Tikim 5K Fun Run

TIKIM (a Filipino word that means “to taste”) is a one-of-a-kind 5K fun run or walk that celebrates Filipino culture and the value of giving back through loads of happiness and tons of Filipino food. Imagine a 5K fun run course with a Filipino food tasting station at each kilometer of the way. Each station is a celebration of different Filipino tastes, featuring matamis (sweet), maanghang (spicy), maalat (salty) and maasim (sour). As you cross the finish line, a food festival featuring favorite, popular and traditional Filipino dishes awaits.

Open to all ages, gender and races, TFC (The Filipino Channel) wants to bring to Tampa, Florida, the excitement that Filipino cuisine – traditional or fusion – is generating all over the world. TIKIM Filipino Food Fun Run is a celebration of everything about family, fitness, fun and Filipino food flavors! It is sure to delight every member of the family, and sure to satisfy any curious foodie.

Not only will your run be fun, but it’s also a way to give back, as part of the proceeds of the TIKIM Fun Run registration will be donated to the feeding program of Bantay Bata (the Child Watch program of ABS-CBN Foundation International). Each Adult Runner registration provides meals to 10 malnourished children in the Philippines.

Venue

Philippine Cultural Enrichment Complex
14301 Nine Eagles Drive, Tampa, FL 33626

Route

TIKIM Food Run supports the feeding program of ABS-CBN International Foundation’s Bantay Bata (Child Watch) program. ABS-CBN Foundation International (AFI) is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantages Filipino families and children in the Philippines and the globe. AFI is the public service arm of ABS-CBN Global or The Filipino Channel (TFC), one of Asia’s largest media conglomerates.

Bantay Bata (Child Watch) is considered as the country’s pioneer non –government organization that catered to the protection of children at risk. It is the only organization in the country that has a dedicated child help line that became a model in the establishment of other child help lines all across Asia. Its core purpose is to protect, preserve the dignity of our county’s children and youth. Bantay Bata’s projects and services are focused on helping children at risk and disadvantaged children regain that lost hope that allows them to dream for a brighter future.

Part of its community-based services is feeding. Last year, we were able to feed and monitor the nutrition of 558 children. This year, with your help, we aim to feed more children. We need to raise $17,250 to feed 300 children for 6 months.