Girls on the Run Sonoma County 5k Family Fun Run/ Walk on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9AM. Run with over 300 3rd-8th girls. Supervisor Efren Carrillo will lead warm-ups. Rohnert Park Mayor Jake MacKenzie and Supervisor Shirlee Zane will be on hand to meet and greet runners.
Girls on the Run is a life-changing, non-profit prevention program for girls in the 3rd through 8th grade. Girls on the Run Sonoma County offers after school programs for 22 Sonoma County schools. With a mission to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living, the 24-lesson after school curriculum combines training for a 5K (3.1 miles) running event with health-based lessons that inspire girls to:
- become independent thinkers
- enhance their problem solving skills, and
- make healthy decisions.
All of this is accomplished through an active collaboration with girls and their parents, schools, volunteers, staff and the community. Girls on the Run Sonoma County is an Independent Council of Girls on the Run International, which has a network of over 170+ locations across the United States and Canada.
