19/11/2023

We Are One hosts 'Earth Run' in the Philippines

 

On Sunday, October 29th, Philippine-based volunteers of We Are One hosted the 2023 Earth Run: Peace Heritage at the City of Imus Grandstand and Track Oval (CIGTO). 592 individuals joined and together covered a total distance of 1095 kilometres.

The campaign, also referred to as "We Are Run," is a new initiative of We Are One, an international youth organisation made up of volunteers from New Heaven New Earth, Shincheonji Church of Jesus. Members had the innovative idea of hosting races worldwide so that the combined distance covered by all the peace runners would equal the circumference of the entire world (24,901 miles).

We Are One strives to make social contributions to society that only the youth can make. The organisation made headlines when it earned the Guinness World Records in 2022 for the most online blood donation sign-ups. A total of 71,121 volunteers from the group completed online blood donation applications within within a 24-hour period on October 1st, 2022, and more volunteers agreed to donate blood throughout the months of October and November.

Worldwide, We Are One running groups hosted Earth Run marathons in 30 different countries by the end of October 2023. Events were held in nine countries in Asia (Japan, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Kazakhstan and Turkey), seven countries in Europe (Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Russia and Germany), and three countries in the Americas (United States, Brazil and Colombia). Marathons were also hosted in nine African countries and two countries in Oceania.

Sponsors of the run in Philippines included MPT South Management Corporation CAVITEX, Nature's Spring Water, Rotary Club of QC Big Bike Riders and NCR Philippines, and media partners included The Manila Times and Diyaryo Milenyo Digital News.

This event was made possible through the invaluable support of Congressman Adrian Jay "AJ" Advincula, City Government of Imus, Mayor Alex "AA" Advincula, City of Imus Sports Development Unit, Imus City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), City General Services Office - City of Imus, City of Imus Traffic Management Office - CITMO, Philippine National Police - Imus City Information Office, and the Association of Barangay Captains.
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2023 Earth Run: Peace Heritage (We Are One)

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