Gault Builders Presents: The 2010 Bobcat Bolt and Oyster River Festival!

Gault Builders has re-joined the Bolt and OR Fest as the presenting sponsor in 2010. Andrew and Robyn Gault’s support of the community vision has been absolutely essential to the success of this event in year one! Thanks Gault Builders!

“Last year’s Bobcat Bolt brought the community together in a way that was pretty extraordinary,” said Andrew Gault, President of Gault Builders. “The strong participation across the community and our ability to successfully donate to the OR Teen Initiative in the first year of the event, brings great optimism for what we can do again this year.”

The community support for this event is amazing. The Gault’s are in the center of that support leading the way. Check out GB’s amazing quality work at www.gaultbuilders.com.

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You can register for the Bobcat Bolt 2010!

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Only 99 days to train!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Put it on your calendars!

The second annual Bobcat Bolt road race and Oyster River Festival is set to happen on May 15th, 2010!

WHAT:2nd Annual Oyster River Festival and Bobcat Bolt road race
WHEN: May 15th, 2010:
WHERE: ORHS, Durham, NH

Check in with www.bobcatbolt.com for news and details.

Happy Thanksgiving!

- from all your friends at the Bobcat Bolt and Oyster River Festival

The Oyster River Alumni Association Donates $5,000 to ORYI

The organizers of the Bobcat Bolt and Oyster River Festival and Presenting sponsor Gault Builders are proud to announce that in the inaugural year of the events, we will be able to commit a donation of $5,000 to The Oyster River Youth Association via Oyster River Alumni Association’s non-profit. This $5,000 is donated in the names of Josh and Nate Hardy.

Thanks to all the runners and community members who donated their time and money to make this day, and this donation, a reality.

Mary Westfall, ORYI Director, had this to say about the Bobcat Bolt and OR Fest’s donation:

The Bobcat Bolt and Oyster River Festival were an amazing experience of “community.”  To watch children and adults, runners and artists, musicians and community members, alumni and local business people all share in a day of celebration and remembrance was truly a gift and a joy.  Additionally, the day helped create increased support, awareness and funds for a local teen center.  As the Chair of the Oyster River Youth Initiative (ORYI), the beneficiary of the proceeds from this special event, I am delighted by the results.  A teen center for Oyster River Youth got an incredible boost from this event and we are thrilled.  Though it was the loss of two of our community’s best, Josh and Nate Hardy, that was the impetus for the event, we hope to take the loving memories of those young men and create something inspiring, nurturing and engaging for many other young people in our community.  We are deeply appreciative of all those who helped plan this event and all who came out to participate.  It was a beautiful and healing demonstration of what community is all about, and embodied the values we hope to promote with the teen center and its program and activities for years to come. Thanks to all!!!!”

The Rev. Dr. Mary E. Westfall
ORYI, Chair

On behalf of Ben, Anita, Jamie, the many sponsors and everyone else who contributed I want to express the organizer’s deep appreciation and humble gratitude to all who participated in the Bolt and the Oyster River Festival.

And a very special thanks to Gault Builers and all of the sponsors and those who generously donated. Without these members of our community, who believed in this event from the start and contributed financially in a down economy…the donation to ORYI and the event itself could not have happened.  Thank you all so much. See you next year!

Christopher Jerard

Race Director

Nate Hardy Tribute Film

Fosters Daily Democrat Post Race Coverage

Read John Doyle’s story about the Bolt HERE!

Bobcat Bolt Important News

Registration and T-shirt/Gift Bag Pick Up:

Thursday, May 7th: Durham Market Place: 4pm-6pm (Registration only)

Friday, May 8th: Durham Market Place: 4pm-6pm (Registration only)

Friday May 8th: T-shirt/Gift Bag pick up and Registration ORHS 4pm-7pm

Saturday morning May 9th, Registration and tshirt/ gift bag pick-up: 7:00am-8:30am

Holiday Inn Express Offers Special Lodging Deal for Bolt/Festival

The Holiday Inn Express in Durham is offering a special lodging deal for Bobcat Bolt runners and Festival attendees.

Just mention you are staying for the Bobcat Bolt and Oyster River Festival and the Holiday Inn will give you a special rate.

Contact the Holiday Inn at: 603 868 1234

(PS: ask for Val if you have any difficulty)

The Bobcat Bolt Story Hits the Media

May 3, Sunday Morning Radio Interview!

Tune at 730am this Sunday to hear Kelly Brown’s interview with Race Director Christopher Jerard about the OR Festival and Bobcat Bolt. The interview will run on: WHEB, WERZ, 96.7 The Wave, KISS 95.3, WMAF AM 1380 and WGIN AM 930

Here are some newspaper stories that have come out recently:

Fosters: Sports: John Doyle

Wednesday, April 22 Article

The New Hampshire: Danielle Curtis

Tuesday, April 21 Article