$8,081 raised by 49 donors
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$10,000 Goal
Your donation ensures that we can continue to keep our registration fee low and provide scholarships for ANY girl that needs one! With 40% of girls on scholarship, your contribution is vital to empowering girls throughout Western Colorado. Together we can keep girls moving in the right direction!
"I learned that the girl deep inside me is who I really am. And when I run, I am FEARLESS."
"If you are a girl who is bad at making friends and nobody understands how you're feeling and you sit alone each day….that was me. I was that person out of the crowd. Then, I joined Girls on the Run. IT CHANGED MY LIFE! Now I have people who understand me. I love my life because of GOTR."
"Thank you for helping me bloom in the right direction."
Our strongest testimonials come from girls, their parents, teachers and coaches who are impacted by the program. But as the quotes above make clear, the impact the program has on girls is invaluable.
Our mission is to provide an accessible, inspiring, and experience-based program that creatively integrates running while empowering girls to be healthy, respectful, confident and joyful for life. The goal of our program is to empower all girls to:
• A strong sense of identity
• Give and receive support from a group
• Stand up for self in a healthy manner
• A healthy body image
• Understand self as important in the community
• Complete a 5K (3.1 mile) run/walk race.
Girls on the Run of Western Colorado was founded in 2000 - with just 12 coaches and 40 girls meeting at two school-based sites, the program began in Grand Junction. It is now one of the oldest GOTR Councils in the nation and is one of the largest geographic councils in the nation, serving nearly 2,000 girls across 21 counties in Western Colorado.
While much has changed with Girls on the Run over the years - both locally and nationally - our mission and vision have remained the same. GOTR of Western Colorado strives to make our program affordable and accessible to all girls who wish to participate. Therefore, we have one of the lowest registration fees in the nation, $75, (as compared to the national registration fees average between $125-$350), with scholarships easily available to any participant who needs one. Nearly 40% of participants receive some form of assistance. Additionally, we make it easy for schools/communities to start GOTR sites if there is a need and volunteers are willing to get involved and make it happen. With nearly 750 volunteers this past year (including 500+ volunteer coaches who commit more than 50 hours each season mentoring our participants), and the support of our schools and communities, GOTR of Western Colorado continues to be able to fulfill our mission of affordable and accessible programming for girls throughout Western Colorado.
Organization name
Girls on the Run of Western Colorado
other names
Girls on the Run of Western Colorado, Girls on the Run of the Grand Valley
2000
Tax id (EIN)
83-0342620
Category
Youth Development
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
Girls on the Run of Western Colorado 1445 N. 7th StreetMailing
Girls on the Run of Western Colorado 202 North Avenue #284Mesa County, CO, US