McDonald’s to Hold 2nd McHappy Day Fun Run

Last November 30, 2009, our Company's HR sponsored several running events, thus our Company's running team was born -- the Strathletes. One of the races that we have joined was the very 1st McHappy Day Fun Run in celebration of the McHappy Day, formerly known as World Children's Day - a global fundraising effort in support of various children’s causes.

Join the Fun, and help kids read.

This coming November 28, 2010 (my birthday as well), McDonald’s is again celebrating the McHappy day and is inviting us with its "2nd McHappy Day Fun Run" at the Venice Piazza at McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio Taguig. It is the same venue where the 1st McHappy Fun Run was held.

The McHappy Day Fun Run is a special run to raise Php 1 million for the benefit of the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), the charity of choice of McDonald’s and its banner program, Bright Minds Read (BMR). Bright Minds Read is a program in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) that provides reading toolkits to different public schools all over the country to help students learn beginning reading. To date, over 2,200 public schools nationwide are under the BMR program.

Fun Run Details:

Distances:
500m (for kids 7 years old and below); 3K Individual; *3K Family; 5K; 10K

*To qualify for the 3k Family Category, the group or family should be composed of 2 Adults (regardless of gender) and 2 Kids (12 years and younger).

Registration Fee:
(non-refundable): Individual – P350; Group of 4 – P1,250. Any individual excess of 4 will pay P350 each. Proceeds of the Run will go to RMHC.

Registration Fee Includes:
1. McHappy Day Fun Run Race Kit:
2. 1 Race Bib (4 Bibs per race Kit for Family Category)
3. McHappy Day Reminders with Route Map
4. Meal Stub

Registration Period: October 15 to November 21, 2010 at McDonald’s stores listed below:

1. Makati: Bankmer, Buendia, Greenbelt, JAKA, Makati Ave. People Support, PRC, Quad, Rockwell, SM Cyber, SM Makati, Valero
2. Mandaluyong: Barangka, Edsa Boni, SM Megamall
3. Manila: Gov Forbes, P Campa, UST
4. Muntinlupa: Alabang, Las Pinas
5. Parañaque: Sucat Palanyag
6. Pasay: ECOM
7. Pasig: Annex Shaw (WWC), El Pueblo, Frontera Verde, Shangri-la, Shell Emerald, Strata
8. Quezon City: Banaue, C5 Metropoli, Eastwood Mall, Edsa Panay, Katipunan, Matalino, North Ave., Proj 8, Quezon Ave., SM North Edsa, Timog Tobias, Tomas Morato, Trinoma 1, Trinoma 2, Visayas Ave.
9. San Juan: Greenhills
10. Taguig: 32nd Street, Forbes Town, Market! Market!, McKinley, Piazza Mall

Race Schedule:
Assembly Time: 5:00 AM
Gun Start: 10K – 5:30 AM; 5K – 5:50 AM; 3K – 6:00 AM (Individual and Family); 500m 6:30 AM.
Prizes and medals will be given to the winners during the Awarding Ceremony.

Visit www.mcdonalds.com.ph for more details and updates.

My 5k PR race in 2009, clocking in at 0:25:34.