Roselyn Sanchez: Triathlon For Life

Here’s a great opportunity to ‘make a difference’ in the quality of life for children in Puerto Rico who are dealing with cancer, or who have been abused, mistreated or abandoned between the ages of 0 – 3 years old.

On March 7, 2010, Puerto Rican actress Roselyn Sanchez will be hosting the first ever Triathlon For Life in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This event will benefit two local organizations here in Puerto Rico; the San Jorge Children’s Foundation and La Casa Cuna San Juan.

San Jorge Children’s Foundation: provides medical / surgical services and treatments to low income children on the island, providing them with a better quality of life.

La Casa Cuna San Juan: provides a transitional home for abandoned, mistreated and abused children from birth to 3 years of age, in order to guarantee their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing

Roselyn Sanchez was born and raised in Puerto Rico and has appeared in blockbuster Hollywood movies including: RUSH HOUR 2 along with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, Disney’s The Game Plan alongside The Rock, as well as the hit CBS television series â€œWithout A Trace where she played Elena Delgado. Roselyn was also nominated for ‘Best Music Video’ at the 2004 Latin Grammy Award for her single ‘Amor Amor’

The Triathlon For Life is will feature three separate triathlons each incorporating a swimming, cycling and running section:

Olympic Triathlon: 1.5km swim, 40km cycle ride, 10km run

Amateur Triathlon: 0.75km swim, 20km cycle ride, 5 km run

Relay for a Child: 0.75km swim, 20km cycle ride, 5 km run (The relay for a child allows teams to enter 3 individuals for each section of the triathlon)

The Triathlon will take place in and around San Juan with the swimming section taking place at the Laguna (National Park Jaime Benitez); cycling section along the Ventana al Mar (Window of the Sea), heading towards Old San Juan and finally the run from Condado towards Ocean Park

Registration begins at 6am on March 7 and you can find out more here

If taking part is not your thing, then I’m sure the participants could do with all the support you can give and you never know; you may even spot one or two Hollywood Celebrities. Because this is such a great cause for children here in Puerto Rico, Roselyn has the support of several well known personalities who will be here in Puerto Rico supporting and taking part in the event.

So be on the lookout for:
Adam Rodriguez ( Eric Delko on CSI: Miami).
Amaury Nolasco (Puerto Rican actor who has appeared in prison Break and CSI)
Andrew Lachey (from the group 98 Degrees,)
Columbus Short (choreographer, actor, and singer)
Cristian de la Fuente (Chilean actor, Dancing with the Stars Season 6)
Enrique Muriciano (Danny Taylor in Without a Trace)
Eric Close (agent Martin Fitzgerald in Without a Trace)
Marianne Jean Baptiste (agent Vivian Johnson in without a trace)
Nick Lachey (singer and TV personality)
Vanessa Minnilo (TV personality, host on MTV)
Poppy Montgomery (Samantha Spade in Without a Trace)
Eric Winter (Rex Brady on the daytime soap opera Days of our Live)

This should be a fun family event benefiting a lot of children in Puerto Rico and a great opportunity to snap some celebrity photos and maybe even a few autographs.