Miles that Matter: Quincy Medical Group Foundation's Bridge the Gap to Health Race Makes Major Impact

The Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG) Foun­da­tion is proud to announce that the 25^th Annu­al Bridge the Gap to Health Race raised more than $70,000 to sup­port indi­vid­u­als and fam­i­lies across the region through its Com­mu­ni­ty Impact Fund.

For 25 years, Bridge the Gap has unit­ed the com­mu­ni­ty in a shared mis­sion to improve lives — and this year was no excep­tion. With record par­tic­i­pa­tion since the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic, the 2025 event cel­e­brat­ed its mile­stone year with renewed ener­gy, a pow­er­ful turnout, and a last­ing impact.

A por­tion of this year’s funds will go toward pur­chas­ing an indus­tri­al-grade food res­cue truck for Hori­zons Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry. This vital addi­tion will expand Hori­zons’ abil­i­ty to col­lect sur­plus food from over 20 local busi­ness­es — an esti­mat­ed 530,000 pounds of food val­ued at more than $900,000. The truck will ensure that fresh, nutri­tious meals reach those fac­ing food inse­cu­ri­ty in our community.

“Every mile par­tic­i­pants ran this year will help dri­ve ser­vice to our neigh­bors,” said Mor­gan Park­er, Direc­tor of Com­mu­ni­ty Rela­tions and the Foun­da­tion at QMG. ​“This truck will allow Hori­zons to serve more peo­ple with dig­ni­ty and hope.”

Beyond the Hori­zons ini­tia­tive, race pro­ceeds will sup­port the QMG Foundation’s Com­mu­ni­ty Impact Fund, which empow­ers local non­prof­its and schools to apply for grant fund­ing focused on three core areas: com­mu­ni­ty devel­op­ment, health ini­tia­tives, and youth pro­grams. The QMG Foun­da­tion will soon open the Bridge the Gap grant win­dow to accept appli­ca­tions specif­i­cal­ly for cap­i­tal projects that align with these focus areas.

In addi­tion to fund­ing, the Foun­da­tion is deeply invest­ed in hands-on Com­mu­ni­ty Impact Projects — offer­ing time, resources, and exper­tise to trans­form local spaces. From improv­ing recre­ation­al areas to part­ner­ing on neigh­bor­hood enhance­ments, these projects reflect the Foundation’s com­mit­ment to last­ing, vis­i­ble change.

Anoth­er por­tion of the race pro­ceeds will ben­e­fit patient assis­tance, sup­port­ing indi­vid­u­als fac­ing urgent, health-relat­ed finan­cial needs. This crit­i­cal pro­gram ensures that patients nev­er have to choose between their care and basic liv­ing expens­es — bridg­ing the gap when it mat­ters most.

“The beau­ty of Bridge the Gap is that it sup­ports peo­ple from all walks of life — whether you’re a child, a strug­gling par­ent, a patient in need, or a com­mu­ni­ty mem­ber work­ing to build some­thing bet­ter,” added Park­er. ​“Every step our par­tic­i­pants took this year cre­at­ed a rip­ple effect of last­ing impact.”

The suc­cess of this spe­cial 25^th anniver­sary event would not have been pos­si­ble with­out the hun­dreds of run­ners, walk­ers, vol­un­teers, spon­sors, and com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers who con­tin­ue to show up year after year. Togeth­er, we are bridg­ing the gaps — now and for the future.

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