Educating and Preparing Girls for a Lifetime of Self Respect

welcome to greater kalamazoo GOTR

Girls on the Run is a life-changing, character development program for girls in 3rd through 8th grade.  Our mission is to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.  We use the power of running to provide girls with the tools to:

  •     Celebrate their bodies
  •     Honor their voices
  •     Recognize their gifts, and
  •     Activate their personal power

The Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run is an affiliate council of Girls on the Run International, founded in 1996, by Molly Barker, a visionary, Ironman triathlete. Today, there are nearly 160 locations across the U.S. & Canada, with new locations added each year.  Girls on the Run combines training for a 5k (3.1 miles) event with healthy living education. We use exercise, positive reinforcement, and encouraging role models to help girls discover the confidence they need in those critical pre-teen years and beyond. Through interactive activities such as running, playing games and discussing important issues, participants learn how to celebrate being their unique and real selves. Our hope is that every girl believes and can say, “I belong just the way I am.”

what's happening

We're gearing up for our fall Girls on Track program!  To learn more, coach, or sign up a girl visit http://www.girlsontherunkazoo.org/Girls_on_Track.

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Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run | Kalamazoo Communities In Schools | 125 W. Exchange Place | Kalamazoo MI 49007
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