Welcome

Girls on the Run of Portland Metro is a life-changing, character development program for 3rd - 5th grade girls in the Portland Metro area. We use exercise, positive reinforcement, and encouraging role models to provide girls with the confidence they need in those critical pre-teen years. Each ninety-minute lesson combines running and walking games with discussions about various life skills, including healthy eating, leadership, setting goals and cooperation. Our 12-week programs meet twice per week for ninety minutes at various locations around the Portland Metro area. Halfway through the season, the girls from all the sites come together with their Running Buddies to one location for the practice 5K run/walk. At the end of the season, all the girls regroup with their Running Buddies and come together for the community 5K run/walk. During the season the girls also work together towards enhancing their concepts of group leadership by completing a service project of the groups choosing.

What's the Buzz

Help us meet our 2010 fundraising goals by sponsoring one year of GOTR for a special girl in your neighborhood! Call Nicole for details at 503-720-4856.

GOTR of Portland Metro will welcome 22 new coaches in spring 2010. Coaches Training will be held on February 21, 2010. More details to follow!

We are expanding access to girls across Portland and will conduct GOTR at 9 sites in 2010! Our goal is to serve more than 135 girls during that season. Registration opens February 1, 2010.

We are recruiting for two new Board members for the upcoming fiscal year. If you are interested, please email us at metrogotr@gmail.com! We are looking for specific skill sets in the areas of corporate and individual fundraising and in program development, including site evaluation and outreach.

We are proud to announce that GOTR of Portland Metro has been awarded the �Katie Jeans-Gail Award for Young Heroes� by the Multnomah County Health Department. This award is presented annually to young public health heroes or organizations that strive to promote healthy lifestyle practices for youth. We are honored to receive such an award and look forward to many more years of service in the Portland Metro community.

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Testimonial

Participation in this program literally changed (my daughter's) life. For the first time, she began to see herself as athletic. She got in shape, had so much more energy and enthusiasm, learned a lot, and was proud of her ability to complete a 3 mile race. I am so happy that this program exists to help girls at this fragile stage of their lives to develop healthy habits and to focus on what their bodies can do -- more than how they look." Participant's Parent

A Girls on the Run Girl:

Has higher self-esteem
Has improved eating attitudes
Has an improved body image
Has a positive peer group and positive role models for her future.