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Girls on the Run of Greater Lansing
Mission:
Educating and preparing girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.
GOTR is more than a program. It is a philosophy – a way of being. Girls on the Run is a life-changing character
development program for girls in third, fourth and fifth grade (ages 8-12) that uses the power of running to teach
every girl about her personal power and the importance of being healthy and active. The after-school program
combines training to participate in a running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts and a
community service project. The teams - which consist of 8 to 15 girls - meet two times per week right after
school. The girls will participate in a celebration 5K in November 2008.
The goal of the program is to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.
Furthermore, we encourage participants to talk with their family every day about what is going on with them. The
10-week curriculum attempts to help each girl find and stay true to her REAL self.
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Steering Committee:
Alicia Armstrong
Nicole Benedict
Barb Doyal
Sarah Edwards
Louise Holman
Margaret Hudson
Beth Spyke
Ann Whitmer
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Our goal at Girls on the Run of Greater Lansing is to teach girls how to:
- Evaluate the effects and consequences of making right and wrong choices.
- Respect themselves and others, and be self-confident.
- Manage their emotions and maintain positive attitudes.
- Listen, cooperate and work as a team.
- Avoid drugs, alcohol and other high-risk behaviors.
- Eat nutritiously.
- Contribute and give back to the community.
- Develop open relationships with their parents or guardians about difficult issues.
- Set a goal, prepare for it, and complete it (in this instance, a 5k race).
- Love exercise!
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