Girls on the Run East Central Illinois kicks off tenth season

Girls on the Run East Central Illinois kicks off tenth season

Registration Opens January 5, 2016!!

East Central Illinois –Girls on the Run East Central Illinois and the Mattoon Area Family YMCA are kicking off the tenth Girls on the Run season in Coles, Moultrie, Shelby, Effingham, Piatt, and Douglas Counties beginning the week of February 1, 2016. 

Over the course of a 10-week Girls on the Run season, volunteer coaches teach life skills such as responding to bullies, dealing with body image and the media, making healthy decisions and contributing to the community. This character-building program focuses on bolstering self-esteem, confidence and improving physical and emotional health. Registration will open on January 5^th, 2016 and teams will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Full and partial scholarships are available.

Comments from some of our fall 2015 Girls on the Run participants said “I love Girls on the Run because I learned that you really don’t have to be perfect!” “I love GOTR East Central Illinois because I learned to always be kind no matter what!”  “I love GOTR East Central Illinois because I learned that you should be thankful for what you have.” What a gift to be able to give the girls in our communities the tools to navigate peer pressure and social expectations, and to create strong confident girls empowered to make healthy life decisions in high school and beyond.

During the course of the program, the girls train together to complete a 5k (3.1 mile) run – the culminating event of Girls on the Run. The Girls on the Run 5k, is scheduled for April 9, 2016 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston and will begin at 9 a.m.. This event is open to anyone who is willing to run, walk or skip to the finish line. 

Girls on the Run (3^rd-5^th Grades)

Arcola Elementary: Mon/Wed 310-440p

Arthur Elementary: Mon/Thur 4-530p

Atwood-Hammond Grade School: Tues/Thur 330-5pm 

Bement Elementary: Tues/Wed 325-455p

Broadway Christian Church: Mon/Thur 4-530pm

Carl Sandburg Elementary: Tues/Thur 3-430p

Effingham High School: Mon/Wed 330-5p

Jefferson Elementary: Mon/Wed 315-445p

Main Street Elementary: Tues/Thur 320-450p

Mattoon Area Family YMCA: Tues/Thur 4-530pm

Riddle Elementary: Mon/Wed 315-445p

St. Paul’s in Stew Stras: Wed/Fri  345-515 (market to Windsor)

Washington Elementary (Monticello): Tues/Thur 310-440pm

Wesley Methodist Church: Tues/Thur 315-5p

White Heath Elementary (Monticello): Tues/Thur 310-440p

Williams Elementary School: Tues/Thur 315-445p

For more information or to register for the Girls on the Run program, or the 5k on April 9, please visit www.girlsontheruneci.org or call Sarah Dowell at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA at (217) 234-9494.