VOLUNTEERISM: ΑΦΩ JOINS TERRY FOX RUN ABU DHABI 2018

Abu Dhabi Directorate under APO Emarat 121 Alumni Association joined the Terry Fox Run yesterday, January 19, 2018 held at East Plaza, Corniche in Abu Dhabi as registration volunteer workers. This event was conducted every year and it became popular since the Terry Fox Run aim to raise funds to support their cancer research studies. It is also a day of celebrating Terry’s legacy and helping to keep alive his dream of finding a cure of cancer. Terry Fox Run Abu Dhabi is a non-competitive event where people get together as individual, families and groups to show their full support in this charity event.

HOW DID WE JOIN AS VOLUNTEERS?

Luckily, one of my brother from APO, Bro. Garry Burnopp has a contact person in the said event. They are looking for some volunteers who are willing to work as follows; course marshal, registration, water stations, t-shirt collection and selling booth. Our email was gathered and forwarded to the contact person of Terry Fox Run, then after sometime we received an email invitation for the said event. All you have to do is to reply the email, confirm your participation and mentioned what type of work you are willing to do.

For more information or inquiries about volunteer work visit their website http://www.terryfox.org/international-runs/abudhabi/ or send an email to [email protected]

BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERISM
Before the event, we had a briefing session the day after the event happens. This is the time when they will discuss your role and your work location/station. As a volunteer worker, you have the freebies of contacting their organizer itself, full access inside the venue, no que in getting certificcate and free meals.

EARLY BIRD

We arrived in the location at 6:30 am since we are the person in charge for the registration. Of course, we took our photo ops as early as this because for sure we won't able to do that when registration begins.

Before the registration opens, we were given a meals, one pack of bread, an apple and bottled water. It will serves as our breakfast 'coz for sure we cannot eat during busy hours. Registration opens at 9:00 am, but as early as 7:00 am, the venue becomes crowded.

WARM UP BEGINS

As people comes, the event organizer start to open the gates for registration. While we are so busy entertaining the participants, some of them begun the warm up session led by gym trainers.

After some time, the 8.5 kilometer run begins.

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TIME TO RELAX

While everyone is out there running, walking and biking, we took this opportunity to do some selfies! It is truly a tiring day but worth it. Serving to the community really gives a feeling of self-satisfaction. I felt that we as individual have an impact to one another once we indulge ourselves in commitment.

THE FINAL BATTLE

As participants finished the 8.5 run/walk, the venue becomes crowded once again for certificate collection. Hence, after a few hours we manage to distribute it accordingly. Thanks to all the organizers and participant, it is a successful and peaceful event indeed!

Once again congratulations to The Terry fox Run event organizer for a successful event and thank you for trusting us handling the registration. Another achievement to us APHIO's. Cheers to all of us and looking forward for more service to come!