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iamninoy Runners Vow to Fight the Education Crisis

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– iamninoy Runners Group members -

Last May 28, Thursday, I donned my yellow iamninoy runners t-shirt and headed for The Philippine Heritage Library to witness the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between iamninoy Runners Group and our beneficiary, 5775 Reverse the Education Crisis.  This formalized the iamninoy Runners Group’s intent to help provide and improve the quality of education to the children of less privileged families.  

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– MOU signing between iamninoy Runners & 57-75 -

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– Jamike Lopa, Francis Macatulad, Bianca Gonzales, Drew Arellano, and Jake de Guzman -

During the press conference, Jake de Guzman gave an inspiring talk on running and shared photos of his runs. He ended his presentation with a quote from writer and runner, John Bingham, better known as the Penguin: 

“So many of us have changed our own lives through running that it makes sense we would want to change the lives of others the same way.  We can take the drive, ambition, and dedication we used to transform ourselves from couch potatoes to athletes and channel that into making a difference for someone else.”

I—together with Rapa Lopa, Jamike and Mayi Lopa, Jake de Guzman, Drew Arellano, and Francis Macatulad—make up the iamninoy Runners Group Steering Committee.  We have events lined up for the year to further drive awareness and support for 5775.  We invite runners to join our cause and help reverse the education crisis in the country. 

As members of the group, iamninoy Runners can help build schools and provide children with textbooks simply by paying a one-time P500.  In return, runners will receive an iamninoy tshirt, the official uniform/jersery that runners can wear during races and training runs.  Membership is open to all.   Click here to join the iamninoy runners group.

Click here to read a Phil. Daily Inquirer article on iamninoy Runners.

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34 Responses to “iamninoy Runners Vow to Fight the Education Crisis”

  1. good day…i already accomplished the online registration for “iamninoy runners” and got an acknowledgement message during the registration process. i received an email from iamninoy runners steering committee last april 30, 2009 confirming my registration. i would just like to ask where we can pay P500 donation and get the official iam ninoy runners shirt…thanks!

    lorenzo said on May 31 09 at 5:32 PM Reply

    • Hi Lorenzo, we will be informing everyone who registered soon. Shirts are still being manufactured (and will be out very very soon) and once this is ready, all registrants will be contacted. I’ll also post on this blog.

      Thanks for being patient with us!

      thebullrunner said on May 31 09 at 9:45 PM Reply

  2. Hi Jaymie,

    Same as lorenzo’s question…its been a long time and still no reply from them :(

    sweet reborn said on May 31 09 at 6:20 PM Reply

    • Hi Sweet Reborn, as mentioned above, please be patient. 2nd batch of shirts took a while to manufacture but will soon be ready for distribution.

      thebullrunner said on May 31 09 at 9:46 PM Reply

  3. This is chance for runners to do what they love and to give something to the community through running!

    Jay said on May 31 09 at 7:34 PM Reply

  4. I congratulate you guys for spearheading this worthy cause. I am sure that people specially the running community would readily give their support to the organization and its projects. I am just excited to be part of it in my own small and humble way.

    Bong Ortiz said on May 31 09 at 7:48 PM Reply

    • We’re all doing our own little thing to help. It’s a great team and with more people lending a helping hand we can do so much more :) Thanks bong!

      thebullrunner said on May 31 09 at 9:48 PM Reply

  5. i already registered before, and received no reply. do you think i need to register again? i really want to join the cause. thanks!

    jetpaiso said on May 31 09 at 11:37 PM Reply

  6. where’s my shirt? hehehe.bakit si Jay hindi naka-yellow shirt?

    ibetlacbay said on Jun 01 09 at 12:40 AM Reply

  7. Hi Jaymie! I met you during the launch. I’m Marga’s friend, Mia. I hope you don’t mind, I linked your site to my blog. Cheers! :)

    Mia said on Jun 01 09 at 10:19 AM Reply

  8. Dear Jaymie,

    I registered online last April. If you need a volunteer to coordinate with volunteer runners in Cebu, I would be very glad to help out.

    Best regards,

    Haide

    Haide said on Jun 01 09 at 10:21 AM Reply

  9. I, too, have registered a few weeks back but have not received any feedback from them.

    Help!

    Thanks mucho!

    RunMommaRun said on Jun 01 09 at 12:40 PM Reply

  10. good day jaymie, re iam ninoy shirts, would it be possible to get it from second wind running store in teachers vill. coz im from bulacan……..thanks

    lorenzo said on Jun 01 09 at 1:30 PM Reply

  11. Iregistered after the Condura and i’ve received the confirmation. Finally an update i’ve been waiting for.
    Btw, I grab the pictures so i can post it to my site. Hope you don’t mind Jamie :)

    FlyingBoar said on Jun 01 09 at 6:26 PM Reply

  12. Hi Jaymie, I registered for it after the Condura Run but never really got any update. Guess I’ll just have to try again, it’s a real worthy cause :)

    Regards,
    Luis
    http://gingerbreadrunning.blogspot.com/

    Luis Arcangel said on Jun 02 09 at 12:23 AM Reply

  13. Hi Jaymie,

    What if the shirt that I picked online was too small (or too large – for the case of my wifey) for me? Can I have it changed once I get hold of it?

    Eric
    runningbeyondair.wordpress.com

    Runningbeyondair said on Jun 02 09 at 10:29 AM Reply

  14. Hi TBR,

    Just got a email notice that the “iamninoy” running jerseys are available at Rudy Project Boni High. Different sizes available. They have a list of those who registered.
    HTH.

    Happy Running (in the rain)

    Jawee said on Jun 02 09 at 4:37 PM Reply

  15. hi jaymie,

    got an email from iam ninoy runners steering committee that shirts are available at rudy project store in bhs. would it be possible to have some shirts available at rudy project trinoma branch coz i am from bulacan?

    lorenzo said on Jun 02 09 at 9:07 PM Reply

  16. Just got my confirmation email! Sunday will be the debut run of the shirt. Hehehe.

    marvs said on Jun 03 09 at 10:52 AM Reply

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