A Charity Race for Kidney Disease Awareness and Patients
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Our kidneys are amazing! The kidneys play a vital role in the body’s complex and crucial processes. As an acknowledgement of the kidneys’ amazing role in human physiology and in celebration of World Kidney Day 2010, the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN), in cooperation with UP Family Life and Child Development Circle, is staging a rare race event dubbed as “The Amazing Kidney Race.” To be held in the scenic and breezy campus of UP Diliman, “The Amazing Kidney Race” promises to give beginner and seasoned runners alike a unique and exciting racing experience. Institutionalizing the humanitarian dimension of running and race events is what the PSN aims to accomplish in staging “The Amazing Kidney Race.” Proceeds of this race event will be used mainly for supporting the kidney disease awareness campaign of PSN and the operation and treatment of kidney patients, and partly for the UP Child Development Center. Likewise, this race is among the platform events of PSN adjunct to the global celebration of World Kidney Day. As PSN aims to pull off a fun yet challenging race, “The Amazing Kidney Race” will have four event categories. There is the 15K Relay Race limited only to 50 teams. Each team shall be composed of 5 members who will correspondingly complete the 1k-2k-3k-4k-5k race distances to complete a total of 15 kilometers. Adding twist to this race category are the baton passing and challenges that must be met by the relay runners in the handover zones to complete transition. Then there is the heart-warming 2.2K Parent-Child Tandem Run especially allocated for Mom/Dad-Child team-ups. During the race, participants and spectators will get a touching sight of a parent egging on and encouraging her/his child who is determined to give his/her all. There is also the 5K UP FLCD Circle Challenge, a banner event of event-partner UP FLCD Circle, particularly catered to beginner runners or veteran racers who have the need for speed. And finally there is the centrepiece event, the 15K Eliminator Pursuit, where race participants will get an adrenalin rush as they negotiate UP Diliman campus’ best kept running course secret – the Heartbreak Route. 15K racers will get to know first-hand why it is called as such. And as if the route is still not inviting, all participants who meet the 45-minute half-way mark or 1hour 45minutes finish point cut-off times will receive a Finishers’ Medal. Both 15K and 5K solo race events will have MD and Open categories and subsequent male and female divisions. Top three individual and group finishers in all events and categories will be awarded with medals and certificates of achievement. “The Amazing Kidney Race” is presented with the support of Activelink, in cooperation with event partners RunRadio @ NU107 FM, RunnerSpeak @ QTV11, Second Wind Running Store, ROX, and the exclusive on-line media partner, thebullrunner.com. Registration has started! For inquiries, feel free to contact Dr. Czarlota Valdenor 0915-2966116.
Our kidneys are amazing! The kidneys play a vital role in the body’s complex and crucial processes. As an acknowledgement of the kidneys’ amazing role in human physiology and in celebration of World Kidney Day 2010, the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN), in cooperation with UP Family Life and Child Development Circle, is staging a rare race event dubbed as “The Amazing Kidney Race.” To be held in the scenic and breezy campus of UP Diliman, “The Amazing Kidney Race” promises to give beginner and seasoned runners alike a unique and exciting racing experience.
Institutionalizing the humanitarian dimension of running and race events is what the PSN aims to accomplish in staging “The Amazing Kidney Race.” Proceeds of this race event will be used mainly for supporting the kidney disease awareness campaign of PSN and the operation and treatment of kidney patients, and partly for the UP Child Development Center. Likewise, this race is among the platform events of PSN adjunct to the global celebration of World Kidney Day.
As PSN aims to pull off a fun yet challenging race, “The Amazing Kidney Race” will have four event categories. There is the 15K Relay Race limited only to 50 teams. Each team shall be composed of 5 members who will correspondingly complete the 1k-2k-3k-4k-5k race distances to complete a total of 15 kilometers. Adding twist to this race category are the baton passing and challenges that must be met by the relay runners in the handover zones to complete transition. Then there is the heart-warming 2.2K Parent-Child Tandem Run especially allocated for Mom/Dad-Child team-ups. During the race, participants and spectators will get a touching sight of a parent egging on and encouraging her/his child who is determined to give his/her all. There is also the 5K UP FLCD Circle Challenge, a banner event of event-partner UP FLCD Circle, particularly catered to beginner runners or veteran racers who have the need for speed. And finally there is the centrepiece event, the 15K Eliminator Pursuit, where race participants will get an adrenalin rush as they negotiate UP Diliman campus’ best kept running course secret – the Heartbreak Route. 15K racers will get to know first-hand why it is called as such. And as if the route is still not inviting, all participants who meet the 45-minute half-way mark or 1hour 45minutes finish point cut-off times will receive a Finishers’ Medal.
