GOTR is an after school program for third through fifth grade girls that uses the power of exercise and positive mentoring to “prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living."  Through interactive activities, running, playing games, and discussing important issues, girls learn how to celebrate being girls.  The program focuses on building self-esteem and improving emotional and physical health.

GOTR meets after school twice a week for twelve weeks.  Girls are coached by women volunteers from our community who serve as healthy role models.  Girls are taught specific life lessons such as dealing with body image and the media, resisting peer pressure and making healthy decisions.  At the end of the program, each girl has a goal to complete a non-competetive 5K run/walk event.


During the 12-week program, girls are empowered with a greater self-awareness, a sense of achievement and a foundation in team building to help them become strong, contented and self-confident young women.

Our goal is to empower all girls to:

• Develop a strong sense of identity
• Give and receive support from a group
• Stand up for themselves in a healthy manner
• Have a healthy body image
• Understand the importance of their community
• Complete a 5k run/walk event

The girls will meet for an hour and fifteen minutes twice a week for 12 weeks, for a total of 24 lessons.  At the end of the season the girls have worked up to, and complete a community 5k event to celebrate their accomplishments throughout the season.  Upon completion of the program, the girls have learned lessons that apply to real life and have a set of “tools” to deal with peer pressure and other uncomfortable situations so they can live their lives according to their own values.