Fundraising Event
On Sept 6th, come to the historic Roosevelt Arch entrance to Yellowstone Park in Gardiner. Run a challenging 5k or 9k at an average elevation of 6,200 feet, with climbs to challenge any level. There is also a 5k Walk and a fun 1k Kids’ Run.
Your day will be packed with challenge, amazing views and fun! You can be part of this effort to raise awareness of depression as a life-threatening illness.
The Big Bear Stampede is pleased to have Bozeman Trail running legend Nikki Kimball back in attendance at this year’s Big Bear Race to discuss depression awareness and help hand out awards.
Nikki is an accomplished runner with membership on 14 US national teams, 3-time winner of both North American and US Track & Field Association’s Ultra Runner of the Year awards, several National Championship titles, and a World Cup team gold medal. Nikki is also a multi-time winner and the women’s course record holder for the Bridger Ridge Run.
The mission of the Big Bear Stampede is threefold:
To create awareness that depression can be an acute illness, which needs to lose the stigma that surrounds it. A portion of their funds will go toward Park County educational, Gardiner School, and community efforts concerning education of the signs of depression, as well as suicide prevention. They will work with NAMI and AFSP and Western Montana Mental Health Centers, and the State of Montana’s Suicide Prevention Plans in this effort.
To share the belief that great obstacles can be overcome by passionately pursuing dreams and by setting goals, which stretch one’s capabilities. This was a belief of the late Geoff Faerber of Emigrant, MT, and our goal is to fulfill this by using a portion of the funds to sponsor bringing persons to Gardiner who are facing great obstacles in life: Handicaps, cancer, depression, and the underprivileged, with the help of Bozeman’s Eagle Mount and the Western Montana Mental Health Center.
To have a fun and challenging competitive event in Gardiner, Montana, which brings the community together and encourages visitors to join their cause. In order to maximize the financial return for their mission, they are no longer offering monetary awards. They do have non-monetary awards for 5k and 9k and the top three male and female runners. The age groups are as follows 17 and under, 18 to 39, and 40 and over.
To register or for more information go to: BigBearStampede.org. To learn about volunteering email BigBearStempede@yahoo.com or call/text 404-664-6624. To donate: BigBearStampede.org.