For the sixth time, the University of San Jose – Recoletos will stage a fun run to raise funds and sponsor the tertiary education expenses of the Josenian Alumni Association scholars.
The activity has 3K, 6K and 12K categories. The first two categories are exclusive for Josenian students, alumni, and employees. Meanwhile, the 12K category is open to all. In each category, there is a male and female division.
Below is the list of prizes for the top finishers:
In a conference at the Vienna Kaffehaus, USJ-R Alumni Association Acting President Jun Sevilla welcomed the members of the press and explained the rationale of the activity.
Engr. Norberto Flores, one of the Alumni Association Board of Trustees, shared how the previous Recoletos Run activities have helped their scholars.
“Our goal is to support more scholars. We helped three scholars to graduate during our previous run and we are currently supporting five more scholars,” he said.
Currently, the association has five scholars namely Marchel R. Olivar, 5th year Electrical Engineering student; Novy C. Panes, 1st year Business Administration student; Jake B. Cabreros, 2nd year Information Technology student; Geoffrey Q. Villahermosa, 2nd year Financial Management student; and Ianna Louise P. Perales, 4th year Civil Engineering Student.
Registration is ongoing. Interested individuals can register until Monday, September 3.
On the race day, the participants are going to take the route as shown below:
Recoletos Run Route
For more inquiries one may contact 253-7900 and 255-3060 or visit their Facebook page named as usjralumni.org.
The organizers are expecting around 3,000 participants this year. All finishers will also get a specially designed medal.
—Written by Lorraine Mitzi A. Ambrad with reports from Julie Ann Salmeron (Communication Intern)
