Pledge Birthday Marathon on December 4

Hello guys! Last year I celebrated my 27th birthday by having my friends run a 5K with me at the 2nd Quezon City International Marathon. 27 of them registered for the event and the proceeds gathered were used for our business community's Christmas Feeding Program (in cooperation with Lifeline Foundation). The birthday run was a success because most of my friends who signed up were first time fun runners (helped them start having a healthy lifestyle), most of them got loot bags courtesy of yours truly, and one of my buddies met his girlfriend on that day (matchmaker fee when you get married!). But most importantly, I was able to fulfill a commitment to be able to give back to the less fortunate members of our community every year. Now, it's almost time to add another year to my age, and I would like to invite everyone to help out fulfill a bigger goal of mine - to finish my third full marathon (42K) on December 4, 2011 at QCIM 3 and to help more in the eradication of malnutrition in the Philippines.

Bib No. 143 - LOVE!

 For this year, I would need a little help from you guys to make the event successful. I will be collecting pledges for every kilometer that I will run at QCIM 3. If you can spare a few pesos per kilometer, that would be great! For example, 10 pesos per km would be 420 pesos (10 multiplied by 42 kilometers). All pledges collected will go to our next Nourish the Children Feeding Program this December. Also, part of the proceeds will go to the Southeast Asia Children's Heart Fund.

How to make a pledge:

1. Bank deposit to BPI Savings, Alwyn Sy, 1749-0944-23.
2. For international donations, via Paypal to alwyn_sy@yahoo.com

Kindly inform me via text message, FB, Twitter or email if you need assistance in registering for the run.

Questions, suggestions or comments? Feel free to contact me at alwyn_sy@yahoo.com, 0917-5396965 or 0922-8396965. Hope you can help make this year's event successful!

For more info on Nourish the Children Foundation and SEA Children's Heart Fund, click the links below:

http://www.nuskin.com/en_US/culture/nourish_the_children.html
http://www.forceforgood.org/content/ffg/global/projects/southeast_asia_childrensheartfund.html

UPDATE: We have been making arrangements with this year's beneficiary. It's not yet final, but all collected donations will be for the benefit of the children of Gawad Kalinga. Will keep you guys posted for any updates.

Highlights from last year's run and Feeding Program with Lifeline Foundation.

Last year's event was a memorable one for Mr. Tayco. :)

Last year's celebrity guest: Puss In Boots!

Some of the priority kids whose families received VitaMeal bags.

In cooperation with Lifeline Foundation.

Road Maps

"A good plan is like a road map; it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there." - H. Stanley Judd

 

In the race of life, we are all running towards the finish line. Whether it be to reach the summit of the corporate ladder, to successfully flourish in business, to be a successful professional or happily get married and blessed with children, we all have an ultimate destination to go to and that is to attain happiness. To get there faster, we can’t rely on gut feel alone. This is similar to a trip going to Baguio for the first time. It will definitely take a huge chunk of time just by driving around without knowing the easiest way to get there. That’s what road maps are made for.

Road maps are created because there are already people who’ve been there and to be able to show you the ways to arrive at your destination. But there are lots of bad maps and good maps out there. The bad maps are very confusing, disorganized and would take a lot of time for you to get to success. Good maps, on the other hand, are very clear, organized and, if followed, would be able to bring you to success faster.  

That's why in life, always be on the lookout for the good maps: those that will not always give you the shortest route, or might be loaded with speed bumps or obstacles, but will definitely give you lots of wisdom and experience as you arrive at the destination.