Girls on the Run St. Louis is thrilled to announce the three Energy Award recipients that will be recognized at the annual Power of One Gala on February 29, 2024 at Third Degree Glass Factory. The Energy Award is a Girls on the Run tradition where teams conclude each practice with an Energy Award to recognize, honor and show gratitude for their teammates. This year’s recipients are champions for the Girls on the Run mission, embody the Core Values and are ensuring access to and impact of the program across the St. Louis community.
Meet the inspiring people and groups who are dedicated to providing access to high quality, evidence-based curriculum that supports girls’ confidence, competence, physical and mental health, as well as their connection to their community. Energy Award recipients include: Natasha Kwan, chef and owner of Diego’s Cantina, Frida’s, Bonito Bar and Station No. 3 restaurants, former honorary race chair, GOTR 14’er climber and advocate; Katrina Crittle, founding teacher and currently a learning support specialist at KIPP St. Louis, GOTR and Heart & Sole coach for over 6 years, small group leader; the Bayer Family, three generations of GOTR and Heart & Sole coaches, participants and advocates.
The Energy Awards will be given at the annual Power of One Gala on Thursday, February 29 at Third Degree Glass Factory. More information regarding tables and tickets can be found at: https://www.girlsontherunstlouis.org/power-of-one-gala
About Girls on the Run St. Louis
Girls on the Run St. Louis is a life-changing, non-profit program for girls in 3rd through 8th grades, a critical time in girls’ self-development. We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running. Girls are empowered with positive self- awareness and increased confidence, a sense of achievement by training for and completing a 5k and giving back to their community through a service project each season. Girls experience confidence through accomplishment
becoming girls who can.
Girls on the Run St. Louis was founded in 2002 and is now the second largest council in North America. Today, Girls on the Run St. Louis is in more than 450 schools and community sites across 23 counties in eastern Missouri and western Illinois. Girls on the Run is included as a top research-based program in a Social-Emotional Learning Guide developed by researchers at Harvard University and has been recognized by the National Afterschool Association (NAA) as one of the most influential after-school programs in the nation. The Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and the U.S. Public Health Service highlighted Girls on the Run as an example of a program that is effective and necessary to support the mental and physical health of our nation’s young people. Visit www.girlsontherunstlouis.org to learn more about how you can empower a girl and empower a generation.