A lot of girls don't love to run, and that's OK. They can skip, hop, jump, dance or do cartwheels. The goal simply is to keep moving. |
Locally, we're just getting started with Girls on the Run, and we'd like to grow and expand the program to other communities. |
One of our goals is to provide young girls with character-building life skills that can help them avoid risky adolescent behaviors, such as drug or alcohol use, early sexual activity and eating disorders. |
There's a lot more to it than just running. |
We're not trying to turn every young girl into a track star. What we're really doing in the Girls on the Run program is making 'life stars' out of them with character-building skills. |