Girls on the Run® is a life-changing program for third- to eighth-grade girls.

Our mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

We use the power of running to provide girls with the tools to:

  • Celebrate their bodies
  • Honor their voices
  • Recognize their gifts, and
  • Activate their personal power

Girls on the Run of Volusia County started in 2005 and is an affiliate council of Girls on the Run International. Founded in 1996 by Molly Barker - a visionary, Ironman triathlete, Girls on the Run has about 208 locations across the U.S. & Canada, with new locations added each year. Girls on the Run® combines training for a 5k (3.1 miles) event with healthy living education. We use exercise, positive reinforcement, and encouraging role models to help girls discover the confidence they need in the critical pre-teen years and beyond.

 

NEWS FLASHES

AWESOME SPRING 5K
Our Girls on the Run participants had “so much fun” April 27 at our Spring 5K run. Many thanks to our gracious host, Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona Beach. Click here to view some of our photos!

We also thank our local sponsors:

  • Junior Service League of DeLand
  • Anne Stevenson, CPA
  • Bright House Networks
  • Dale Batten, DMD
  • Deltran Battery
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Father Lopez Catholic High School
  • Florida Hospital
  • Florida Orthopaedics
  • Gallery Homes
  • Halifax Health
  • Lane Financial Planning
  • LPGA
  • Mainstreet Community Bank
  • Martha Wilson
  • Quality Quickprint
  • Rotary Club of DeLand
  • Breakfast Rotary Club of DeLand
  • Steen & Harris Orthodontics
  • TD Bank
  • Volusia County Schools

 

LUNAFEST
A fundraiser for GOTR of Volusia County and the Breast Cancer Fund
Thanks to all who attended LUNAFEST!  The films were wonderful, and we had 2 successful events, enjoyed by all.  We appreciate your support!


Congratulations to our girls who completed the Fall 2012 5K on Dec. 8! Images from the race can be found at http://russellsirmans.smugmug.com/Events/Girls-on-the-Run/Groups-and-Candids/26966738_C3CK6j and http://russellsirmans.smugmug.com/Events/Girls-on-the-Run/Finish-Line/26966710_4HjXFM.

A special thanks to our 5K Sponsors:

  • Junior Service League of DeLand
  • Dr. Dale D. Batten, DMD
  • Deltran Battery Tender
  • Father Lopez Catholic High School
  • Gallery Homes of DeLand
  • Mainstreet Community Bank
  • Martha Wilson
  • Volusia County Schools