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Reed School Kicks Off First Girls On The Run Season
Third grade participants will make new friends, build their confidence, celebrate themselves and their unique qualities during the program.
LOCKPORT, IL — Reed School has been selected as a host site to offer the Girls on the Run/Heart and Soles Program this year. The school said social worker Carlie Yacobi and avid runner, broached the subject with Principal Cathy Slee when she first started in the position this past fall.
According to the school, Yacobi had heard about the empowering and motivating features of the program and was determined to bring it to Reed School. After sharing the idea with staff members, it didn't take long before her coaching team was in place and ready to go.
The GOTR Program runs for 10 weeks with two practice sessions per week. Over the course of the program, third grade participants will make new friends, build their confidence, celebrate themselves and their unique qualities, and give back to the community by participating in a local service project. As a culminating activity, the girls will take part in a non-competitive family-friendly 5k run at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet later this spring.
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