SORSOGON PROVINCE (March 4) – After 52 days of long journey on foot, Tomas Leonor, 28, of San Pedro, Laguna has finally arrived to Sorsogon yesterday, March 3, taking an overnight rest in Cumadcad, Castilla, Sorsogon.
Sorsogon is his fourteenth and last province to get into following his 8-week walk for a cause he has dubbed as “Step Juan”.
Leonor, who was once a sickly child, now an avid mountaineer and a passionate artist, vowed to support the suffering young cancer victims by walking far to gather enough attention and support from the public to help the kids.
The “Step Juan” website: www.stepjuan.com explains that the project is a walking drive for the Children of Cancer Warriors Foundation, which he himself started, aiming to raise funds for the treatment of cancer afflicted children and promote child cancer awareness among the public.
“To fight cancer, we start with ‘Step Juan’. The first step is always very significant for it is the start of something, the start of my own journey towards helping the young Filipino cancer victims,” he states.
Leonor’s 1,294 kilometers walking expedition started from Pagudpod, Ilocos Norte on January 11, 2010 and to end in Matnog, Sorsogon on March 9, 2010 with 5-6 km/hr speed passing by 33 major cities and 150 towns.
From Cumadcad, Leonor will resume his walk on March 5 going to Sorsogon City and March 6 going to Casiguran town where he will take a day’s rest.
On March 7, he will again continue his journey going to Irosin town until he finally reaches the town of Matnog, the final destination of his Step Juan.
Meanwhile, volunteers from different sectors here are showing support to Leonor’s noble cause calling some others to join him on his way to Matnog and extend whatever assistance they could offer for the Cancer Warrior Foundation.
The Cancer Warriors Foundation is an organization that supports the needs of children afflicted with cancer. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)
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