Help VCMC Patients by Staying Fit

I want to share this to all of you guys and I hope we will see each other on the 'Value Charity, Make a Change' event organized by Visayas Community Medical Center (VCMC). A charity event that can give big smiles to their patients. In addition, it will make you fit and healthier too. Please see the press release below for more information.

Value Charity, Make a Change

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Charity run brings hope for VCMC patients

By: Ken Michael Jon Taarup



CEBU CITY – Marathon aficionados can run to support charity programs dedicated to VCMC patients.
As the trend of marathons skyrockets over the past years, the Visayas Community Medical Center (VCMC) wants the Queen City of the South to know that there is a charity run on the docket – VCMC (Value Charity and Make a Change) Run.

For the first time, runners are invited to dedicate their healthy feat to support the charity patients of VCMC, an institution under the tutelage of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). The VCMC Run will be held on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Parkmall, Mandaue City.

The Visayas Community Medical Center’s Association of Residents and PGIs, the official fundraising board, has joined hands with the Junior of Chamber International (JCI) – Mandaue and Womandaue to further the cause of providing medical and financial help to patients in the infirmary.

“Whether you’re running in honor of a loved one, to celebrate your own personal health or another reason, we can join forces for a great cause,” said Jude Bajarias, Internal Medicine Resident Physician and one of the event organizers. “By running together, we can make a great contribution to advancing medicine in the area of our patients’ health.”

Registration will start in August and the fees per category are Php 250 for 3k and 6k, Php 300 for 12k and Php 500 for 21k. This will include a singlet and race kit and less than a hundred bucks from the original price should participants opt for the race bib only. Furthermore, successful 21k participants will be given a finisher’s medal. This, by far, is the cheapest registration rate in Cebu marathon history. Registration centers are in VCMC (Osmeña Blvd), Ice Castle (Rain Tree Mall and SM), Parkmall and Runnr Ayala. Attendees of the event are encouraged to bring the whole family. Sponsors and donations of any amount are also available.

Resident and PGI members and organizers are very optimistic about the upcoming marathon. The support, motivation and camaraderie of the group throughout the program and on race will prove to be most invaluable.

Join this year’s VCMC Run and be part of a humanitarian revolution in providing patients with limited resources the financial and medical assistance they need. For them, this will yet be another glorious light at the end of the tunnel.

For more information on runner benefits and details, contact Dr. K Eribal at 09228259587.

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WINNER KA KAPAMILYA here I come!!!

KAPAMILYA, WINNER KA!!!

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The show begins with its theme song and the game starts with the "Party Hat Dance". There are 50 players to be selected through computer and 25 of them will be qualified for the next round. One of the players will receive a PhP500 prize inside the hat.
Another round comes with the selection of 5 players through a "bingo-like" pattern. The pattern will be selected by a guest celebrity. If one of the five contestants answered the question wrong, there will be a change of selection of another 5 contestants in another pattern. If all 5 contestants answered correctly, they will proceed to the next round (the Question and Answer round).
On the third round, one of the 5 contestants will answer correctly and select the number. The saidnumber will appear on other players and sometimes the player itself. The contestant with 4 numbers appeared, whether he/she answered or not, will go to the bonus round. In the event that 2 or more contestants have 4 numbers each, they will go on to "Sudden Death." "Sudden Death" refers to a tie-breaking question. Whoever answers the question first and correctly will go to the bonus round.
Finally, in the bonus round, the player (who already qualified for the monthly challenge round) will be given 2 patterns and the numbers appeared on the computer. The computer will automatically select the winning pattern. If the player guessed the 5 numbers correctly according to the computer-selected pattern, he/she will receive PhP3,000 cash.
(from Wikipedia)

ABS-CBN invited iLearners Inc. for a Special Edition on their show. iLearners Inc. is an organization whomgoal is to eliminate illiteracy one at a time:

Mission:

Ilearner's mission is to generate and distribute resources that will support, enrich and enhance education opportunities for all students in the rural areas and encourage teachers to implement innovative educational programs.The iLearners’s Officials and Board of Trustees recognize that this is best accomplished by a combined commitment and collaboration with the rural school district, the rural school board, volunteers and other organizations in the community.

Vision:

Ilearners are dedicated to supporting, enriching and enhancing the learning experience of all students in the rural areas, where illiteracy is of a great number,investing its resources in education and youth, eliminating iliiteracy one at a time.


They are looking for volunteers to play for the special event so I've decided to share my time with them...and it would be a great pleasure to play for them. Proceeds for the said event will go to iLearners Inc.

For more info about iLearners Inc., click here and here.