For the second year running, Mercy Malaysia, a non-profit humanitarian organisation, will organise its #MyMercyRun.
This time, it aims to attract more than 3,000 participants to raise awareness for its local and international humanitarian efforts by uniting Malaysians and giving them the opportunity to be part of the local and international humanitarian arena.
The run will be held at Padang Merbok on Aug 1 at 7am.
It will feature three categories – 3km, 7km and 10km – to cater to runners of various fitness levels.
“With the success of our first International Humanitarian Run last year, the #MyMercyRun once again gives Malaysians the opportunity to help Mercy Malaysia in its various efforts to provide aid to those in Malaysia and from around the world who need it most.
“Proceeds from the run will be channelled to our humanitarian fund, which supports our efforts in providing aid to the Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees, Nepal’s earthquake victim, and for the recovery phase of the post flood response in Kelantan, among other things,” said Mercy Malaysia honorary secretary Raja Riza Shazmin Raja Badrul Shah.
The event is joined by cause advocates Nadia Heng, Sasha Saidin and Ben Ibrahim.
“I am honoured to be part of the #MyMercy run. It is my hope that more Malaysian volunteers will support Mercy Malaysia’s humanitarian efforts in providing relief to those in need, regardless of race, creed, religion or nationality,” said Ben, who will take part in the run with his wife and daughter.
He also joined the Mercy Malaysia team as they visited Menara Star to introduce the run’s Plank Challenge to the staff.
After briefing the crowd that gathered at Star Gallery on the event, Ben led a quiz to test the staff’s knowledge on Mercy Malaysia’s mission such as how long it took to put up a field hospital during an emergency, what a grab bag was and what was in it.
They were also quizzed on the upcoming run.
Enthusiastic staff were quick to answer or take a wild guess to some of the questions.
The visit ended with a 10-second plank challenge that saw staff, dressed in their office attire, some in dresses, also taking part.
Most chose to do a simple plank while some challenged themselves by forming a human pyramid to showcase a creative way of planking.
The Plank Challenge is open to the public and encourages participants to submit their most creative planks via photos or videos through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #PlankForMyMercyRun, #PlankforMercyHumanitarianRun and #IPlankU4MyMercyRun.
The top three participants in both the photo and video categories will be announced on race day, and stand a chance to walk away with exciting prizes.
There will also be a wefie contest during the run where a wefie with five of your friends at each or any kilometre checkpoint and post it on Mercy Malaysia’s social media pages with the hashtag #myMercyRun. Prizes will be awarded to runners with the most creative group photo.
Participation in the run is priced at RM80 for individuals and RM400 for groups of six.
Children between the ages of 13 and 18 can participate only in the 3km run and must be accompanied by their parent or guardian.
The run is also open to virtual runners who can sign up online and contribute any monetary amount to Mercy Malaysia.
The 2nd #MyMercyRun is organised by Mercy Malaysia and Go International Group Sdn Bhd and supported by Munchy’s.
For more information, visit www.mercy.org.my
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