Marco Polo Plaza’s Run for
th
ERUF – A 10 Anniversary
Celebration
Marco Polo Plaza kicked off its 10th anniversary
celebration by giving back.
On April 3, 2016, more than 900 runners
gathered for RUN FOR ERUF #TimelessAt10
run for a cause. There were three distance
categories – 10K, 5K and 1K. A hundred percent
of the proceeds of the run goes to the Emergency
Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF-Cebu).
Runners gathered as early as 4:00 AM to
participate in the Zumba warm-up led by the
Sports and Fitness Enthusiasts (SAFE). After
the warm up, runners were briefed on the route
of the race by Race Director Joel Baring. The
10K runners were welcomed with fireworks
they started race. 5K and 1K runners followed
shortly.
To ensure that the runners will have less muscle
pains, SAFE led the cool down exercise which
was followed by a raffl e of items given by the
sponsors and Gift Certificates from Marco Polo
Plaza Cebu. The top 3 winners of the 5K and
10K category received a cash prize, a medal and
Serenitea vouchers.
Winners of the 5K Category Women’s Division
are Cherry Andrin (1st place) with the time of
00:23:34.780, Mary Joy Castor (2nd place) with
the time of 00:24:29.780 and Catherine Angelie
Yu (3rd place) with the time of 00:24:51.340.
Winners of the 5K Category Men’s Division
are Joseph Mururi (1st place) with the time of
00:17:14.300, Michael Largo (2nd place) with the
time of 00:17:30.950 and Douglas Mwitti (3rd
place) with the time of 00:17:46.640.
Winners of the 10K Category Women’s Division
are Ruffa Sorongon (1st place) with the time of
00:43:15.730, Geniecel Sabella (2nd place) with
the time of 00:46:06.250 and Carla Cosep (3rd
place) with the time of 00:56:14.680. Winners of
the 10K Category Men’s Division are Abraham
Kilimo (1st place) with the time of 00:33:34.500,
Eric Chepsiror (2nd place) with the time of
00:33:38.810 and Sherwin Managil (3rd place)
with the time of 00:37:42.640.
The Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation or
ERUF has always assisted the hotel in providing
safety and security to Marco Polo Plaza’s guests
and associates. During hotel events, ERUF,
values life, encourages volunteerism and follows
its core value ‘we serve so others might live’.
Marco Polo Plaza Cebu values their efforts for
the community through this run for a cause.
Marco Polo Plaza Cebu extends its sincerest
gratitude to all participants and sponsors for the
support. This run was made possible through our
partnership with Calltek Center International,
Ayala Center Cebu, Federal Land, The Freeman,
Wrock, Cebu Daily News, IMI-SAJI, Ceed
Marketing, Coca-Cola, Serenitea, Northstar,
Global Business Power, Graphic Star, Sun Star
Cebu, Nature’s Spring, Del Monte, Smart, Ceres
Summit Corporation, J&E Vegetables, Farms
Corporation, Eight to Eight, Guinto Lights and
Sounds, Salon de Rose, Red Bull and Pyroworks.
For more details, visit the website at www.
marcopoloplazacebu.com. For real time
updates, like the Facebook page at facebook.
com/marcopolocebu or follow on Twitter at
@5StarInCebu.
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