I have been in touch with Unicef Philippines because I want them to be the beneficiary of Takbo.ph RunFest 2015 last July. The project did not push thru, however, it was replaced by a much bigger one. When UNICEF Celebrity Advocate for Children Anne Curtis, wanted the run to be one of her main projects to raise funds for Unicef, everyone was just so happy and excited.
After the series of plannings and meetings, it is finally here! Anne is staging a fun run for the benefit of the different projects of Unicef Philippines related to children. I’m happy that Takbo.ph is part of this very worthy cause.
Sign up with your family, with your kids, with your friends and run with Anne and be heroes for the children. Proceeds of the run will benefit UNICEF Philippines.
Runners can join the 5km, 10km and 21km race categories. Children ages 12 years old and below can join the 500m category.
Online registration at www.takbo.ph/HeroesForChildren is open from 11 September to 11 October 2015. In-store registration is open from 23 September to 21 October 2015 at the following Chris Sports branches:
SM Mall of Asia
SM Megamall
SM North EDSA
SM BF Homes
Glorietta
Market! Market!
Registration fees are as follows:
500m – PhP100
5km – PhP650
10km – PhP750
21km – PhP950
UNICEF Country Representative Lotta Sylwander and Anne Curtis
Anne Curtis and Jinoe Gavan of Takbo.ph
Gab will join 500m while Anne will run her 1st 21K!
Here are some commonly asked questions:
Is there a discount for students or senior citizens?
There is no discount for students or senior citizen since this is a fundraising event.
Who can participate?
Children 12 years and below can participate in the 500 meter run. Adults may choose from any of the 3 categories – 5K, 10K and 21K.
What are the inclusions of the registration fee?
For the 500M category – race bib, lootbag. For 5K and 10K – singlet, race bib, loot bag, RFID timing chip, finisher medal. For 21K – singlet, race bib, loot bag, RFID timing chip, finisher medal and finisher shirt
Note: Finisher medals and shirts will be given at the finish line.
What is the time of Assembly?
For 21K, participants should be at the Mall of Asia Grounds by 3:00AM. For 5K and 10K, participants should be at the Mall of Asia Grounds by 4:00AM. For 500M, participants should be at the Mall of Asia Grounds by 6:30AM.
What is the time of Gun Start?
For 21K, the gunstart is at 4:00AM. For 10K, the gunsart is at 5:00AM. For 5K, the gunstart is at 5:10AM. For 500M, the gunstart is at 7:00AM.
For online registrants: When will my race kit be delivered?
For those who register online, the delivery of kits will take place two weeks upon registration.
For In – store registrants: When can I get/ redeem my race kit?
For those who register at the Chris Sports stores, you can get your race kits right away.
This is one of my favorite photos of Anne, in which she cup-feeds breast milk to a newborn baby in Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in Tacloban City. Breastfeeding is close to my heart and knowing this will be one of the projects that the run will be giving proceeds to, I know this is a worthy cause, not just moms, but the whole family should support.
In the Philippines, Anne joins UNICEF National Ambassador Gary Valenciano and UNICEF Special Advocate for Children Daphne Paez in upholding UNICEF’s mandate to protect and promote the rights of children worldwide.
