Kids & Family
Family YMCA to Offer 'Girls on the Run Club' for Pre-Teens in Grades 3-5
The Westport Weston Family YMCA partners with Girls on the Run, a national non-profit character development program
The Westport Weston Family YMCA is pleased to be a new partner to Girls on the Run, a national non-profit character development program that encourages pre-teen girls (grades 3-5) to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running.
The mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running.
Each session will include a group exercise, with emphasis on teamwork, which will culminate in a 5K (3 mile) run.
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The program meets twice weekly for 10 weeks, Mondays and Wednesdays, 4-5:15 pm. The first session takes place Monday, March 23, at the Family YMCA’s Bedford Family Center at 14 Allen Raymond Lane in Westport. The fee for Family YMCA members is $165, plus a race fee to be paid at the time of 5K registration.
To register, please go to girlsontherunffldcty.org and click on the Registration Information tab. Registration is done via the online Race Planner.
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For more information about the Family YMCA’s Girls on the Run Club, please contact Kelly Conte at kellyconte@charter.net or Jay Jaronko, Senior Program Director, at 203-226-8981 or jjaronko@westporty.org.
Girls on the Run Fairfield County is an Independent Council of Girls on the Run International, which has a network of over 200 councils across the United States and Canada. Our local affiliate is coordinated by the New Canaan YMCA; for more information, please visit girlsontherunffldcty.org.
