Run4Unity participants get active for ecological conversion
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform of Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development recently cosponsored a global sports and treeplanting activity called Run4Unity.
May 19, 2023
By Julie Lim
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform of Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development recently cosponsored a global sports and treeplanting activity called Run4Unity.
The theme for this year’s edition was People, Planet and Our Ecological Conversion. Participants of the activity were called to promote ecological conversion by exchanging the kilometres they run or walk, or the minutes of physical exercise they do with the planting of trees.
In support for the cause, the Creation Justice Commission (CJC) of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur organised a Run4Unity activity held at two separate locations. In total, 50 participants from different parishes in the Archdiocese collectively completed 240.12km which translates into the planting a minimum of 200 mangrove trees.
The first activity was held on May 6 at the Perdana Botanical Gardens (Lake Gardens). Ecclesiastical Assistant of CJC, Fr Andrew Manickam led a group of 28 participants to complete 114.32km cumulatively.
On May 7, the second group comprising 22 participants led by Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Most Rev Julian Leow completed 125.80km at the KLCC Park.
The tree planting is scheduled to be held in June 2023 at two possible locations of Kuala Selangor and Port Dickson. More information will be provided soon for those who wish to participate.
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