people making a difference
2010
jeremy sankwich
Jeremy Sankwich has volunteered his time for the past three years to design BTG’s printed material. He will soon be moving from Chico and will be missed as a volunteer and more as a friend. Thank you for all your support to the foundation and to me personally.
water walk planners
Here are some of the 120 volunteers that met for our first planning meeting for the 3rd annual water walk, which will happen on March 26th, 2011.
You are welcome to attend upcoming planning meetings:
• January 12th, Wed. 7pm
• February 15th, Tues. 7pm
• March 16th, Wed. 7pm
Call Shirley Adams at 342-5746 for directions
leah volstad
Leah decorated her dorm room at Simpson College with purchases from Bridging the Gap Market.
daniel sluis
Daniel, a college graduate in Computer Science, takes time to update BTG’website monthly.
matt and melinda
Matt and Melinda Lim are the third newlywed couple that intertwined BTG into their wedding plans. They bought their wedding attendant’s gifts at BTG Market.
holly lawton
Holly Lawton, a student at Chico State college volunteered over 50 hours to help prepare for the Water Walk. She graduated from Chico State as a Recreation Major.
local students
Local students from Chico High, Chico State, Fairview, Marsh and Pleasant Valley all participated by helping to organize the Water Walk.
❖ Chico High School printed the T-Shirts
❖ Chico State Students were involved with the web site, administrative assistance, carrying the informational signs and photography
❖ Fairview High School baked 500 cookies for the Water Walk’s refreshments
❖ Marsh students came early to set up the different venues & carried the informational signs
❖ PV students carried informational signs for the Water Walk
lindsey holmberg
Lindsey Holmberg has been volunteering two hours a week since January to prepare for the Water Walk: poster making, decorating buckets, data entry, & being in charge of the refreshments on the day of.
Lindsey graduated from Chico State as a Social Science major. She enjoys listening to live music, hiking, biking & volunteering.
walkers
Because of the generosity of participants and corporate sponsors of last year’s Water Walk, BTG was able to raise $24,000, which was matched by a private donor, to bring the total amount to $48,000. One hundred percent of the money raised was used for water projects that gave safe water to 1,371 Africans for life. The walk was well received by the community and attracted 400 walkers. We expect the number of walkers to double this year.
jeremy sankwich
Jeremy will be carrying a bucket wherever he goes on March 27, 28, and 29th to promote the Water Walk on April 17th.
unity project
College students from the Unity Project will be carrying water buckets wherever they go...to work, school, church, shop...any and everywhere on March 27th, 28th, and 29th to promote this year’s Water Walk.
friends of btg
Friends of BTG will be carrying buckets wherever they go on March 27th, 28th and 29th to promote the Water Walk on April 17, 2010.
chico high students
Chico High students will be printing T-Shirts for Chico’s City Wide 2nd Water Walk. The group of enthusiastic students are apart of the West Program that has developed a T-Shirt business to raise money for global needs. The class is taught by Kevin Dolan. The students will be carrying water buckets on March 27th, 28th and 29th to promote the water walk on April 17th.
jeremy sankwich
Jeremy has been the designer for BTG’s printed material for the Water Walk for the past two years. He is employed by Rescue 42 in Chico, California. When not working you can find him enjoying the outdoors.
gail nottingham
On a regular basis, Gail does designing and updating on the computer for Bridging The Gap. Gail’s favorite hobbies are anything Apple, gardening, sudoku, science, and family.
lindsey miller
Lindsey Miller has been the Assistant Event Coordinator for the Water Walk for the past two years. She helps me stay focused, holds me accountable and encourages me. Her gift for detail, organization and sincere concern for the cause have been a great asset.
liz sperber
Liz Sperber donates 2 hours weekly by doing whatever needs to be done: pricing, data entry, organizing, and at times helps with corporate fund raising for this year’s Water Walk. Liz’s love for social networking and enthusiasm is much appreciated.
