Girls on the Run of Central Illinois commences new program at Lincoln Park District
Coaches needed for the Fall 2018 season

 

[July 07, 2018] 

LINCOLN 

Girls on the Run of Central Illinois is excited to announce the addition of a community team at the Lincoln Park District facility in Lincoln.

Utilizing a fun, experience-based curriculum, the program creatively integrates running to inspire 3rd through 8th grade girls to be joyful, healthy and confident. With more than 75 partner sites across central Illinois, including the new Lincoln Park District site, Girls on the Run of Central Illinois will serve more than 1,100 girls this school year.

“Our community teams are a great way for girls from different schools and backgrounds to come together, make new friends, and learn from each other,” says Jennifer Sublett, Executive Director of Girls on the Run. “We have had great success with our community teams in Springfield and are excited to bring this opportunity to our girls in Lincoln.”

The interactive curriculum is fun and challenging, covering meaningful topics such as self-awareness, building healthy relationships, and developing personal strengths while engaging in physical activities. The after-school lessons are led by trained coaches who guide the girls through the 10-week program and help prepare them for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. At the end of the program season, girls, coaches, family and friends complete a celebratory 5k together.

In order to host a team at the Lincoln Park District, Girls on the Run is seeking coaches to volunteer 90 minutes twice per week from September 4 through the 5k on November 10. Girls on the Run coaches are as unique as the girls they serve. Just like the girls, many are not runners. They are women and men who take great pride and care in role modelling character, connectedness, and inner strength.

If you are interested in learning more about coaching or registering your girl for the Lincoln Park District team, visit www.GOTRcentralillinois.org,  call 217-726-9808, or email lara@GOTRcentral illinois.org.

About Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run is an international, non-profit prevention program that prepares girls ages 8-13 to run 3.1 miles and educates them about healthy physical, emotional, and social lifestyles. The program empowers girls at an early age to prevent the display of future at-risk behaviors, giving girls greater self-confidence, a stronger sense of identity, a healthier body image, and a better sense of community. As an international program, Girls on the Run has served more than 300,000 girls since its creation in 1996. Girls on the Run of Central Illinois is an independent council of Girls on the Run International. The program is delivered in the autumn and the spring at both public and private elementary and middle schools in central Illinois.

[Jennifer Sublett
Executive Director
Girls on the Run of Central Illinois ]