About Bridge The Gap Run

"This is an important event in Southern Oregon. It provides a way to help people who have a genuine need for wheel chairs, ramps and other mobility needs. Get involved! Make a difference in someone's life!"

In the summer of 2004 the owners of Best Tel, LLC were looking for a way to be able to give back to the community. Since one of the partners, Chuck Whiteley was a runner, they decided to sponsor a run that would benefit a charity. After giving it some thought, the obvious choice was Mobility Unlimited. What an awesome opportunity. This would allow those who are gifted with the ability to run to bless those who could not.

Since so many people work hard to get in shape to do the Pear Blossom run, we decided to set a race date a few weeks after the Pear Blossom run. We had never directed or sponsored a race and needed lots of help. That help came from a running club called the Southern Oregon Sizzlers. Their help and support has been invaluable.

The race name came from a friend and one of the secretaries of the Southern Oregon Sizzlers. At one of the training runs on Wednesday nights Bonnie Havens suggested that we call the race “Bridge the Gap Run”. Bonnie's idea was that the runners would help bridge the financial gap for the people in need of mobility equipment. She also had another great idea. We could run the race on the Bear Creek Bike Path. We could incorporate some of the bridges along the bike path to go along with the theme. Thanks to Bonnie we now were able to start organizing the event.

We contacted the founder of Mobility Unlimited Bruce Hough. After hearing our ideas Bruce introduced us to the director of Mobility Unlimited Glory Cooper. They offered their blessing and support.

Now we needed a logo for the race. We turned to a long time customer of Best Tel's. One of Southern Oregon 's community minded business' Ram Offset Printing offered to help design a logo for the event. Their graphics department was so good that we were able to settle on a logo with their very first try.

With a lot of hard work and dedication from so many people the event is now a reality.


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