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 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.
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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 ]
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