Welcome to Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia - a life-changing, non-profit prevention program for girls in grades 3 through 8.

Our Mission is to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Girls on the Run combines training for a 5K (3.1 mile) running event with healthy living education. Our program instills self-esteem and strong values through health education, life skills development, mentoring relationships, and physical training - all of which are accomplished through an active collaboration with girls and their parents, schools, volunteers, staff and the community.

Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia is an affiliate council of Girls on the Run International, which has a network of over 100 locations across the United States and Canada.

Spring 2010 Season will take place at the following locations:

• St. Andrew's School (Wed/Fri ) 3:30 - 5:00, beginning Feb. 24, 2010
• Frank G. Murray Community Center on Whitemarsh Island (Tues/Fri) 4:30 - 6:00, beginning Feb. 23, 2010
• Hesse Elementary School (Mon/Wed) 4:00-5:15, beginning Feb. 22, 2010
• Hancock Day School (Girls on the Run, grades 3,4,& 5)-- Mon/Wed -- 3:15-4:45, beginning Feb. 22, 2010
• Hancock Day School (Girls on TRACK, grades 6 & 7)-- Mon/Wed -- 3:15-4:45, beginning Feb. 22, 2010
• Calvary Day School (Tues/Thurs) 3:15-4:45, beginning Feb. 23, 2010
• Richmond Hill @ J. F. Gregory Park (Tues/Thurs) 5:30- 6:45, beginning Feb. 23, 2010
• West Broad Street YMCA (Tues/Thurs) 4:30-5:45. beginning Feb. 23, 2010
• St. James Catholic School (Mon/Wed) 3:15-4:45, beginning Feb. 22, 2010

The fee for the 10 week program is $160.00 and includes race t-shirt, water bottle, race entry fee, journey journals, and snacks at each session.

Programs begin the week of Feb. 22, 2010 and ends with a 5k event on May 15, 2010 at Savannah State University.

SPRING 2010 COACHES TRAINING

SATURDAY, January 23, 2010 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (morning coaches training, lunch break, afternoon CPR/AED certification)

TUESDAY, January 26, 2010 from 6:00-8:30 PM (coaches training portion of two-day training)

THURSDAY, January 28, 2010 from 6:00-9:00 (CPR/AED certification portion of two-day training)

All coaches and assistants must attend a training session and be CPR/AED certified. Please contact Kathy McCarthy, Program Coordinator at 429.0134 or kathy@girlsontherun-ga.org to register for training.