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Run for a cause this October 29 as Earth Run 2023 kicks off at the City of Imus Grandstand and Track Oval in Cavite.   And to get us all pumped up for this is Earth Run 2023 host Sam Oh.   Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 Run for a cause this October 29 as the Earthrun 2023 kicks off at the city of Imus Grandstand

00:05 and Track Oval in Cavite. And to get us all pumped up for this, joining us live is Earthrun 2023

00:12 host Sam Oh. Sam, it's such a pleasure to have you. Hi Paolo. By the second time this year,

00:16 I feel like I'm winning a race. You are. We need to hear more often. Listen, Earthrun,

00:21 give us the overview of this. I mean, usually you talk about, you talk about 10k, 21k,

00:27 we're talking about 40,120 kilometers. How do we do this? Not in one race, of course. This is really

00:33 a global movement is what we're aiming for. Gathering runners from all over the world to

00:38 do their part in logging in 40,120 kilometers, which is equivalent to the circumference of the

00:44 earth, hence the name Earthrun. Right. This is an endeavor by a group of a youth volunteer group

00:51 called We Are One. It is the youth volunteer group of the church that I belong to, which is called

00:56 Shincheonji, or New Heaven and New Earth, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony. And

01:01 yeah, this started in South Korea. We are a group of about 90,000 volunteers, 70,000 of them in

01:09 Korea, 20,000 all over the world, the Philippines being one of them. And we're so excited to do it

01:14 here. All right. This is always a question that I have is, is how can the Earthrun or how can my

01:20 participation in the run actually benefit the earth? Yeah. Well, I think personally, for me,

01:28 at this day and age where we're hearing a lot of news about conflict and war around the world,

01:32 it's really easy to fall into that trap of feeling paralyzed by helplessness or being overwhelmed,

01:39 feeling like you're not going to make a difference. What can I possibly do to make a

01:43 difference? But I think personally, I find it very empowering to do something that is on the opposite

01:48 side of the spectrum. So doing something to foster feelings of unity or peace, interconnectedness,

01:55 and we can really make a difference when we come together as one, hence the name We Are One. So

02:01 yeah, that is the aim of the event. Okay. I mean, it's not obviously, it's not just fundraising.

02:06 It's not, it's also coming together for a common goal. It's just everybody sort of channeling their

02:10 energies towards unity, coming together and just doing something, setting our sights on a goal that

02:16 we're all going to achieve together. However, there is obviously also still the fundraising

02:20 part of this and the proceeds actually go towards concrete projects. Yes. So there is a registration

02:26 fee, 300 pesos, 200 if you're a student, and we are partnering with the city government of IMUS.

02:32 So proceeds, part of the proceeds will go to their initiatives and then the rest will go to

02:37 the different activities of We Are One, which we have a variety of activities because our

02:42 initiatives have to do with relief operations, protecting the environment, providing quality

02:48 education, peace initiatives, and all that good stuff. So yeah. Okay. Well, when we talked about

02:55 the figure 40,120, you know, it's sort of, it's a dizzying thought. It's like, how can I, exactly,

03:03 how can I make a dent in this huge number? And I think that's really what we're trying to address

03:08 here. Everybody pitches in, everybody takes a little chunk of it and everybody does their share.

03:13 Yeah. We're talking about pretty manageable distances as far as participating in this event.

03:17 Yes. You can choose from 1K, 3K, 5K. Doable. Super doable. Super doable. I'm not a runner myself,

03:23 but I will show up and log in my 5K, cry for help, you know, and that's it. We can all do something.

03:30 I know. If everybody sort of pitches in, and I think that's what, that's really what our advocacy

03:34 is all about. One small act is do that one little, little, little thing. Yeah. If you're going to do

03:39 something, make it this thing. Yes. Take part and really sort of make a contribution and be one

03:45 with everybody in our common goal. Yes. And I'm really, you know, inviting the youth of the

03:51 Philippines because, you know, as we said, this is a run that is happening in different parts of the

03:56 world. So it's happened already in countries like Germany, Japan, Malaysia, cities like San Francisco

04:02 and Atlanta in the US, South Korea, of course, Madagascar, Cameroon, Zambia. And I insist that we

04:10 put the Philippines on this map as well. Absolutely. When it comes to participation, I think we actually

04:15 logged some pretty good numbers. I think everybody's excited. Let's just round off the discussion with

04:20 how can you register? You mentioned the fee already, but how can you register and are there

04:25 slots still open? Yes, absolutely. There are slots open. You can go to WeAreOnePH on Facebook. All

04:30 the registration details are there. Again, this is happening on October 29. That's a Sunday at the

04:36 city of Imus Grandstand and Track Oval. And, you know, not only the Earth Run, but we also have

04:41 a big blood donation campaign that we do. And I believe this will be a yearly thing. When we launched

04:47 in July of last year, this was our first major endeavor. It was a campaign called Life On.

04:52 And at the time, there was a shortage in the national blood supply in Korea because of the

04:57 COVID pandemic. And we were able to gather over 73,000 blood donors to donate. And in the process,

05:04 we boosted the national blood supply and we ended up setting a Guinness World Record for the most

05:10 number of blood donors gathered online in 24 hours. That number being 71,121. And apparently,

05:17 that makes us officially amazing. So how cool is that? You're amazing. The way you rattle off

05:21 these figures, you've got all these numbers memorized. I have a cheat sheet. It works. You

05:24 certainly chose the right gal for this job. I tell you what though, you're doing your blood drive.

05:28 You've got to run. We've got blood. We've got sweat. Tears of joy when we all come together

05:36 and take part in this. Sam, it's always great to have you on here. Earth Run 2023, October 29.

05:41 Don't miss it. Sam, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. Can I just thank our friends who

05:45 are helping us do this? The city government of Imus Cavite, Mayor Alex Advincola, and our water

05:50 sponsor Nature Spring. We love you. We'll see you there. Thank you so much, Sam. All right, folks.

05:56 You can catch One Small Act every Saturday, 7.30. Please don't miss it. Sundays and Tuesdays only

06:04 here on CNN Philippines for our replays.

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