As I have said in my previous posts, I love to run in advocacy races because it provides me opportunities to indulge my adrenalin addiction and at the same time help organizations succeed in their own advocacy.
So, I am asking fellow runners to participate in a nationwide advocacy run on January 13, 2013 which hopes to benefit thousands of Filipino schoolchildren nationwide by providing them with classrooms where they could effectively listen to their teachers and learn lessons.
“Run for 10” will be staged for the benefit of TEN Moves!, the social mobilization campaign of Bayanihang Pampaaralan that seeks to raise funds for the construction of 10,000 classrooms nationwide by encouraging individuals to donate Php10 everyday for 10 months or a lump sum of Php3,000.
In Metro Manila, Run for 10 will start off at the Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati City, with 2.5 km, 5 km, and 10 km race distances. Simultaneous runs will also be held in at least 10 other key areas nationwide: Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Legazpi, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zamboanga, and Zamboanga Sibugay.
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| Rafael Lopa of the PBSP and DepEd undersecretary Lino Rivera raise giant P10 coins to demonstrate the idea of saving P10 a day to help build classrooms all over the country especially in areas hard hit by Typhoon Pablo. With them are other supporters from different schools and business institutions. PERRY LEGASPI |
“Run for 10 is a way for us to significantly ramp up support and donations for TEN Moves!,” explains Rapa Lopa, Executive Director of the Philippine Business for Social Progress and one of the primary movers of TEN Moves! and the 57-75 Education Reform Movement in a recent press briefing held in a restaurant in Makati City.
“Through this event, we hope to attract more and more Filipinos, especially the younger ones, to be part of our advocacy of helping build classrooms and a brighter future for schoolchildren.”
“Since we launched in October 2011, TEN Moves! and its mother campaign, Bayanihang Pampaaralan, have raised funding for nearly 3,000 classrooms,” explains Mario Deriquito, Senior Director of Ayala Foundation and another primary mover of TEN Moves!.
“While our collective efforts to date have been commendable, we still have a long way to go in reaching our goal of 10,000 classrooms, and we are finding ways to reach our goal within two years since launching. Through Run for 10, we hope to be able to create more awareness and generate more anticipation for this cause.”
According to organizers, "Run for 10 expects to gather 2,500 Filipinos in Metro Manila alone who will lace up their running shoes and make their move for education. They added that the "Department of Education, a key partner in the TEN Moves! advocacy, welcomes the initiative."
“TEN Moves! has shown to us just what the Filipino youth can do,” says Undersecretary Lino Rivera of the Department of Education. “Run for 10 further harnesses their energy and desire to make the Philippines a better place to live and learn. With everyone’s participation, we are confident that we can finally resolve the classroom backlog by 2013, and provide adequate facilities for students everywhere.”
Another thing I love about this run is that all registration fees will go to TEN Moves! This is unlike other advocacy runs which only give a certain portion of the proceeds to their advocacy programs.
The registration fees are as follows: Php200 for 2.5 km, Php400 for 5 km, and Php500 for 10 km.
To register, interested individuals may visit The T-Shirt Project branches located at Glorietta, Trinoma, and Market! Market!. Registration starts on December 20, 2012.
If you need more information, please email info@tenmoves.org or visit www.tenmoves.org.
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