Girls on the Run Spring Season Registration Now Open at Lincoln Street Elementary School

Girls on the Run of New Hampshire’s registration for the spring season is open for Lincoln Street Elementary School. The Exeter team will be meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays after school and is available for girls in grades 3rd through 5th. Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a physical activity-based, positive youth development program that inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident. The volunteer-led program brings together groups of 8-15 girls for a ten-week program beginning the week of March 13th.

“The program encourages personal development, team building and connection to the community”, says Jen Hubbell, Executive Director of the program. “Lessons include topics to enable girls to effectively problem solve and remain strong during adolescence.” Topics include dealing with self-image and the media, resisting peer-pressure, making healthy decisions and contributing to the community.

One of their star coaches, Jennifer Petty, from New London Elementary School sums up her coaching experience last fall as “one of the best experiences of my life… The change in my girls has been incredible. They have all grown into amazing, thoughtful, strong, powerful, and kind people, with solid heads on their shoulders. I wish I had GOTR when I was their age!”

Girls on the Run has inspired girls in New Hampshire for 16 years and has impacted the lives of 1.2 million girls nationwide. This spring season, Girls on the Run will be offered at more than 100 locations across the state. Each team will meet two times a week for 90 minutes after school and participate in research-based lessons that use dynamic discussions and fun running games to teach life skills. The season will culminate in a 5k event on June 3rd at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway that brings together family, friends and community members to celebrate the girls’ growth throughout the season.

The program fee for the Spring 2017 season is $129, and scholarship funding is available by completing a form on the website. The program fee includes registration for the end-of-season 5k event, a shirt, water bottle, and a healthy snack at each practice. Information about the program and registration can be found on the Girls on the Run of New Hampshire website at https://www.girlsontherunnh.or...

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.