MILLION HECTARE WALK 2009 (Year 3) Haribon Foundation is celebrating its 37th anniversary this year and will hold “The Million Hectare Walk 2009 … raising funds to restore Philippine Rainforests.” The event aims to raise awareness on the importance of rainforests and the need to plant native tree species to restore the natural forests’ ecological services including its impact to mitigate global warming. This activity is a means to raise funds for our rainforestation initiatives and other projects in biodiversity conservation. Haribon Foundation and its partners nationwide aim to plant one million hectares of native trees by year 2020. The event will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center at North Avenue, Quezon City. It will be attended by the members and friends of Haribon Foundation as well as partners in conservation. WHAT IS THE MILLION HECTARE WALK? The Million Hectare Walk 2009 (MHW-2009) aims to raise awareness and resources for the Rainforestation Organizations and Advocates to 2020 (ROAD to 2020), an environmental conservation movement to restore one million hectares of our rainforests using native tree species by year 2020. Now on its third year, the MHW-2009 is a non-competitive pledge walk that will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2009 from 6:00 am to 11:00 am at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center in Quezon City. There will be two routes, the 300-meter path and the 1.5-km path. The Million Hectare Walk in November 2007 and November 2008 helped us reach out to more than 1,000 individuals to raise awareness on biodiversity and forest protection through lectures, discussions and presentations. We were able to network with various sectors that enabled us to plant more than 10,000 native trees to address habitat loss and climate change. WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE? Haribon members, volunteers, friends and supporters can participate and sign up as a walker. Non-walkers can still participate by pledging at least Seventy-Five Pesos (P75.00) per lap for a registered walker or by being a volunteer during the event. Even as a volunteer you can still raise pledges. The key is participation! Corporate supporters can also become event partners. HOW MUCH CAN BE RAISED? The potentials are tremendous. A pledge by one person can be as high as Twenty Thousand Pesos (P25,000.00). Last year, we had a total of 334 walkers and raised P311, 014.96, thus each walker was able to raise an average amount of about P930.00. HOW MANY WALKERS DO WE NEED? We want to have at least 500 registered walkers this year. The more walkers, the more pledges, the more money we will be able to raise. WHAT IF WE ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE DAY OF THE WALK? No problem … you can still participate by supporting walkers as you donate, pledge and collect pledges for your chosen walker(s). HOW DO I REGISTER AND PARTICIPATE? Complete the Registration Form (Annex A), submit by fax (434-4696) or email to membership@haribon.org.ph or act@haribon.org.ph Recruit walkers if you want to form your own team so you can walk together as a group, and ask them to everyone in the team to register as walkers Collect pledges from family, friends, neighbors, schoolmates, workmates or church-mates, etc. Use Pledge Form (Annex B) and complete the needed information. Collect Registration Fees from each walker. Fees for adults and kids are P250.00 (current Haribon Members and children up to 12 years old) and P300.00 (expired Haribon members and non-Haribon members). Payment of Registration Fee and pledges can be made by doing any of the following: Cash Deposit: You may deposit the amount via inter-branch deposit to Haribon Foundation’s BPI Kalayaan Branch – Peso SA 1993-0767-47. We request that you fax to +632-434-4696 (attn: MHW 2009) or scan and email to membership@haribon.org.ph the deposit slip. Don’t forget to include your name, branch where payment was deposited, date and time of deposit and amount; or Cheque via Post/Pick-up: Please make cheques payable to Haribon Foundation. You can mail or send it to our office: 2F Santos and Sons Bldg, #973 Aurora Blvd, Cubao, Quezon City 1109. If you are in the Metro Manila area, we can also schedule for your registration fee to be picked up by our messenger during regular office hours; or Visit us: Haribon Office at 2F Santos and Sons Bldg., # 973 Aurora Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City from Monday to Friday from 9AM-5PM. All validated and verified deposits will be issued official receipts by Haribon Foundation. After paying for the registration fee, you may claim your MHW Kit at the Haribon Office (starting Wednesday, November 4, 2009). You may also have a representative pick it up on your behalf together with a valid ID and Letter of Authorization.ARE THERE ANY FEES? We have kept the walker registration fee low – P250.00 (current Haribon Members and children up to 12 years old) and P300.00 (expired Haribon members and non-Haribon members) to ensure the widest possible participation. There are no required pledge commitments in order to participate. WHAT IS THE REGISTRATION FEE USED FOR? The registration fees are used to help fund the costs of the event, which include among others, t-shirts, sling bags, advertisements, communication and coordination, overhead, programs, announcements and banners. WILL THERE BE PLEDGE FORMS? Yes, pledge forms are also available on Haribon’s website: www.haribon.org.ph. You can print them and distribute them to your friends and recruited walkers. HOW DO WE RECRUIT PLEDGES? The suggested minimum pledge is Seventy Five Pesos (P75.00) and this is equivalent to a native tree to be planted in a critical watershed area. There are no total pledge or goal minimums. 1. No amount is too small - it is the nature of pledge walks that lots of small donations combine to become a big contribution. 2. You can recruit pledges from family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, church-mates, classmates, etc. If you have ever sponsored someone in another walk, it’s time for them to return the favor. 3. It is easier to collect the donation when people make the pledge. There may be difficulty on collecting after the Walk. 4. We encourage the formation of informal teams for more participation. 5. If payments by walkers are in cheque, please remind them that the check be payable to Haribon Foundation. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PLEDGES? All walkers are requested to collect the pledges and turn these over to Haribon Foundation or deposit these to Haribon’s BPI account. All pledges must be turned over to Haribon on or before December 15, 2009. ARE DONATIONS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE? Only corporate donations to Haribon Foundation are tax deductible. WHERE IS THE WALK ROUTE? The Million Hectare Walk 2009 will be held at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center in Quezon City. We will meet inside the park near the Mindanao Avenue entrance (Gate 2). The walk will follow the perimeter of the tree lined open space of the park (without crossing any major roads). The walk is a short 300 meters and an optional path of 1.5 km around the mini lake which is a popular picnic ground, to make it accessible for children, seniors and everyone in between. WILL THERE BE PARKING? There is ample parking space at Gate 2 - North Avenue entrance. A minimal parking fee of P15 per vehicle and entrance fees of P8/person (Adult) and P5/child will be settled upon entry to the park. We will have volunteers at the park to meet you and direct you to the Registration Area. This gate is also accessible via public transportation. This is a short jeepney ride from McDonald’s Mindanao Avenue (fronting Trinoma). Get off before reaching Quezon Memorial Circle. For those commuting and coming from Quezon Avenue, the Quezon Avenue gate of the park is also accessible via public transportation. This is a short jeepney ride from the EDSA MRT station (alight before the Quezon Memorial Circle). WILL THERE BE MARKETING MATERIALS? Yes, marketing and reference materials are posted on the web site. You can print them and distribute them to your supporters and recruited walkers. DID YOU FIND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION? If not, please send your question to membership@haribon.org.ph or act@haribon.org.ph or call 421-1213, 421-1209 or 911-6088 (Lyn or Yolli) or text/call 0922-815-1942 (Maribeth).

