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Updates
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Secret Essay Contest: Two girls from St. Louis submitted their essays to the Secret Essay Contest and won! Essay Question: How has Girls on the Run helped you to be more fearless? Here are the winning essays from St. Louis:
Rachel; 4th grade and Lindsi; 6th grade
Bailey Won! A GOTR participant from Tonasket, WA won the Earn Your Stripes Youth Achievement Award. Thanks for your votes!
ALL-STAR Charity 5K and Fun Run- Sunday July 12 at 7:30am:
All participants will receive an All Star medal and a commemorative t-shirt. All proceeds will benefit cancer charities. Visit our events page for details
Geek Squad Summer Academy:
If you are interested in learning more about computers over the summer, Best Buy is holding a 3 day camp at St. Louis University. Check out our events page for more details
THANKS FOR A GREAT RACE
The New Balance Girls on the Run 5K presented by Monsanto had about 3,400 runners/walkers on sunday. This event was our largest to date. Thanks to our national sponsors- Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Secret and New Balance- our local sponsors, all the participants, Utopia for the music and motivational dancers, Companion for providing bagels and cookies, Fleet Feet, STL Digital, and all the great volunteers.
For race results according to age, click here
If you want to view or purchase some of the pictures taken by STL Digital at The New Balance Girls on the Run 5K, click here
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What is Girls on the Run?
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Girls on the Run of St. Louis is a non-profit program for girls in grades 3 through 8. The program encourages pre-teen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. It combines training for a 5K (3.1 miles) race with self-esteem building and life-skills exercises to enhance not only physical health, but also social, mental, and emotional well-being. Social responsibility is also addressed through community service.
Girls on the Run of St. Louis is affilitated with Girls on the Run International (GOTRI), the parent organization of more than 140 Girls on the Run network locations across the United States and Canada serving over 60,000 girls.
GOTRI establishes, trains and supports a network of community-level councils with local volunteers. The structured 10 week curriculum provides the girls with the tools they need for lifelong healthy living and self-respect.
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Race Sponsors
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Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, Monsanto!
And all of our other local sponsors that keep Girls on the Run up and running:
   
Please see our sponsorship opportunities/brochure for our upcoming fall 2009 race on Saturday November 14, 2009.
Sponsorship brochure: Front page Back page
If you are interested in pursuing any sponsorship opportunities, please contact Robin Rivard at (314) 862-6266 or robin@girlsontherunstlouis.org
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