Profiles of Businesses Who Support the Bridge of Hope

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Name of Business:
Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Stores

Location of Business: The Capitola store is located near the intersection of 41st Ave and Capitola Rd., just around the corner from Orchard Supply.  Another store is in Watsonville.

Name of Business Owner: Rama Patel

Form of Support:

Rama Patel and her family own and operate two Baskin Robbins 31 flavors ice cream stores. Both stores are located in California, one in Watsonville and the other in Capitola. The Capitola store is located near the intersection of 41st Ave and Capitola Rd., just around the corner from Orchard Supply.

The Patel family purchased their stores fifteen years ago and they take great pride in serving their customers a variety of wonderful ice cream products. Over the years, their customers have learned to appreciate not only the fine Baskin Robbins products they serve, but as well, their friendly and efficient service.

Like some other local business owners, Rama Patel, on a regular basis donates to the Bridge of Hope Foundation. The ice cream she donates for monthly nursing home birthday parties is greatly appreciated by the Bridge of Hope and the nursing home residents.

Name of Business: Original Ferrell’s Donuts

Address of Business: 1761 17th Ave Santa Cruz, CA.
Phone 464-0444

Name of Business Owner: Mr. Michael Morse

Form of Support: Mr. Morse donates fresh donuts for over 70 Nursing Home residents weekly. His generosity is greatly appreciated by the residents, the Nursing Home staff  and the Bridge of Hope volunteers.

Mike Morse has owned the Original Ferrell’s Donuts shops for over twenty six years. His four stores are located in Northern California’s beautiful Santa Cruz county. The stores are located in Santa Cruz, Aptos, Watsonville
and Scotts Valley.

Over three thousand donuts are produced in Mike’s bakeries nightly. The bakers create a wide range of different types of donuts. They come out of the ovens fresh and delicious. Mike’s coffee and donut style shops are refreshingly homey and immaculately clean. Not only are the donuts sold retail in Mike’s shops but are sold wholesale to local hospitals, other institutions and businesses.

Mike says, “One of the reasons I enjoy my business so much is that I truly have great employees to work with.”

Besides enjoying his business, mike has a love affair with quality motorcycles. He has several that he alternately rides. When not involved in producing donuts and running his business, he sometimes takes to the open road doing motorcycle touring through adjoining states with some friends.