Help Build a Bottle School

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With your contribution of 1.5- or 2-liter plastic bottles, which will serve as the "hollow" portion of makeshift hollow blocks you can help build this...

And with a little architectural and decorative magic, turn it into this...

Very impressive!

This is another pioneering project by multi-awarded social entrepreneur Illac Diaz, who has made a name for himself by developing sustainable housing solutions for homeless and the lack of infrastructure in developing countries.

And to create awareness for this new project, his team will organize a Bottle School Run ...

... because it seems that people prefer to talk about running events than about socially relevant ideas. So, why not take advantage of that by linking the useful idea with what people are already talking about? Brilliant!

Unlike many of the half-hearted and seemingly insincere (in my opinion) "run for a cause" races going on almost every week, this one is rather different because you get to see concrete (and plastic) results.

I'm coordinating with the organizers to know where we could contribute plastic bottles without participating in the run. Hey, not everyone's into running.

But if you really want to run, I'd say go for it!

Registration for The Bottle School Run starts on May 29, Saturday and lasts until June 11, Friday. Registration centers are:

Planet Sports Trinoma (1pm to 8pm)
Planet Sports Alabang (1pm to 8pm)
Planet Sports Glorietta (1pm to 8pm)
Taguig City – Fort Bonifacio Satellite Office, 3rd Flr, Market! Market! (9am to 5pm)

Distance categories are 3k, 5k, and 10k. Registration fees are P200 for 3k, and P300 for 5k and 10k. All participating runners are requested to bring two bottles with a 1.5 or 2 liter size of any soda brand on race day. Gunstart times are 5:30am (10k), 5:45am (5k), and 6:00am (3k).

Inquiries may be directed to thebottleschoolrun@gmail.com or to Liza Fumar, Co-lead, The Bottle School Run, through 0927 284 54 36. Alternatively, interested parties may contact Edward Kho, Race Director, through 0915-9990187.

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