MILLION HECTARE WALK 2009 (Year 3)

Haribon Foundation is celebrating its 37th anniversary this year and will hold “The Million Hectare Walk 2009 … raising funds to restore Philippine Rainforests.” The event aims to raise awareness on the importance of rainforests and the need to plant native tree species to restore the natural forests’ ecological services including its impact to mitigate global warming. This activity is a means to raise funds for our rainforestation initiatives and other projects in biodiversity conservation. Haribon Foundation and its partners nationwide aim to plant one million hectares of native trees by year 2020.

The event will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center at North Avenue, Quezon City. It will be attended by the members and friends of Haribon Foundation as well as partners in conservation.

WHAT IS THE MILLION HECTARE WALK?

The Million Hectare Walk 2009 (MHW-2009) aims to raise awareness and resources for the Rainforestation Organizations and Advocates to 2020 (ROAD to 2020), an environmental conservation movement to restore one million hectares of our rainforests using native tree species by year 2020. Now on its third year, the MHW-2009 is a non-competitive pledge walk that will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2009 from 6:00 am to 11:00 am at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center in Quezon City. There will be two routes, the 300-meter path and the 1.5-km path.

The Million Hectare Walk in November 2007 and November 2008 helped us reach out to more than 1,000 individuals to raise awareness on biodiversity and forest protection through lectures, discussions and presentations. We were able to network with various sectors that enabled us to plant more than 10,000 native trees to address habitat loss and climate change.

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?

Haribon members, volunteers, friends and supporters can participate and sign up as a walker. Non-walkers can still participate by pledging at least Seventy-Five Pesos (P75.00) per lap for a registered walker or by being a volunteer during the event. Even as a volunteer you can still raise pledges. The key is participation! Corporate supporters can also become event partners.

HOW MUCH CAN BE RAISED?

The potentials are tremendous. A pledge by one person can be as high as Twenty Thousand Pesos (P25,000.00). Last year, we had a total of 334 walkers and raised P311, 014.96, thus each walker was able to raise an average amount of about P930.00.

HOW MANY WALKERS DO WE NEED?

We want to have at least 500 registered walkers this year. The more walkers, the more pledges, the more money we will be able to raise.

WHAT IF WE ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE DAY OF THE WALK?

No problem … you can still participate by supporting walkers as you donate, pledge and collect pledges for your chosen walker(s).

HOW DO I REGISTER AND PARTICIPATE?