Both 15K and 5K solo race events will have MD and Open categories and subsequent male and female divisions. Top three individual and group finishers in all events and categories will be awarded with medals and certificates of achievement.
“The Amazing Kidney Race” is presented with the support of Activelink, in cooperation with event partners RunRadio @ NU107 FM, RunnerSpeak @ QTV11, Second Wind Running Store, ROX, and the exclusive on-line media partner, thebullrunner.com. Registration has started! For inquiries, feel free to contact Dr. Czarlota Valdenor 0915-2966116.
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Warm greetings! It is a pleasure to invite you to be our partner in mounting a unique race event dubbed as “The Amazing Kidney Race” on March 7, 2010 in UP Diliman. Please refer to the enclosed event profile for a backgrounder. Running has been an individual and self-directed sport activity. To many, it is a great way of getting out of the daily grind and a means of de-stressing. For some, it is an opportunity to take on new challenge and attain further personal achievements. And to almost everyone, it is an effective pursuit to be fit and healthy, especially if properly regimented. Perhaps, all these may be the reasons why running is experiencing a boom in the country nowadays. As running continuously zooms in popularity, many organizations have endeavoured to integrate their corporate social responsibility by sponsoring or even holding race events that aim to support and benefit specific charitable institutions and foundations. This is a very pleasing development. Institutionalizing the humanitarian dimension of running and race events is what the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN) aims to accomplish in staging “The Amazing Kidney Race.” All proceeds of this race event will be used for supporting the kidney disease awareness campaign of PSN and the operation and treatment of indigent kidney patients. Likewise, this race is among the platform events of PSN to join the global celebration of World Kidney Day 2010. We are inviting you to be our partner in this worthy cause. In line with our invitation for you to be part of this activity we would like to offer a sponsorship package for you to fully maximize your presence in the event and promote your company, products and services. Please see attachments for the details. We would be more than glad to discuss the details with you. Should you need further clarifications, you may contact us though landline numbers 554-8488 or mobile number 0915-2966116 (look for Dr. Czarlota Valdenor). Thank You. Sincerely, Elizabeth S. Montemayor, M.D. Chief of Section Section of Nephrology UP Manila, Philippine General Hospital Head Institution, Committee for World Kidney Day
Warm greetings!
It is a pleasure to invite you to be our partner in mounting a unique race event dubbed as “The Amazing Kidney Race” on March 7, 2010 in UP Diliman. Please refer to the enclosed event profile for a backgrounder.
Running has been an individual and self-directed sport activity. To many, it is a great way of getting out of the daily grind and a means of de-stressing. For some, it is an opportunity to take on new challenge and attain further personal achievements. And to almost everyone, it is an effective pursuit to be fit and healthy, especially if properly regimented. Perhaps, all these may be the reasons why running is experiencing a boom in the country nowadays.
As running continuously zooms in popularity, many organizations have endeavoured to integrate their corporate social responsibility by sponsoring or even holding race events that aim to support and benefit specific charitable institutions and foundations. This is a very pleasing development.
Institutionalizing the humanitarian dimension of running and race events is what the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN) aims to accomplish in staging “The Amazing Kidney Race.” All proceeds of this race event will be used for supporting the kidney disease awareness campaign of PSN and the operation and treatment of indigent kidney patients. Likewise, this race is among the platform events of PSN to join the global celebration of World Kidney Day 2010.
We are inviting you to be our partner in this worthy cause. In line with our invitation for you to be part of this activity we would like to offer a sponsorship package for you to fully maximize your presence in the event and promote your company, products and services. Please see attachments for the details.
We would be more than glad to discuss the details with you. Should you need further clarifications, you may contact us though landline numbers 554-8488 or mobile number 0915-2966116 (look for Dr. Czarlota Valdenor).
Thank You.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth S. Montemayor, M.D.
Chief of Section
Section of Nephrology
UP Manila, Philippine General Hospital
Head Institution, Committee for World Kidney Day