ELEMENTARY football powerhouse PAREF Springdale ventures into the sport of running as it hosts the Run with the Titans on Nov. 10 at the Parkmall in Mandaue City.
The running event is organized to realize PAREF Springdale鈥檚 charity work by supporting the Kaabag Foundation in its projects for the less fortunate.
Dr. Potenciano 鈥淵ong鈥� Larrazabal III of the Center For Sight Foundation will be the project chairman of the running event.
Distances to be offered are 3-kilometer, 7k and 15k. There will also be a kiddie dash.
The event was officially launched yesterday at the Dessert Factory at the Ayala Center Cebu.
Present during the launching was Paref Springdale director Rick Ampiloquio, Dr. Larrazabal, committee on marketing and logistics architect James Co, committee on finance Archie Coros and Ronad Eullaran, who heads the committee on ways and means.
鈥淲e are very excited with this event,鈥� said Ampiloquio. 鈥淲e want to have an activity that is fit for being healthy. That鈥檚 why we decided to stage this running event. It鈥檚 also one way of strengthening the bond of the families of our students.鈥�
The school鈥檚 objective is to raise funds for its charity projects in Cebu, such as conducting feeding programs in 30 barangays all-year round.
This December, the school is also planning to have a four-week feeding program for its Christmas charity program.
The running event is also held in line with the celebration of PAREF Springdale鈥檚 Father鈥檚 Day celebration.
Veteran race director Joel Baring will handle the technical side of the running event.
Cash prizes will be given to the top three winners in each category.
Registration areas are at the Parkmall, Center for Sight at the Cebu Doctors鈥� University (CDU) campus, Shell gasoline station in Lahug and at the Paref Springdale campus. /CORRESPONDENT DALE G. ROSAL