Here’s the press release:
Girls on the Run of WNC Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
Learn, dream, live, run…
Asheville, North Carolina – April 18, 2012 – Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina will celebrate its 10-year anniversary on Sunday, April 29th from 2-4pm at the Sherrill Center – Kimmel Arena at UNC Asheville. This family event is open to all, but specifically honors the girls, parents, coaches and volunteers who have helped fulfill our mission to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using our fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. GOTR of WNC began in with 30 girls in 2002 and has now served more than 6,200!
Program participants, past and present; parents/caregivers and families; volunteer coaches; school principals; sponsors; community volunteers and board members are all invited to attend. Many fun, kid-friendly activities are planned for the afternoon event including: honors and recognition for participants and volunteers, Jolly Balloon Smiths, inflatable/bouncy castle, hula hooping with Hooping Hearts, Sweet Tees Indoor Mini-golf, inspiration flags, celebration photos on the pink carpet by Michelle Marie Allen Photography, face painting, local food from Short Street Cakes and Take the Cake, and MUCH MORE! More information on the 10 Year party can be found at: http://www.gotrwnc.org/10-years/.
“I really enjoyed being a part of GOTR because I got a head start on running which really helped me in the years that followed. GOTR gave me the opportunity to run with other girls my age and become better friends with them while establishing a running base. At a young age GOTR informed me of harmful habits and substances and the long lasting effects associated with them, which completely steered me clear of ever using drugs or smoking…By the [time I finished the GOTR 5K at the end of session], my eyes had been opened to my running potential, and I knew I could do even better if I continued to run and push myself to give 100%. Seven years later I see that this belief has come true because of effort and determination which was instilled in me during GOTR.”
–Rachel Newcomb, GOTR participant, Fall 2003
SPECIAL THANKS to our event Sponsors: NC Center for Health & Wellness, Sweet Tees Mini Golf, Short Street Cakes, Michelle Marie Allen Photography, Take the Cake, Doc Chey’s.
About Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run® is a non-profit character-development program with a mission to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Our program encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. Our curricula address all aspects of girls’ development—their physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual well-being.
About Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina
Established in 2002 by Rachelle Sorensen-Cox, GOTR of WNC has grown from serving 15 girls in 2004 to more than over 1200 girls in 2011. In 10 years, the organization has impacted the lives of more than 6,200 girls. GOTR of WNC serves Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Jackson, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties. More information can be found at www.gotrwnc.org.
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