From the Gawad Kalinga Boston Walk website (http://www.massgkwalk.eventbrite.com):
On Saturday, September 6th, make a difference with every step.
Gawad Kalinga (GK) Walk is our way of expanding the USA GK Hero’s Run which has been very successful in the last 3 years in gathering and generating many advocates and partners for GK. The heroic efforts of the GK marathoners have shown that the distance does not stop us from giving care. As a result of the GK Hero’s Run efforts since 2005, more than 9 GK villages have risen. Many other USA villages are being helped by the marathoners.
This event will take place simultaneously in 7 cities in Canada (Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton), and hopefully in over 40 cities in the USA.
The Massachusetts GK 5K (3.1m) walk will take place along the scenic Memorial Drive, Cambridge and Storrow Drive, Boston on September 6th, Saturday. Assembly time is 8:30 a.m.
The goal, through this event is to acquire enough money to build a house the poor in the Philippines. Through the selfless efforts of ANCOP and Gawad Kalinga the people of the Philippines now have hope that one day they will rise above the status of a third world country.
Join us as participants across the US and Canada raise awareness for the Philippines' poorest of the poor in a 5K walk.
Plus a chance to win 2 Red Sox tickets, dinner for two, beauty products, and more.
For more inquiries call (857) 919-1587 or send us email.
10 August 2008
06 August 2008
Philippines' Arroyo Says First Olympic Gold "Priceless"
By Xu Lingui, Liu Hua
MANILA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Although the government and the private sector in the Philippines have hiked cash incentive for the country's first Olympic gold to a stunning high, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday said the Olympic gold any Filipino athlete would bring home is priceless and goes far beyond the value of any reward.
"The main incentive is the athletes' determination and desire to be successful for themselves and for the country. That is the most important incentive," Arroyo said. "No amount of incentive could substitute the pride the gold-winning athlete would get for himself or herself and for the Filipino people."
In an exclusive interview with Manila-based Chinese reporters in Malacanang, the presidential palace, Arroyo said while it is true that the Philippines has yet won a gold in Olympics, as far as she is concerned the 15 athletes are already winners even before their first event in Beijing.
The Southeast Asian country is sending a squad of 15 athletes to Beijing this month to compete in boxing, taekwondo, shooting, archery, diving, swimming, athletics and weight-lifting. Boxer Harry Tanamor and taekwondist Mary Antoinette Rivero are considered the archipelago's best chances to bag a medal, if not a gold.
So far, the government, companies, business tycoons and various groups have pledged a combined sum of 15 million pesos (340,909 U.S. dollars) for any Beijing-bound Filipino athlete who gets a gold medal. According to Chinese media reports, the Philippine gold incentive for the Beijing Olympics ranked in the top five among countries that are going to offer cash rewards for an Olympic gold.
The Philippines has not yet won an Olympic gold during its participation in the Games since 1924. The most recent medal was a silver in boxing in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Arroyo said no matter what will be the outcomes the Philippine athletes going to China are already "champions in the hearts and minds of all Filipino people."
"Obviously, they are the role models for our next generations. We are proud of them," Arroyo said.
By attending the opening of the Olympics as the first Philippine president in history to do so, she would like to be there to cheer the athletes up and to just let them know that they do represent the country well, she said.
"And besides, Filipinos love sports," the energetic-looking president in her 60s said she still does many sports including golfing and diving. While she is a boxing fan as virtually every other Filipino, Arroyo said she would like to watch on television all the sports the Philippine athletes compete in order to give them encouragement.
Excerpt taken from: xinhuanet.com
MANILA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Although the government and the private sector in the Philippines have hiked cash incentive for the country's first Olympic gold to a stunning high, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday said the Olympic gold any Filipino athlete would bring home is priceless and goes far beyond the value of any reward.
"The main incentive is the athletes' determination and desire to be successful for themselves and for the country. That is the most important incentive," Arroyo said. "No amount of incentive could substitute the pride the gold-winning athlete would get for himself or herself and for the Filipino people."
In an exclusive interview with Manila-based Chinese reporters in Malacanang, the presidential palace, Arroyo said while it is true that the Philippines has yet won a gold in Olympics, as far as she is concerned the 15 athletes are already winners even before their first event in Beijing.
The Southeast Asian country is sending a squad of 15 athletes to Beijing this month to compete in boxing, taekwondo, shooting, archery, diving, swimming, athletics and weight-lifting. Boxer Harry Tanamor and taekwondist Mary Antoinette Rivero are considered the archipelago's best chances to bag a medal, if not a gold.
So far, the government, companies, business tycoons and various groups have pledged a combined sum of 15 million pesos (340,909 U.S. dollars) for any Beijing-bound Filipino athlete who gets a gold medal. According to Chinese media reports, the Philippine gold incentive for the Beijing Olympics ranked in the top five among countries that are going to offer cash rewards for an Olympic gold.
The Philippines has not yet won an Olympic gold during its participation in the Games since 1924. The most recent medal was a silver in boxing in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Arroyo said no matter what will be the outcomes the Philippine athletes going to China are already "champions in the hearts and minds of all Filipino people."
"Obviously, they are the role models for our next generations. We are proud of them," Arroyo said.
By attending the opening of the Olympics as the first Philippine president in history to do so, she would like to be there to cheer the athletes up and to just let them know that they do represent the country well, she said.
"And besides, Filipinos love sports," the energetic-looking president in her 60s said she still does many sports including golfing and diving. While she is a boxing fan as virtually every other Filipino, Arroyo said she would like to watch on television all the sports the Philippine athletes compete in order to give them encouragement.
Excerpt taken from: xinhuanet.com
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