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Gotr fall 2012 slideshow
The Girls on the Run curriculum is a 10-week program for 3rd through 8th grade girls that incorporates training for a 5k run while teaching life skills. The curriculum is divided into three parts focusing on uniqueness, decision-making, and community responsibility. It emphasizes independent thinking, healthy choices, group dynamics, and problem solving rather than competition. The program began in 2007 with 23 girls and has since grown to serve over 350,000 girls annually across 24 lessons and 12 weeks with over 500 volunteers.
Gotr fall 2012 slideshow
- 1. Girls on theRun Curriculum The curriculum incorporates training for a 5k with lessons that inspire third through eigth grade girls to develop essential life skills. The 10 week curriculum is divided into three parts that foster healthy growth in each of these areas: •Exploring what makes them unique •Examining good decision-making skills •Exploring responsibility to the community An emphasis is placed on independent thinking, the importance of making healthy choices, healthy group dynamics and problem solving. The curriculum rejects defeating others and stresses peer support and doing one’s best.
- 2. 12 weeks. 24 lessons. 350,000girls and counting. Our Mission We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Our Vision We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. So what does Girls on the Run do? One girl put it this way, “I learned that I am the boss of my brain.” We inspire girls to know and activate their limitless potential and to boldly pursue their dreams. No limits. No constraints. Only opportunities to be remarkable.
- 3. Annual Participation andVolunteerism Our History 600 Volunteers 500 Girls 137 400 In 2007, Dale Espich, President and CEO of 300 76 GetFit! Shiawassee, organized GOTR Shiawassee 66 200 413 under the auspices of GetFit! Shiawassee. The 100 13 10 204 237 inaugural season commenced with Deb and 2 23 87 78 Mary coaching 23 girls in Corunna and Owosso. 0 By 2011, the program had grown to 137 Fall Spring Fall Spring Spring Spring 2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 2011 volunteers at 16 locations and 19 teams serving 413 girls. Our objective is to educate and empower girls 2011 Scholarship Information at an early age in order to prevent at-risk activities, which we define to include substance/alcohol use, eating disorders, early onset of sexual activity, sedentary lifestyle, 18% 21% depression, suicide attempts and confrontations Full Tuition with the juvenile judicial system. Partial Scholarship 61% Full Scholarship Our 2012 Goals: •To establish an Advisory Council •To build a Committee Structure •To design a Fundraising Program •To plan for Sustainable Growth & Expansion
- 4. 7 Districts Our Participation Thefollowing school districts currently 16 Locations participate in GOTR Mid Michigan: •Chesaning 19 Teams •Corunna •Laingsburg •New Lothrop •Ovid Elsie •Owosso •Perry Current planning includes expanding to the following districts: •East Lansing •Okemos •Mason
- 5. How You CanGet Involved Be a part of a local team: •Head Coach •Assistant Coach Be a part of our Council: •Site Liaison •Running Buddy •Event volunteer Be a supporter: •Be a connection •Donate wish list items •Donate to our Council
- 6. I/we would liketo support Name Girls on the Run of Mid-Michigan. 1k Fun Run ($100) Street Address 5k Runner ($500) 10k Runner ($1000) Half Marathoner ($2000) City State Zip Marathoner ($5000) Ultra Marathoner ($10000)* *You will receive a T-shirt and be featured on our race day Email banner. We are a 501 (c)(3) organization, and your gift meets charitable Enter your amount: deduction guidelines. Thank you for your gift!