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 What better way to begin our season than to have our founder and vision keeper, Molly Barker with us at a Barnstormers game to celebrate the beginning of our 3rd year and the 1,019 girls the program has reached in two short years????
Thank you to all who attended! Special gratitude to Stacey Fitzpatrick (photographer), the Barnstormers (especially Jon, Kristen, Vince and Liz), Dillerville Subway, Jeremy Weiss at CI Records, the members of the Fundraising Committee, and our volunteers who sold tickets and merchandise.
 These Girls on Track (Anna, Molly Barker, Cierra, Teresa-pictured, and Katie, Savannah and Teagan) from Fritz Elementary started a summer running group that met every Wednesday. "Running has become one of our favorite sports and made us closer, we all participate in different activities and we found that running has become the connection that brings us together," Anna shared.
Great idea, girls!
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Fundraising Information........
The annual United Way campaign is a great way to support Girls on the Run as your charitable recipient (just write-in Girls on the Run of Lancaster).
Fundraising at its best: Three motivated and enterprising girls from the Buchanan GOTR team held a Lemonade Stand and donated their proceeds to our scholarship fund! Here is what their card said:
"Dear Carrie and Jennifer, The PSA (commercial filming) today made Keyshleen, Makeda and I want to do a lemonade stand to raise some money for GOTR. We made $11.50!!
From, Maggie PS. The door on the front symbolizes a door to a better world for many more girls because of Girls on the Run. Let's give a big energy cheer to these girls!
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Fall 2011 Season
We have a fun-filled fall season ahead of us! The season kicked off last week with the girls running towards brighter futures and the New Balance Girls on the Run 5k on December 3rd at Clipper Magazine Stadium, 10 a.m. We are trying something new this fall and inviting the GOTR/GOT participants this season and their running buddies to complete the event. Families, friends and community members are invited to come out and cheer these girls and their buddies to the finish line.
--21 Sites and 23 Teams with approximately 330 girls participating!
--5 GOT teams and 18 GOTR! --we welcomed 5 new sites! --We have trained close to 100 coaches!
Spring Season Site Applications
are being accepted now and are due by January 1, 2012......Season will begin the week of March 5, 2012 with our Community-based New Balance Girls on the Run 5k taking place on May 19th at F&M College. All are welcome!!!
Questions about starting a site?
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Board of Directors:
Shiobhain Harding, Chair
Ken Eshleman, Treasurer
Karen Michnya, Secretary
Ann Fulton, past Chair
Mark Amway
Jeff Bradley
Pia Fenimore, MD
Beth Foster
Denyse Kling
Drew Nesbitt
Jacqueline Sandherr
Rose Mary Search
Brian Wassell, CPA, Advisory
Welcome to our new members: Jeff, Beth, Drew and Jacqueline!
Our Fundraising Committee is being led by Dana Herr (big energy cheer for Dana!). Committee members include: Nicole Koger, Jacqueline Sandherr, Ann Fulton, Ken Eshleman, Shiobhain Harding, Jennifer West and Carrie Johnson.
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Our GOTR mission established in 2011:
We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
And, our GOTR vision established in 2011:
We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.
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Check out our GOTR commercial being aired on Comcast, Channel 11 and at Penn Cinema!
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This fall we have 5 SoleMates running to help girls walk taller, activate their power and recognize their gifts:
Jenni Corbett, Shiobhain Harding and Carrie Johnson (Ragnar Relay-Oct. 7-8)Kristyn Zaenglein (Chicago marathon-Oct. 9th) Valerie Ellsworth (Hershey Half marathon-Oct. 16) Good luck to all and thank you for choosing to support Girls on the Run of Lancaster.
***We are looking for volunteers to help at the Ragnar Relay at Stauffer Park in Lancaster on Oct. 7th. Please contact Jenni Corbett if you are interested..... | |
Girls on the Run of Lancaster will receive 100% of all funds raised when a SoleMate chooses to run, bike, walk, or swim in a race of any distance.
Registration is fast and easy! Be a SoleMate and help us offer this life-changing program to any girl in Lancaster, regardless of limitations.
Thank you to our coaches who positively facilitate the curriculum and to parents, families, teachers, and role models who support the girls on this journey towards their limitless potential!
Carrie Johnson
Executive Director
Jennifer West
Program Director
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