NEWS RELEASE
Girls on the Run of the Treasure Coast is launching their outreach campaign for new coaches to lead programming. Girls on the Run is a physical, activity-based, positive youth development program that teaches key life skills to girls in 3rd through 8th grades to be joyful, healthy, and confident. At each school site, volunteer coaches lead teams of 8-15 girls through research-based curricula that includes lessons on confidence, treating others with care, and contributing to the community. During the ten-week program, girls complete a community service project and become physically and emotionally prepared to participate in a celebratory 5K event.Girls on the Run of the Treasure Coast is currently accepting new coaches to help host teams for the fall 2018 season and provide program opportunities to more girls. Coaches do not need to be runners but have a passion for mentoring future leaders. All volunteer coaches must complete a background check and attend a training session.
To learn more about coaching or starting a new Girls on the Run site, visit https://www.girlsontheruntc.org/ or contact Council Director Jeane Bartlett at jeane.bartlett@girlsontherun.org.
About Girls on the Run:
Girls on the Run is a national physical activity-based positive youth development program for 3rd-8th grade girls. Participants develop and improve competence, feel confidence in who they are, develop strength of character, respond to others and oneself with care, create positive connections with peers and adults, and make a meaningful contribution to community and society. Each session is led by trained volunteer coaches who guide and mentor the girls. The ten-week program concludes with all participants completing a celebratory 5k event which gives them a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. Girls on the Run has served over 1.2 million girls since its inception in 1996.
Girls on the Run is a national physical activity-based positive youth development program for 3rd-8th grade girls. Participants develop and improve competence, feel confidence in who they are, develop strength of character, respond to others and oneself with care, create positive connections with peers and adults, and make a meaningful contribution to community and society. Each session is led by trained volunteer coaches who guide and mentor the girls. The ten-week program concludes with all participants completing a celebratory 5k event which gives them a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. Girls on the Run has served over 1.2 million girls since its inception in 1996.
