Life, run with it! Girls on the Run of Silicon Valley

2008 sponsors>

Girls on the Run of Silicon Valley wishes to thank the following individuals and businesses for their generous support of our 2008 GOTR of Silicon Valley 5k Fun Run. We truly appreciate it!

Coldwell Banker – The number one supporter of our race and GOTR programs. Contact Karen Izzo, realtor extraordinaire, for your real estate needs. A past GOTR coach as well as race director - she’s awesome! Contact her at karen.izzo@cbnorcal.com.

Discovery Girls Magazine – Sign up for a subscription on race day and they will donate a portion to our organization. Better still, they’ll be at our race taking pictures for their August/September issue! A great magazine for girls – and our girls will be in it!

New Balance – The national sponsor of Girls on the Run and the GOTR race series – they’ve been with us since the beginning! Stop by the New Balance table and let them help you with your running needs.

Goody Products – keep our hair looking good and more importantly, our hair out of our faces when we run!

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes – As Tony the Tiger says, “WEEE’RE GREAT!” and that goes for all the girls who have trained hard to run this 5k run. Go Girls!!!

Horizon Fitness – A new GOTR national race series sponsor and the maker of some serious treadmills for indoor runners!

Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation – Providing education, recreation and enrichment programs for the diverse communities of Los Gatos, Saratoga, Monte Sereno and Loma Prieta. We partner with them for several of our sites and appreciate their support!

Addison Penzak JCC – Voted the Best Fitness Center in the 2006 Best of Silicon Valley, stop by and see what the JCC, here in Los Gatos, has to offer. Stop by their table to learn more! Fun summer camps too!

Hannah and Niki Mysteries – Jean Anderson is the author of the Hannah and Niki Mystery books, a series that encourages, educates, and entertains girls 10 - 14. The books are fun to read and Jean is at our event to sign books available for a small donation to GOTR. Stop by and meet her or visit her website at www.hannahandniki.com to order books, join the book club and write reviews!

Fuze Fit for a Kid – The state-of-the-art healthy lifestyle and fitness club just for kids – opening soon in Los Gatos! Visit their table to learn more about Fuze interactive fitness and exergaming, cool classes and youth training, nutrition programs and more!

Bay Area Committed to Kids – Located in new Fuze Fit for a Kid club, pediatrician Jami Wallach and her team offer supervised programs featuring nutrition, confidence building and health risk assessments. Visit www.bactk.com to learn more!

Daniel L. Hall, DDS, MSD – The best orthodontist in town! He makes braces cool and smiles beautiful! (408)354-9215

Running Revolution – Located in downtown Campbell and with a brand new store in Santa Cruz, Running Revolution makes every runner a star! Stop by their store for expert advice from some really great people.

Graniterock – Visit one of their showrooms to see what Graniterock can do for you. They have what you need for a dream outdoor kitchen, beautiful backyard and more! They also helped us out with all the cones on the course to keep our kids safe! www.graniterock.com.

Athletic Nation - A men's personal training gym. Stop by their table and talk to Manny Peterson to learn more about getting in shape to keep up with all these young runners or visit their website at www.athleticnation.com!

Los Gatos Tire – For all your tire needs, stop by and visit the friendly people at Los Gatos Tire!

On the Road Again – Northern California's newest British & Classic auto restoration shop, located in Morgan Hill. Contact Bill Hiland at (408) 314-2675. Check out one of his cool cars at the race today and talk to him about restoring one of your own!

Brad Dodge – A Senior Loan Consultant at Princeton Capital, Brad donated all the mardi gras beads for this years event. Thanks Brad! Contact him at braddodge@princetoncap.com.

Runner’s Factory – Located down the street at 51 University Avenue in downtown Los Gatos, the Runner’s Factory can help you find just what you need to get out and run!

Brent Lay, DDS – A great dentist working in a beautiful setting – up on the summit of the Santa Cruz mountains! Call Dr. Lay’s office at (408)353-1911.

Wilson Veterinary Hospital – The very best care for your animal companions! Wilson Vet is committed to quality, compassionate care. Contact them at (408)353-8164.

Blendz – A fifth year supporter, they’ve once again supplied us with great smoothies at the finish line. Be sure to say hello today to coach Mona Liza and LG Blendz owner Shannon and after the race, stop by their location in downtown Los Gatos at University and Main. They make healthy fresh food!

We’d also like to thank the following businesses or individuals for donating food, services or items for our race and raffle:

Posh Bagel Noah's Bagels Hobees CB Hannigans Greta Jackson Willow Street Athletic Performance

Double D's Sports Grille Los Gatos Athletic Club Studio Kicks Sky High Sports Sports Basement

American Musical Theater Alhambra Water Safeway Nilou Day Spa Andale Taqueria Sportissimo

Kid in a Candy Store T Birds Pizza LG Roasting Company Starbucks Lara Bar

Jonathan Araujo –For the 5^th year in a row Jonathan has graciously donated his time to get up early on a weekend morning to come and build beautiful balloon arches for all of our Girls on the Run races – thanks!!

Jeff Hanselman – Our volunteer DJ mix-master is a San Jose area bass player and vocalist for Turnaround Blues and the Loma Prieta Rockers who masquerades as a research engineer during the day. We love your GOTR special tunes mix you make for the race each year!

Facchino Photography – A professional race photographer is out on the course taking pictures. Visit www.capturethemoment.net to order some great race shots after the event. Just enter in the event name and your bib number to see your pictures and place your order!

Karen Trolan – Our MC and also a race sponsor Coldwell Banker volunteer – thanks Karen!

DART - The Disaster Aid Response Team (DART) is an organization of citizen volunteers trained to assist the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department. They are helping to keep our runners safe as they run along University and Lark Avenues today. Thank you Steve Trolan and DART!

Lance Lougee and Laurie Boswell – Providing First Aid and assistance if needed, they’re always looking out for us.

Cecile Chronister – Former coach and graphic designer who designs our race materials each year. Thanks Cecile!

GOTR Race Committee – They are the best! The race requires 100 volunteers and we couldn’t do it without all of them. Special thanks to our core committee of Karen Izzo, Christy Cowley, Jami Andrews, Trish Scallan, Laurie Boswell, Stephanie Macauley, Cecile Chronister, Jamie Robson, Penni Bengston, Doug Nestler and Alexa Lee!

And finally, where would we be without all of our amazing volunteer coaches? We have over 100 this year and our programs wouldn’t happen without them! A HUGE THANKS to all of you ….YOU KEEP GIRLS ON THE RUN RUNNING!!

Did you cross the finish line and forget to look at your time? If so, you can visit the GOTR website (www.girlsontherun-sv.org) a week or so after the event and we’ll have the times posted. No matter what the time, EVERYONE’S A WINNER!