1. WORLD FAMILY of RADIO MARIA WORLD MARIATHON Found Raising Department World Family of Radio Maria World Family of Radio Maria - Via Mazzini n.12 - 21020 Casciago (Varese) Tel: +39 0332 1955001 Fax: +39 0332 826920

2. VISION AND MISSION OF RADIO MARIA IN THE WORLD World Family of Radio Maria - Via Mazzini n.12 - 21020 Casciago (Varese) Tel: +39 0332 1955001 Fax: +39 0332 826920 the VISION of Radio Maria: «... take the message of the Gospel to every part of the world through the radio...» the MISSION of Radio Maria: «... support the social and cultural development of populations through communication media, develop programmes to enhance the human person, through prayer and the spread of the Christian message...» the road travelled so far: 25 years of history and growth 64 radio stations 1706 repeaters 443.7 million people can access the signal 38 million listeners worldwide Casciago – 01 February 2013 - Italy

3. THE NEXT TARGET the next target: between 2013 and 2015, with the aid of all the Radio Maria associations, 11 new radio stations in Countries where the presence of Radio Maria assumes great value and meaning how can we achieve this goal? through an important event which involves all Radio Maria stations worlwide, united in the project World Mariathon World Mariathon AFRICA: Guinea Conakry Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Mali Nigeria EUROPE: Kosovo Latvia Slovakia ASIA: Armenia China-Macao India World Family of Radio Maria - Via Mazzini n.12 - 21020 Casciago (Varese) Tel: +39 0332 1955001 Fax: +39 0332 826920Casciago – 01 February 2013 - Italy

4. THE EVENT 3-day event in which all Radio Maria stations will involve their listeners to gather funds for the opening of 11 new radio stations in developing countries Goal: gather 2,400,000 euros (possible only with the commitment and the involvement of all the Radio Maria stations in the five continents) Dates: 10th to 12th May 2013 Role of World Family: provide tools, ideas and materials to prepare and realise the event at a local, continental and world level Worldwide co-ordinator of the Mariathon: Alicia del Cid (RM Guatemala) World Mariathon World Family of Radio Maria - Via Mazzini n.12 - 21020 Casciago (Varese) Tel: +39 0332 1955001 Fax: +39 0332 826920Casciago – 01 February 2013 - Italy

5. MARIATHON Tangible goals of the World Mariathon: “Help Our Lady to Help us”: gather the resources to bring forward the project to open 11 new radio stations and continue in the Radio Maria mission “Work together for a common goal”: help knowledge and co-operation among all assosications worldwide “Promote Radio Maria”: reach and involve new listeners and benefactors “Create databases”: gather the data of all the listeners who, thanks to the event, will come into contact with Radio Maria, to widen and enrich their personal database “Promote the gathering of volunteers”: gather the names of new possible volunteers through the success of the event World Family of Radio Maria - Via Mazzini n.12 - 21020 Casciago (Varese) Tel: +39 0332 1955001 Fax: +39 0332 826920Casciago – 01 February 2013 - Italy

6. MARIATHON a few numbers : the fund raising goal of each radio station : In February, the continental commissions and WF together with each radio station will agree the Fund Raising goal which the associations should achieve through the Mariathon fund raising goals for new openings: 2,400,000 euros numbers of listeners we want to reach thanks to the Mariathon: + 30% new names in the databases through the Mariathon: + 30% % increase traffic on the Internet sites: + 100% World Family of Radio Maria - Via Mazzini n.12 - 21020 Casciago (Varese) Tel: +39 0332 1955001 Fax: +39 0332 826920Casciago – 01 February 2013 - Italy

7. MARIATHON Organisation: WF EXCOM WORLD COMMISSION Fr. Francisco Palacios, V. Viccardi, Fr. Victor Atencio, R. Galati, Alicia del Cid, J.P. Kayjhura, B. Mitterrutzner CONTINENTAL COMMISSION AMERICA RADIO MARIA (LOCAL EXCOMS) The Continental Commissions will work for 3 months with the individual Radio Maria stations of the continent for the training, achievement and success of Mariathon in each country CONTINENTAL COMMISSION AFRICA CONTINENTAL COMMISSION EUROPE CONTINENTAL COMMISSION ASIA-OCEANIA WF will support all phases of the event World Family of Radio Maria - Via Mazzini n.12 - 21020 Casciago (Varese) Tel: +39 0332 1955001 Fax: +39 0332 826920Casciago – 01 February 2013 - Italy

8. World Family of Radio Maria Working plan: ACTIVITYdateentity in chargerecipient Logo - Jingle – Presentation (Power Point) for the radio stations – First institutional communication by Fr. Livio and Mr. Ferrario 05/02/2013WF World Commissions/ Continental Commissions Creation of an FTP and /or work site for the radio stations which will have to contain all the materials to organise the Mariathon 20/02/2013WF World Commissions/ Continental Commissions List of the guidelines for the Editorial Commissions of each continent28/02/2013World CommissionContinental Commissions List of the guidelines for the Fund Raising Commissions of each continent and definition of the goals for each radio station 20/02/2013WF World Commissions/ Continental Commissions List of the guidelines for the Promotion Commissions of each continent20/02/2013WF World Commissions/ Continental Commissions List of creative materials provided by WFRM (organised per continent)28/02/2013WF World Commissions/ Continental Commissions Calendar of materials for the public relations provided by WFRM (press releases, interviews, institutional declarations, bearing images,…) 20/02/2013WF World Commissions/ Continental Commissions Full strategy inherent to the Internet world (dedicated site, social, … ) 28/02/2013WF World Commissions/ Continental Commissions Process of communication flows / Definition of the meetings calendar (via Skype or personal presence) 28/02/2013WF/CommissionsWF – World Commission World Family of Radio Maria - Via Mazzini n.12 - 21020 Casciago (Varese) Tel: +39 0332 1955001 Fax: +39 0332 826920Casciago – 01 February 2013 - Italy

9. World Family of Radio Maria - Via Mazzini n.12 - 21020 Casciago (Varese) Tel: +39 0332 1955001 Fax: +39 0332 826920Casciago – 01 Febbraio 2013 - Italy