Captain Ferdie Espejo reported to me that a total of five (5) shoes were donated by the following donors during the conduct of RUNNEX@25 Run at UP Diliman Campus yesterday morning:
1) Annalene M Bautista (“Annalene’s Story)—3 pairs of running shoes
2) Ralph Salvador—1 pair of running shoes
3) Cecil Morella—1 pair of running shoes
On the other hand, six (6) of the donated running shoes were received by the following runners:
1) Jun Ocol
2) Dennis Magtaha aka “Zorro”
3) Adrian Benitez
4) A. C. Tambar
5) Conrad Conde
6) Andrico S Mahilum
Hereunder are the pictures taken with the donors and recipients at the Project Donate A Shoe booth:
This is Ralph Salvador who donated one pair of running shoes. Ralph told me that he finished the 94K Weekend Marathon held last 20 April 2008 at the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway. Thanks, Ralph for supporting the project.
Cecil Morella, the tallest among us, donated his NB shoes which he used to finish his first full marathon, half-marathon, and other road races where he improved at one race at a time. He said that he hopes that his shoes will be given to somebody whose feet is wide as his. In Ilocano term, he described his feet as “Narakab” which brough laughter to my brother and myself. Thanks, Cecil for supporting this project!
We always see him in almost all the road races in Metro Manila and we fondly call him “Zorro”. He is Dennis Magtaha and he approached our booth and my staff replaced his old and worn-out shoes.
This is the old running shoes of “Zorro” which was replaced with one of the donated shoes. Note that he used a “big safety pin” to hold on with the torn parts of his shoes. This is “Zorro’s Safety Pin” Solution while the others would use the “Band-Aid Solution”. In my personal and honest opinion, the old shoes of Zorro symbolizes the Sports Program of the Country and we are using a “Safety Pin” to solve, develop, and improve our Sports Program for us to attain the elusive first “Olympic Gold Medal”.
A pose with Zorro and another runner (Bib # 8662) who received donated shoes at the Project Donate A Shoe Booth.
So far, the Project Donate A Shoe had collected 37 pairs of running shoes and distributed 29 . We still have in our possession 8 pairs of shoes for distribution which will be on display in our booth in Marikina this coming Sunday. To all the donors, thank you very much for supporting the project and you were able to make our runners happy and enjoy the sports of running.
Bald Runner 
That’s a scoop BR, you just “outed” Zorro ha ha. One of the living legends of the Diliman Republic, on a par with Romeo “Roxlee” aka the Wild Thing and the guy (forgot his name) who “grades” the girls passing through the covered walkway of Palma Hall.
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cecil, he had to sign some documents that he received one of the donated shoes and he “exposed” himself. i wonder why he is hiding his face. maybe, i have to feature him in one of my posts someday. we will see. thanks, again!
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