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Kids & Family

Tomorrow, August 1, Sign up for Girls on the Run and Heart & Soul

Parsippany's Teams meet at Veterans Memorial Park Twice Weekly. This is a great way for girls to start the school year in a positive way!

Girls on the Run is so much more than running. It's a group with a mission to empower young girls by forming teams led by strong female role models, who offer age appropriate lessons in personal empowerment that strives to impact them both emotionally and physically.

Some of the highlights:

  • Pre-workout discussions about kindness, respect, health, etc.
  • Daily running that is non-competitive, but encourages each girl to seek personal improvement each practice.
  • Daily windup group meetings replete with fun cheers and individual recognition of the girls on the team, as they are encouraged to mix and mingle, without forming cliques.
  • A final "real" 5K that allows the girls to take pride in their seasonal efforts.
  • And, a community service project that is proposed and approved by the girls. Previous activities have included assisting animals in shelters by making toys and bedding, as well as developing thank you gifts for first responders.

New friends are always welcome!

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Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole registration will open tomorrow at 9am. You can use this LINK to get your girl signed up for an amazing fall season of GOTR!

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