Mountaineering groups will be spearheading the Freedom Walk 2012 set on June 12 at 4 p.m. from the Rizal Park to Times Beach baywalk area.
“We are inviting the civic groups, NGOs or government offices to join us,” said facilitator Danni “Jun” Bacus at the weekly SCOOP of the Royal Mandaya Hotel last Tuesday.
There is no registration fee. Participants, however, must register in order to get their certificate, ID and raffle stub.
“We need to get their names early for their IDs and certificates,” Bacus said.
The Freedom Walk is a a nationwide event with the theme “Let’s Walk United and Be Counted”.
It is organized by the Samahan ng mga Responsableng Mamumundok ng Pilipinas (SRMP) together with the Mountaineering Federation of the Phils. Inc. (MFPI), Mountaineering Federation of Southern Mindanao (MFSM) and Sports Communicators Organization of the Phils. (SCOOP) Davao.
The walk will start from the Rizal Park, turn left to Magallanes St., turn right Quimpo Boulevard, turn left John Paul II College, Times Beach turn left Queensland and end at the Queensland Baywalk.
The final registration and distribution of IDs will also be held at the Rizal Park at 1 p.m. while there will be a short program with some acoustic bands after the walk at 6 p.m.
Registration forms are now available at the different outdoor shops in Davao City – Habagat MTS, Lord Anthony, Higherground, Southern Peak, Mulatto, Andico, The Boatman and Tinikaran in Sta. Cruz. All forms must be submitted on or before June 3 at Botiki Outdoor Shop along Quirino St. For inquiries, contact 09395177408 (Jun) or 09474155462 (Tolits). -LDR
