Tag: Project Donate A Shoe

Project “Donate A Shoe” @ On Your Mark Run

On By kingofpotsIn Jogging, Pictures, Running2 Comments

This is Levy Ang (w/ race number) who donated his running shoes after the On Your Mark 10K Run at The Fort last Sunday, 13 April 2008 infront of the Porject “Donate A Shoe” Booth. Thanks, Levy!

Major Rod Turno is handing over one of the donated shoes to Recipient Jimmy Sales after The On Your Mark 10K Run at The Fort last Sunday. The shoes was donated by Levy Ang. Thanks, Levy!

Recipient Rey Embolode showing his old running shoes and the newly-donated running shoes given by Zhon Marc Bello.

 

My brother, MajGen Samuel Narcise, receiving the donated shoes from Zhon Marc Bello. Thanks, Marc for supporting the Project “Donate A Shoe”.

My staff was able to receive two (2) pairs of running shoes and immediately turned them over to Jimmy Sales and Rey Embolode after the On Your Mark 10K Run held at The Fort last Sunday, 13 April 2008.

To Levy and Marc, thank you very much! You made our less-fortunate runners happy, as seen from their smiling faces, and inspired them to keep on running. May God bless you always.

Project: “Donate A Shoe” @ Paranaque City

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Captain Ferdie Espejo and our staff at the DND-AFP Gintong Pangarap Running Club, Inc put up a “booth” at BF Homes Subdivision in Paranaque City on a Sunday morning, 06 April 2008, during the Run For Life 3K & 5K Fun Run. My staff were able to distribute the remaining seven (7) pairs of running shoes from the total of 14 running shoes collected since this project started.

Hereunder were the pictures taken by Captain Espejo as an update of this project.

The Collection/Distribution Point of the Project was on top of a Car parked near the Start/Finish area of the Run For Life 3K & 5K Fun Run at BF Homes Subdivision, Paranaque City

A collection of “old, torn & worn-out” shoes from the runners of Paranaque City and Las Pinas City

Recipient Antero Ocariza of Paranaque City showing his old running shoes with Captain Ferdie Espejo.

Recipient Danilo Sanchez of Las Pinas City with his old running shoes and Captain Ferdie Espejo

 

Recipient Jhun Bautista of Las Pinas City with Captain Ferdie Espejo with his “old & worn-out” running shoes.

Annalene’s Story

On By kingofpotsIn Insights, Jogging, Running8 Comments

I am posting the comment/story from Annalene which she sent yesterday morning in one of the comments to my post on “Pictures: On Your Mark 10K Run”.

hi bald runner! congrats for finishing the 10k oym run with better time!

i am a frequent visitor of your blog but too shy to introduce myself (maybe in the global run this Sunday i will approach you) but with what i witnessed yesterday in the Bayani Run in MOA, i think i need to… (we joined that race instead of the OYM because Bayani was announced ahead of time).

BTW, going back to the real purpose for posting this, i noticed that there was this guy (i was not able to get his name) running without shoes. He joined and finished the 10k run with his bare feet. Initially, i reacted that maybe that is his style to be noticed.

After the race, while waiting for our certificates, i saw him in front of the church trying to get something….. well, he got his package wrapped in plastic bag, it was his pair of shoes, not for running but a totally dilapidated, torn rubber shoes with holes on the sides. He wore it without socks either.

My daughter approached him and even congratulated him to ignite a conversation but he left in haste.

Maybe, just maybe if i will spot him again… i will try to get his name and contact number and refer to your project donate a shoe.

Your project can really help less fortunate runners like him…

Annalene, thanks for sending this comment and observation on some of our fellow runners who are less-fortunate to buy and use a better running shoe. I am a “tough-hearted” guy but after reading your story, I was shocked and sad..and I could feel the pain and discomfort the “barefoot runner” had to endure in running the 10K distance. Would you believe I nearly shed some tears from my eyes after reading your story? Your story really inspires me to pursue this Project: Donate A Shoe with more attention and vigor.

I have to meet you this Sunday at The Fort. I’ll be at the Project Donate A Shoe Booth after the race.

To my fellow runners and visitors of this blog, if ever you can spot any runner in barefoot or wearing old and torn running shoes. please lead them to our “booth” or get their “race number/s” so that we can trace them through their addresses and find ways to provide these runners with better running shoes.

On the other hand, to those fellow runners who are more blessed and have old shoes in their cabinets/lockers, I am encouraging you to donate them as more of our countrymen need the things you don’t use as these become “brittle” and rotten if they are not being used regularly.

More Pictures: Project “Donate A Shoe”

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The following pictures were taken by Captain Ferdie Espejo, one of my staff/officers with the DND-AFP Gintong Pangarap Running Club, Inc., who is supervising the Project “Donate A Shoe”, together with Major Rod Turno of Camp Aguinaldo.

Major Rod Turno turning-over a donated shoe to one of the lucky recipients.

 

The gentleman on the right donated his running shoes. The lady elite runner on the middle was the recipient of my Nike Air Max trail running shoes.

Bards aka “Banana Running” giving one of her shoes to Major Rod Turno. Mesh Villanueva, on her right, also gave her running shoes to the project. Thanks, Bards and Mesh for the support.

Eric aka “Passion Runner” giving one of his running shoes to the Project Donate A Shoe through Major Rod Turno. Thanks, Eric!

 

One of the lady runners who donated her old shoes signing the Deed of Donation while Don Fernando Zobel looking and holding his Deed of Donation for donating his running shoes he used in the 15K run. Don Fernando, thanks for the donation and for proudly wearing the “One” Wristband.

 

One of the donors of running shoes with the “One” Wristband.  

Update: Project “Donate A Shoe”

On By kingofpotsIn Jogging, Running5 Comments

06 April 2008

My staff with the Project “Donate A Shoe” placed their booth at the Run For Life: 3K & 5K Fun Run sponsored by BF Homes this morning. They are happy to report that the remaining seven (7) shoes that were donated, from the fourteen (14) shoes collected since we launched this project, were all distributed to runners who exchanged their “old, worn-out & tattered shoes”

The following runners received their new shoes from the donated shoes:

1)  Jhun Bautista

2)  Zoren Pama

3)  Antero Ocariza

4)  Danilo Sanchez

5)  Riza Reyes

6)  Juan Jose

7)  Rodrigo Sale

Last Sunday, instead of six shoes that were given to the less-fortunate ones, we had given seven and we omitted the name of John Robert Evidor as one of the recipients.

Total of donated shoes distributed to other runners up to the present—14 pairs of running shoes.

My staff were able to take pictures of the recipients and their “old & worn-out shoes”.

Unfortunately, my staff were not able to collect any shoe donation in this morning’s road race in Paranaque.

To all the donors, thanks again! You made a lot of our runners happy today!

The Project “Donate A Shoe” booth will be available at the On Your Mark Road Race at The Fort this Sunday. The “One” White Wristband will still be available for distribution to the donors.