Ruel Foundation 5K Fun Run 2014 - Before and After The Race

 

 

Well, the first ever Ruel Foundation 5K Fun Run has come and gone, and what a great morning it was! We were blessed with beautiful weather and amazing support from the community, both through financial sponsorship and attendance and participation on the day.

Pauline gave me the job of photographer and so I snapped away happily with my trusty Samsung Galaxy III. There was far too much action for just one blog post, so the is the first of a series. Enjoy!

The day started nice and early, before the sun even had a chance to rise!






The registration table was always busy

Waiting around...

Assembling on the lawn to thank the sponsors, hear a bit about Ruel, hear instructions for the Fun Run and watch the Ruel kids perform a song

It was strange for some of the participants seeing a white guy taking pictures of them, but pretty soon they warmed up and I got some smiles.

The kids were ready and raring to go!

Relaxing after the race...

Placegetter Ceremony

First-placed male

Second-placed male

 

Third-placed male

 

First-placed female



Second-placed female



Third-placed female

First-placed boy



Second-placed boy



Third-placed boy

First-placed girl

Second-placed girl (Ruel's very own Miss R!)

Third-placed girl

 

A Massive Week Coming Up at Ruel!

Hi Ruel friends and supporters,

As the blog title suggests, this is going to be a huge week for all involved at Ruel Foundation, and we would LOVE your thoughts, prayers and support at this time. Let me take you through our week:


                                             

In about 10 hours, we will be commencing the first ever Ruel Foundation 5K Fun Run, to celebrate our 8th Foundation day,. The caregivers have put in a massive amount of work fundraising and getting things ready, and we're sure it will be a great morning of raising awareness of what we do at Ruel, and thanking God for using us in the lives of so many kids and families.   

 

Little Mr I will be having a long-awaited operation on his club feet in Manila on Monday 

Baby J will be having an operation on his cleft lip/palate in Manila on Monday, thanks to the fundraising efforts of Melissa, one of our short-term volunteers. 

Little Mr A will be meeting his Forever Family later in the week. They are from Finland, and already have a child adopted from the Philippines. These occasions are always exciting and significant!