Run-To-the-top
Town Hall
In 1976 Mt. Baldy, an unincorporated town with no representative civic government body, established San Antonio Canyon Town Hall (SACTH) as a non-profit 501(c)(4) to not only represent the Mt. Baldy citizens, but also act as a necessary liaison between various government agencies. It had no taxing or law-making authority; therefore, any money it spent would have to be generated by its members, and it was for this reason that SACTH was offered and accepted the Mt. Baldy Run-to-the-Top trail race as its sole fundraiser.
The funds from the Run-to-the-Top allow Town Hall to contribute to projects that benefit the entire Mt. Baldy community, to maintain an emergency fund for disaster relief, and to make annual donations to the Mt. Baldy School, the all-volunteer Mt. Baldy Fire Department, and the all-volunteer West Valley Search & Rescue. The latter two organizations provide emergency services during the race, with personnel positioned at the four aid/water stations and along the course. Town Hall’s donations to the Fire Department and West Valley also benefit the thousands of weekly visitors who hike, bike, and play in the local wilderness. Each year, 20% of the race proceeds are added to a perpetual grant for the Mt. Baldy Fire Department to aid with capital expenditures.
Scott Christopher Stolarz Photography 2017
