TakBohol: Boholanos Run To Build A School

Sports enthusiasts! Please consider joining this race for a good cause. Let's not forget the children and our kababayans in Bohol who still have no decent schools nor homes …

Press Release:

Hundreds of Boholanos will unite for a fun run to support the construction of a school building in the earthquake-hit province of Bohol. On Sunday, July 27, 2014, Tapok- Tapok Bol- Anon, Inc., an organization of Boholanos based in Manila, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Philippines will gear up towards the race for a brighter future of the youth of Bohol. The fundraising marathon is expected to be one of the biggest gatherings of the Boholano community in Manila this year.

Doing the Habitat Philippines re-build pose are (L-R) Aris Jim Jimboy Sarmiento, Event Coordinator;
Ret. Lt. Gen. Calos Holganza, Deputy COO for Disaster Response, Habitat;
Charlito S. Ayco, CEO & Managing Director, Habitat;
Ret. Gen. Leo Olegario, AFP, President, Tapok-Tapok Bol-Anon, Inc.;
Manuel Omictin, Board of Director, Tapok-Tapok Bol-Anon, Inc.;
and Mayor Manuel Molina, Vice President, Tapok-Tapok Bol-Anon, Inc.

Habitat is a non- profit organization which envisions a world where everybody has a decent place to live,. Habitat is committed to addressing the housing backlog in the Philippines, where millions remain in substandard housing.

In October last year, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked parts of Bohol and the Central Visayas, destroying infrastructures and leaving hundreds of people dead. Just 3 weeks from the quake, the region was not spared from the path of the super Typhoon Yolanda (international name “Haiyan”) which sent some 40,000 Boholanos homeless. With these figures in mind, the Tapok- Tapok Bol- Anon Inc. saw the great need to partner with an organization to help their fellow Boholanos rise from the tragedy.

Today, more than six months after the earthquake, many families in Bohol remain homeless. In response to this need, Habitat targets to rebuild over 8,083 homes in 17 badly affected municipalities across the province providing decent, earthquake-resilient shelters to families still living in tents and make-shift houses.

All funds raised from the fun run will help fund the construction a school building in one of the worst hit barangays in Bohol. Tapok- Tapok Bol- Anon, Inc. hopes to help school children still holding their classes in tents and makeshift learning facilities. Registration fee is P300, the run categories are 3k and 4.5k. Participants will run around the Veteran’s Memorial Hospital grounds.

Habitat Ambassador Tonipet Gaba hosting the press launch
of TakBohol Run for a School 2014

Tapok- Tapok Bol- Anon, Inc.  was formed to further enhance the camaraderie and leadership of mid-level Boholanos based in Manila and contribute to Bohol’s well-being. Over the years, Tapok- Tapok Bol- Anon, Inc., has partnered with various government agencies and private organizations for programs to help support the needs of the Boholanos.

Today, Habitat for Humanity Philippines aims to rebuild the hard-hit areas in the various Visayan islands. It has continued to raise funds and gather volunteers in its goal to build 8,083 homes in 1,059 barangays of the 17 municipalities of Bohol. Habitat continues to seek  the support of groups and individuals in building a better future for  the Filipinos. To know more about Habitat and its programs, or to volunteer log on to www.habitat.org.ph.

To know more about “TakBohol, Run for a School”, please contact Mr. Aries Sarmiento at 0915-4079217.

Date: Sunday, July 27, 2014

On- site Registration:  4:00 A.M.

Race Start: 5:00 A.M.

Venue: Veterans Memorial Medical Center, North Avenue, Quezon City

Registration fee: P 300.00

Registration Sites: On- Site

Registration Starts: Ongoing until day of event

Donations may be coursed through:

Bank Name: BDO

Account Name: Tapok- Tapok Bol- Anon, Inc.

Account Branch: Richville Branch (Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa)

Savings Account: 47300-36460