Gold, Fuller movers and shakers behind Bridgton's 4 on the Fourth road race

By Rachel Andrews Damon

Special to The News

This July 4 marks the 50th year of Bridgton’s 4 on the Fourth road race. There is no doubt the race’s incredible success is because of the loyal and enthusiastic people that organize and run it. Two of the movers and shakers behind the race are Alice Gold and Bridgette Fuller. They reach out and inspire local companies to become race sponsors. And inspire they do!

Here’s a bit more about these two gals that are making a big difference in Bridgton.

Alice Ross Gold was born in New York City and raised in White Plains, N.Y. She attended White Plains High School and went on to earn her BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and her PhD in Social Psychology from Columbia University.

Alice, and husband, Gary, have two daughters, Lauren and Katie, and two grand-daughters. Alice spent her career as a psychology professor at Wesleyan University then as a strategic planner for Travelers Insurance Company. She then became the owner of a running store in West Hartford, Conn., selling after 11 years to retire. More or less. She is a volunteer elementary school gardening teacher in Hartford. And her work on Bridgton’s road race, starting in 2013, takes up plenty of her available hours as an organizational master. Alice came up with the idea to start a race specifically for children and so began the Kids Fun Run, which takes place the day before the adult race.

Alice says, “I have a long relationship with the Bridgton area and I love it here. I’ve been coming to Maine since I was 10 years old when I started going to Camp Walden on Sand Pond in Denmark. My mother attended Walden in the 20s. Bridgton became the place where we spent our family vacations. Both my daughters and granddaughters have attended Camp Walden.”