CEBU, Philippines - A running event will usher in Gaisano Country Mall’s 20th year anniversary on October 13 starting and ending at the mall’s grounds.
The charity race will feature the 5K, 10K and 15K categories. The turning point for the 15K entries is at Southhills International School in Banawa, the AXA building fronting RCBC in Escario for the 10K runners and the Shell station near USPF for the 5K.
The finishers under the 15K division will receive medals, while the top 10 in the said class will pocket cash prizes. Only the top five in the 10K and the top three in the 5K will get cash prizes.
A total of P73,000 is at stake for this event.
Entry fee is pegged at P300 for the 5K, P350 for the 10K, and P500 for the 15K inclusive of snacks, loot bag, raffle ticket and singlet.
The deadline for registration is on October 6, while distribution of singlets will take place from October 1 to 12.
Registration centers include Runnr-Ayala, Gaisano Country Mall’s Customer Service Counter and ARC at Raintree Mall.
More than being part of their anniversary celebration, the organizers led by Alexis Gaisano are excited about having this event as a fund-raising activity for the benefit of sexually abused children as well as victims of human trafficking through the initiative of the Club in Unity for Restoration through Empowerment (CURE) Foundation.
CURE Foundation has been doing its charity works in Cebu for the past 15 years already. It has been involved in various feeding, medical and scholarship programs, awareness campaign on child exploitation and building shelter for sexually abused children. (FREEMAN)