News Release: Annual Alay Lakad Walk-for-a-Cause

The Annual Alay Lakad Walk-for-a-Cause, for thousands of out-of-school youth on its 45th year will be held on Sept. 24 at the Luneta grandstand. The charity event is a unique mode of raising funds for out-of-school-youths in a project of the Alay Lakad Foundation, Inc. with its president, businessman and civic leader Frank Evaristo. This year's chairman of the Alay Lakad Foundation, Inc. is President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Volunteer participants "walk" to the grandstand for the marginalized and out-of-school youths. Every participant donates to the fund.

The foundation has helped from 70,000 youths since its founding thru scholarships and livelihood projects. It counts as members, over 35 NGOS, civic clubs, and government agencies. The project is on its 45th year of existence this month.

Chairman of this year's National Coordinating Committee is Lions Club International led by it John Siy and Anson Ong and vice chairman is the Rotary Club International led by Governor Emmanuel "Loy" Cosico. It has the theme of "Kabataan Para sa Pagbabago." President Domingo Yap of the FFCCCHII, AFP, chief of staff Gen. Eduardo Ano, PNP chief Gen. Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa, Lions Club International, Kiwanis International Governor Alejandro Mojica, JCIP president Hagem Furigay, Nboy Scouts of the Philippines, YMCA, DILG, DepEd, PLPI, Parcnet, NCR, NYC, Delfin Go, Belinda Zalameda, Dra. Teruko Haga, and Puerto Princesa City chapter Rev. Leonida Salva are all members of the committee.

Alay Lakad starts at 8 a.m. in front of the Quirino grandstand. 02 522-6134; 63909 7504733. So let's walk!