Eagle Ridge Institute has partnered with Taylor Group Event Management to produce the Annual Oklahoma City Turkey Trot. Taylor Group’s Jeff Kidder (President) and Thomas Hill (CEO) met the week after this year’s race and signed an agreement with ERI to manage the event.

The Annual OKC Turkey Trot has been a major fund raiser for ERI over the last 9 years. Under the agreement with Taylor Group the race will continue to raise money for ERI. “The OKC Turkey Trot has the potential to be a significant fund raising event,” said Jeff Kidder, “and it can also be a way for many more people in Oklahoma City to learn about this great organization and remain involved long after the race is over.”

In 2008 the race drew over 1000 participants and the event has grown each year from the couple hundred that showed up the first year the race was held. “Dorothy Herring has done a fantastic job as race director for all these years.” said John Mayfield, President of ERI, “partnering with the Taylor Group will allow the race to move up to the next level, and free us to do more of what we are here to do.”