Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to enhance participants' social, emotional and physical skills to successfully navigate life experiences. Our fun, interactive lessons meet the unique needs of participants of all abilities and backgrounds. Girls on the Run Rockies is a council of Girls on the Run International, proudly serving the entire Front Range of Colorado, including Denver metro, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and the Eastern Plains. Since our council’s inception, we have unlocked the power and potential of our participants and made a lasting impact on our community through participant-led service projects.
Mission
We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
Vision
We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.
We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
Girls on the Run International was started in 1996 in Charlotte, North Carolina by a woman named Molly Barker. Today, there are more than 180 councils in the U.S. and Canada and more than 700,000 girls have been served.
Girls on the Run of the Rockies was founded in 2005 with 90 girls. Today programs span from Ft. Collins to Denver to Pueblo and serves nearly 6,000 girls annually.
Organization name
Girls on the Run of the Rockies
other names
Girls on the Run Rockies, GOTR, Girls on the Run of Denver
2004
Tax id (EIN)
20-1667120
Category
Youth Development, Education, Recreation & Sports
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
7000 E. Belleview Ave. Suite 130Denver, CO, US
Fort Collins, CO, US
Pueblo, CO, US
Colorado Springs, CO, US
Greeley, CO, US