Complete the Registration Form (Annex A), submit by fax (434-4696) or email to membership@haribon.org.ph or act@haribon.org.ph

Recruit walkers if you want to form your own team so you can walk together as a group, and ask them to everyone in the team to register as walkers

Collect pledges from family, friends, neighbors, schoolmates, workmates or church-mates, etc. Use Pledge Form (Annex B) and complete the needed information.

Collect Registration Fees from each walker. Fees for adults and kids are P250.00 (current Haribon Members and children up to 12 years old) and P300.00 (expired Haribon members and non-Haribon members).

Payment of Registration Fee and pledges can be made by doing any of the following:

Cash Deposit: You may deposit the amount via inter-branch deposit to Haribon Foundation’s BPI Kalayaan Branch – Peso SA 1993-0767-47. We request that you fax to +632-434-4696 (attn: MHW 2009) or scan and email to membership@haribon.org.ph the deposit slip. Don’t forget to include your name, branch where payment was deposited, date and time of deposit and amount; or

Cheque via Post/Pick-up: Please make cheques payable to Haribon Foundation. You can mail or send it to our office: 2F Santos and Sons Bldg, #973 Aurora Blvd, Cubao, Quezon City 1109. If you are in the Metro Manila area, we can also schedule for your registration fee to be picked up by our messenger during regular office hours; or

Visit us: Haribon Office at 2F Santos and Sons Bldg., # 973 Aurora Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City from Monday to Friday from 9AM-5PM.

All validated and verified deposits will be issued official receipts by Haribon Foundation.

After paying for the registration fee, you may claim your MHW Kit at the Haribon Office (starting Wednesday, November 4, 2009). You may also have a representative pick it up on your behalf together with a valid ID and Letter of Authorization.

ARE THERE ANY FEES?

We have kept the walker registration fee low – P250.00 (current Haribon Members and children up to 12 years old) and P300.00 (expired Haribon members and non-Haribon members) to ensure the widest possible participation. There are no required pledge commitments in order to participate.

WHAT IS THE REGISTRATION FEE USED FOR?

The registration fees are used to help fund the costs of the event, which include among others, t-shirts, sling bags, advertisements, communication and coordination, overhead, programs, announcements and banners.

WILL THERE BE PLEDGE FORMS?

Yes, pledge forms are also available on Haribon’s website: www.haribon.org.ph. You can print them and distribute them to your friends and recruited walkers.

HOW DO WE RECRUIT PLEDGES?

The suggested minimum pledge is Seventy Five Pesos (P75.00) and this is equivalent to a native tree to be planted in a critical watershed area. There are no total pledge or goal minimums.

1. No amount is too small - it is the nature of pledge walks that lots of small donations combine to become a big contribution.

2. You can recruit pledges from family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, church-mates, classmates, etc. If you have ever sponsored someone in another walk, it’s time for them to return the favor.

3. It is easier to collect the donation when people make the pledge. There may be difficulty on collecting after the Walk.

4. We encourage the formation of informal teams for more participation.

5. If payments by walkers are in cheque, please remind them that the check be payable to Haribon Foundation.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PLEDGES?
All walkers are requested to collect the pledges and turn these over to Haribon Foundation or deposit these to Haribon’s BPI account. All pledges must be turned over to Haribon on or before December 15, 2009.

ARE DONATIONS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE?
Only corporate donations to Haribon Foundation are tax deductible.

WHERE IS THE WALK ROUTE?

The Million Hectare Walk 2009 will be held at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center in Quezon City. We will meet inside the park near the Mindanao Avenue entrance (Gate 2). The walk will follow the perimeter of the tree lined open space of the park (without crossing any major roads). The walk is a short 300 meters and an optional path of 1.5 km around the mini lake which is a popular picnic ground, to make it accessible for children, seniors and everyone in between.

WILL THERE BE PARKING?

There is ample parking space at Gate 2 - North Avenue entrance. A minimal parking fee of P15 per vehicle and entrance fees of P8/person (Adult) and P5/child will be settled upon entry to the park. We will have volunteers at the park to meet you and direct you to the Registration Area. This gate is also accessible via public transportation. This is a short jeepney ride from McDonald’s Mindanao Avenue (fronting Trinoma). Get off before reaching Quezon Memorial Circle.

For those commuting and coming from Quezon Avenue, the Quezon Avenue gate of the park is also accessible via public transportation. This is a short jeepney ride from the EDSA MRT station (alight before the Quezon Memorial Circle).

WILL THERE BE MARKETING MATERIALS?

Yes, marketing and reference materials are posted on the web site. You can print them and distribute them to your supporters and recruited walkers.

DID YOU FIND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION?

If not, please send your question to membership@haribon.org.ph or act@haribon.org.ph or call 421-1213, 421-1209 or 911-6088 (Lyn or Yolli) or text/call 0922-815-1942 (Maribeth).