Everyone at the Bridge Youth & Family Services is busy preparing for our first Bridge The Gap Walk, which will be held on October 3, 2009 at 9 a.m.
The Walk is one of our newest fundraisers and is the brainchild of Jon Schwartz, our development intern. The 2.5-mile walk will be led by Walk Marshall Suzanne “Suzie” Bassi, one of our state representatives. We’d like to thank Suzie for taking time out of her busy schedule to host our event. We also contacted President Barack Obama to participate and received a call back from one of his assistants to let us know the president would like to make an appearance, but unfortunately his schedule would not permit it. While we were disappointed that he couldn’t attend, it was exciting to know that our request was read and taken into consideration.
The walk will begin at the corner of Illinois & Quentin Road in Palatine, IL, where the Bridge is located. Pledge sheets and registration forms are available online. You can also sign up to walk or make a pledge online at www.bridgeyouth.org/bridgethegap Anyone who raises at least $50 in addition to the registration fee will receive a t-shirt and the first 200 registrants will get a goody bag! We look forward to seeing all of you at the Bridge the Gap Walk for a little fun, exercise and fundraising.
A walk for a cause. It is very nice to hear news that there’s a charity event in order to help others. I hope this will be an inspiration to other people.