 10, 2010

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!