Brother Patrick Martin, FSC is running his first marathon (The Surfer's Path Marathon and Capitola Half Marathon) on May 17 in Santa Cruz, California. He has decided to run to benefit Bahay Pag-asa Youth Centers. He sent us this photo of his custom shirt created with the help of Ang Dynasty Arts. You can see the Bahay Pag-asa logo, but what else is interesting here? Note the "De La Salle" signature and Lasallian Star on the running shoe. St. John Baptist de la Salle is the Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) who have developed schools, colleges, and educational centers for young people in over 80 countries around the world. The Bahay Pag-asa Youth Centers are part of the Brothers' global educational mission. The mask behind the running shoe represents the Masskara Festival of Bacolod City, home of the first Bahay Pag-asa Youth Center. We are using masks in our publicity so that our residents (children in conflict with the law) can participate without compromising their privacy and safety. It also allows them to showcase their creative talents in the production of their hand-made masks. The marathon is "Trans-Pacific" because while Br. Patrick Martin is running his marathon in California, the staff and residents of Bahay Pag-asa will be running, jogging, or walking our marathons (or half-marathons) on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, at Bahay Pag-asa Youth Center, Bacolod City, Philippines. Our goal is to allow our boys to creatively work toward supporting the center which provides them with their daily needs (food, clothing, health care, etc.) as well as their education and training for continuing education and future employment.
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