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Girls on the Run Registration is OPEN

Girls on the Run® is an experiential learning, non-profit prevention program for girls in grades 3-5 that uses the power of running “to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.”  The 10-week program combines a national curriculum focused on building self-esteem and improving emotional and physical health with training for a 3.1 mile (5K) event.  Participants learn how to make healthy decisions, resolve conflict, and get along in a group.  The goal of the program is to change a girl's budding notion that how she looks is more important than who she is.

Registration for our spring season is now open at www.girlsontherunnj.org. All program sites meet twice/week for 1 hour and 15 minutes per session. We have sites in Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Florham Park, Madison, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, Morristown, Summit, Westfield, Parsippany, Hopewell, Princeton and East Windsor. The program cost is $185 per girl and is available regardless of family income.  Please contact us at info@girlsontherunnj.org to request financial assistance.  Session dates are approx. 4/1-6/15.

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