To raise more funds for its indigent
beneficiaries, Hunat Sugbu targets to bring in 2,200 runners this year.
Hunat Sugbu, an annual racing event organized
by Cebu Parklane International Hotel, dedicates its proceeds to Jesu Christi Community’s medical mission.
Race is slated on June 24, 2018.
Cenelyn Manguiimotan, Parklane’s general
manager, said last year’s proceeds served over 5,000 indigent patients from
Jesu Christi.
Manguilomotan said their beneficiaries are “one
of the reasons” they keep on doing Hunat Sugbu. She said a portion of the Hunat
Sugbu funds also goes to their para-team, a group of persons-with-disabilities athletes.
Nicanor Nacorda, Hunat Sugbu chairman, said
since they started Hunat Sugbu eight years ago, their beneficiaries are the
patients from Jesu Christi, and each year, “our beneficiaries have increased.”
“It is also one of the reasons why we make
Hunat Sugbu. Last year, we served 5,000 patients. It is encouraging for us to
continue the event,” he said.
Hunat Sugbu, Nacorda narrated, started as a
Justice Run in memory of the hotel’s late owner, Maning Ting. From Justice Run,
which they wanted to incorporate the term “Sugbu” to the name, the people
behind the race came up with “Hunat Sugbu”. At first, he said, there were only
two categories: 5K to 6K, until it became an “institution of Cebu running events.”
From 1000 runners since its first few years, that
number has increased over the past years. Nacorda said last year, they had
2,000 runners.
“Hopefully Hunat Sugbu 8, we can reach the target
of 2,200 runners for the medical mission,” he said.
For this year, the categories are: 3K, 6K,
12K and 21K.
Race director Joel Baring said Hunat Sugbu 8
has a brand new route, and the gunstart for the 21K is at 4am at the Biliran
Road of Cebu Business Park. The run’s venue is at The Terraces of Ayala Center.
Baring said there will be water stations with
beverages and fruits in every 2km, and at the finish line, the traditional
buffet for all finishers.
Baring said the finishers will be a medial
each while the grand winner also gets to take home a trophy. A total cash
prizes of P72,000 also awaits all the winners of the different categories.
Registration fee: is P400 for the 3K, P500
for the 6K, P700 and P800 for the 12K and 21K, respectively.
Registration starts on April 7 at the lobby
of Cebu Parklane Hotel; and in June 11-22 in Ayala, and in May 28-June 10, SM
City.
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