Press Release: Pre-Teens Can Hit the Ground
Running as Girls on the Run International Program Comes to
Novi
CONTACT: Tracie Ringle, (248) 735-5613
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVI, Michigan, Feb 11, 2008 – The Novi Parks, Recreation and
Forestry Department has partnered with Girls on the Run
International to bring this unique, life-changing after-school
program for pre-teen girls to Novi. The program, designed to empower
young girls with the groundwork for life-long healthy living habits,
greater self-awareness, and a sense of achievement, is offered to
girls in grades three through five.
The program includes training sessions twice a week for a 5K
running event while providing enhancing and uplifting workouts. The
price is $130 per person for residents who take advantage of
online registration. Registration includes daily snacks,
t-shirt, water bottle, a discount on New Balance running shoes and
entry into a 5K race. The session begins March 31, 2008 and
continues for ten weeks.
Based out of Charlotte, N.C., the Girls on the Run International
program is designed to promote good health, friendship, positive
body image and self-esteem by helping pre-teen girls while they deal
with issues including society, peers, and parents. The program has
helped more than 40,000 girls gain a stronger sense of self as they
enter adolescence.
Volunteer Coaches are also needed. Coaches attend a one time
training session and are provided with detailed lesson plans and
supporting materials. Coaches do not have to be a runner, only
enthusiastic and committed to the healthy development of young
girls.
"The great thing about this program is that you don’t need to be
an athlete or runner to be a part of it. The program is really
all about teaching young girls to be strong and healthy individuals
- physically, emotionally and mentally," comments Novi Parks
Superintendent of Recreation
Nancy Cowan. "It also provides adults with an opportunity to give
back to the community and be a strong role model for youth by
volunteering to coach."
The program will take place at four schools in Novi and culminate
in a 5K run on Saturday, June 7. For more information or to register
call the Novi Parks Department at 248-347-0400. To learn more about
Girls on the Run International visit their website.
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