NatGeo run to benefit Mind Museum

MANILA, Philippines - The Mind Museum, the country’s first world-class science institution in Taguig, will be the chief beneficiary of the NatGeo Earth Day Run, which hits the road Sunday at the Bonifacio Global City.

Organizers of the event actually limited the list of donors to the first 500 on-line registrants under its “Light Stars; Brighten Minds” program with the benefactors to be recognized on the Mind Museum website. They will also receive an electronic “donor’s certificate” and a sponsorship badge that can be posted on Facebook.

The patrons’ names will also be included in the Donors’ marker in the Mind Museum galleries when the museum, which will house a wide collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, or historical importance, opens shop late this year in Taguig.

In last year’s inaugurals, the NatGeo EDR supported the Design Against the Elements (DatE), a global architectural design contest that aims to provide a solution to the problems presented by climate change.

Over 5,000 runners, including professionals, students and weekend runners, are tipped to answer the starting gun in 3K, 5K and 10K races in the second staging of the NatGeo Earth Day Run presented by PLDT My DSL in partnership with the BGC and Greenbelt.

Encouraged by last year’s big turnout, FOX International Channels Territory director Jude Turcuato said they added the 21K race to accommodate requests from the mid-distance runners and regular campaigners, making this year’s fund-raising event, backed by Petron Turbo Diesel, Canon, Prudential Guarantee, 1st Endurance and Cushe, a four-race competition.

Fabulous prizes are up for grabs in the event staged not only to promote physical fitness and wellness but also to create awareness about caring for the planet and saving the environment.