A partnership between Bond Fitness and the Braille Institute
of Santa Barbara that pairs visually impaired runners with volunteer guides
culminated at the weekly Nite Moves Summer Sunset Series on Wednesday night at
Leadbetter Beach.
The seven-week program trained volunteers from Bond Fitness
to serve as guides for visually impaired athletes and 12 tandems participated
in the Nite Moves signature 5K event.
“The co-owner of Bond Fitness Steven Stowe approached me. I
am actually a member at Bond Fitness myself,” said Executive Director of the
Braille Institute of Santa Barbara Susan Cass. “The idea was to get us
collaborating by having some Bond Fitness members working with our Braille Institute
students.