Earmarked as one of two major ANCOP Vancouver events, the revamped CFC ANCOP Cup Spring Relay Run 2014 rallied over five hundred individuals from Couples for Christ and its Family Ministries to the Holy Cross Regional High School Track in Surrey, BC during the final weekend of April.
Scoring its third year, the Spring Relay Run highlighted the importance of helping those in need particularly in the housing sector where affordable shelter continues to be a dilemma. The fund-raising event was aimed at bankrolling 12 modest houses in the Philippines.
After taking a one year hiatus, this year's relay run came with salient modifications and improvements over race mechanics in order to promote cooperation, harmony, fairness and collaboration with the Singles for Christ, Youth for Christ, Kids for Christ and the Handmaids of the Lord. The revitalized affair showed promising feedback as participants and spectators alike had a better appreciation of the sport. Among the refinements introduced was the concept of the Cup where the winning chapter would have their name etched on the plate. The same Cup would then be awarded to next year's winner and so on, and the victors would be honoured for years to come.
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| Rene Garrucho, CFC ANCOP Coordinator for BC, opens the day's festivity with a meaningful prayer. |
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| Participants in the hundreds congregate along the track in preparation for the parade. They are seen here with bowed heads as they join in prayer. |
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| The Fraternal and Sector Households leading the parade. |
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| Surrey 1 (Our Lady of Good Counsel) Chapter, East Cluster |
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| Surrey 2 (St. Matthew's) Chapter, East Cluster |
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| Surrey 3 (St. Bernadette) Chapter, East Cluster |
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| Vancouver 1 Chapter, Central Cluster |
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| Vancouver 2 Chapter, Central Cluster |
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| Vancouver 3 Chapter, Central Cluster |
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| Richmond 1 (St. Paul) Chapter, West Cluster |
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| Richmond 2 (St. Monica) Chapter, West Cluster |
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| Burnaby / New Westminster Chapter, West Cluster |
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| Tri-Cities Chapter, East Cluster |
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| Handmaids of the Lord (HOLD) |
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| Banners are laid side by side to be marked according to the relevance to the theme (which was the season of spring) and the degree of recyclable or recycled materials used. |
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| Joyce Colobong of SFC administers the oath of sportsmanship. |
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| Participants raise their hands in agreement to conduct themselves in a sportsmanly manner. |
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| Mark Macapinlac of SFC and Rosemarie Concepcion of CFC applauds the runners. |
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| Officials huddle as they are given last minute instructions by Project Chairman Chito Concepcion. |
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| HOLD sisters enthusiastically lead the warm-up exercises. |
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| Runners graciously flex their bodies in preparation for the relay. |
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| A cheerful and refreshing number by the HOLD before the start of the main action. |
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| Timers, marshals and runners are all-eyes on Bong Garrucho who signalled the start of every heat. |
A total of ten preliminary heats were slated to determine the times from each family ministry which were then combined according to chapter to establish their aggregate total.
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| CFC Preliminary Heat 1 |
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| CFC Preliminary Heat 1 |
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| SFC Preliminary Heat 2 |
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| YFC Preliminary Heat 3 |
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| KFC Preliminary Heat 4 |
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| HOLD Preliminary Heat 5 |
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| CFC Preliminary Heat 6 |
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| CFC Preliminary Heat 6 |
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| CFC Preliminary Heat 6 |
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| SFC Preliminary Heat 7 |
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| YFC Preliminary Heat 8 |
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| KFC Preliminary Heat 9 |
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| KFC Preliminary Heat 9 |
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| HOLD Preliminary Heat 10 |
Not to be outdone, an impromptu race was set-up for the chapter leaders who willingly participated.
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| Marc & Merle Bawagan, Tri-Cities Chapter Heads |
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| Lino & Beth Jayin, Richmond 1 Chapter Heads |
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| Alex & Grace Boquiren, Richmond 2 Chapter Heads |
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| Senen & Virgie Basbas, Vancouver 3 Chapter Heads |
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| John & Brenda Navoa, Surrey 3 Chapter Heads |
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| The very animated Jim & Belle Diaz, Surrey 2 Chapter Heads |
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| Gerry & Amy Andrada, Burnaby / New Westminster Chapter Heads |
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| Andrew Chua, Vancouver 1 Chapter Head |
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| Proving they are not just for show, chapter leaders press on up to the 200m mark. |
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The YFC performs a gleeful dance intermission number.
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| In a show of solidarity, leaders belonging to the fraternal and sector households, sprint towards the end goal. From left is Jimmy Dimaculangan, Nick Borja, Noel Magtibay, Jimmy Arzadon, Bong Garrucho, Elmer Tangco and Rene Perez. |
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| Food stalls from the East Cluster kept everyone's hunger in check. Funds generated from the sale ultimately added to the event's collection effort. |
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| After all nine of his team mates have run in succession, the anchor runner representing SFC brings the Cup to Surrey 3. Three other teams with the best aggregate times qualified for the Finals; they were Richmond 2, Vancouver 3 and Surrey 2 who placed first-runner up, second runner-up, and third-runner up respectively. |
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| Members of the ANCOP Executive Committee (Mary Ann Marfori and Cookie Aytona) and Relay Run Project Committee prepare to announce the winners. They are joined by Charles Concepcion (second from left) who donated the gift baskets that are in the foreground. |
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| Richmond 2, Third Place, Banner Competition |
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| Surrey 3, Second Place, Banner Competition |
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| Richmond 1, First Place, Banner Competition |
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| Chito and Marie Concepcion, co-chairmen of the CFC ANCOP Cup Spring Relay Run 2014, thank everyone's participation and announce the winners for each ministry and the over-all Cup title-holder. |
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| Medalists and representatives from the CFC, SFC, YFC, KFC and HOLD strike a pose. Victors of the special segments are Senen Basbas (Chapter Head division) and Elmer Tangco (Sector division). |
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| The Grand Champions hoist the Cup with their Chapter Leader John Navoa as Jimmy Arzadon, Vancouver Area Head looks on. The chapter's name will be emblazed on the trophy and will be remembered for many years to come. |
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