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!

Earth Day Activities

Earth Day is being celebrated every 22nd of April. Haribon Foundation, as an environmental organization takes the lead in celebrating it every year with different organizations.

Earth Day's activity for this year is entitled Sibol: Earth Day 2009: Nurturing a Green Generation. This is again a team-up with the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Winner Foundation, GMA 7 and Manila Broadcasting Corporation.

There will be various activities for this celebration:
Juan for Tree - An art installation competition and exhibit
Manila Bay Clean-up - a clean-up drive of the Manila Bay together with
the Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, DENR, Harbour Square
and the Department of Tourism.
Luntiang Kalikasan - a tree planting and clean-up activity at the Liwasang
Kalikasan.
Road to 2020: Growing the Trunk - Haribon's exhibit highlighting our ROAD
to 2020 campaign to restore 1 million hectares of rainforests with native
tree species with the support form the European Union. The exhibit will
run until the end of this month.
Likhang Bago - a showcase of recycled products
Earthday 09: Film Showing - a showcase of videos from young filmmakers.
The Green Show - An Interactive Edutainment One Man Show
Green Tube - A multimedia campaign and exhibit - how young generation can
help protect and save the environment.
Green Cycles (bike-a-thon) - marathon promoting health inducing
undertakings and reducing carbon emission.

At the SM Mall of Asia, we will also be having an exhibit and activities for children, registration is free and goodies will be given to early registrants. It will be an educational activity for children as it would be fun-filled. The same exhibit and activities will be transferred to SM Marikina on the next day which will run for one week.

We're inviting everyone to join the activities both at CCP and SM Mall of Asia and SM Marikina. Children are most welcome as they are the future generation who will benefit from the good things we've started for our environment.

For more details please log on to Haribon's website www.haribon.org.ph