HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Our 2024 Fall Season was a HUGE success! We are grateful for our coaches, sponsors, partners, board members, and 5K volunteers! We could not do it without you!

Fall 2024 Highlights:

• We had a total of 1097 participants at 62 sites.
• We had 230 adult volunteer coaches, and 8 junior coaches!
• We hosted 3 awesome 5K events!

• We gave away approximately $35,000 in scholarships this season!

• We had over 130 5K volunteers!

5K PICTURES

Thank you to Hannahgrace for these great photos. Please visit Hannahgrace at @H.fcreations.

UNSTOPPABLE US

UNSTOPPABLE....It’s true! Those words describe you…and our GOTR and Heart & Sole participants! We are simply amazed and inspired by them. With the support of their family and friends, they raised over $10,700 so that more can participate in Girls on the Run. Congrats to our top fundraisers:

• Anita from Triadelphia Ridge raised $1,000
• Dola from Pointers Run raised $500
• McKenzie from Hammond Middle raised $491
• Clarke from Lime Kiln raised $500
• Frankie from Columbia Academy raised $421.

We are truly grateful! 

START A TEAM SPRING 2025

Sign up for our Spring 2025 program season, NOW!

By leading a Girls on the Run or Heart & Sole team, you will ensure participants have a safe and FUN place to build connectedness, strengthen confidence and engage in physical activity.

Are you interested in getting involved by starting a Girls on the Run team at your school or in your community? Contact susan.michel@girlsontherun.org to get started. 

COACH SPRING 2025

Join the MOVEMENT!

Build confidence in girls and empower YOUR future. Like their team, Girls on the Run coaches sharpen life skills and become more confident in any setting - classrooms, workplaces, and beyond.

Girls have the power and potential to move mountains, but they may not know it … yet. As a coach, you can help them build the confidence to do hard things. 

We will provide you with all the resources, training and tools you need to lead the way. You don’t have to be a runner! No coaching experience is required.

Contact susan.michel@girlsontherun.org to sign up or for more info!

VOTE FOR YOUR COACH

In 2015 we created the Lisa Martin Energy Award to honor Lisa Martin, the Founder of Girls on the Run of Central Maryland, for her 6 years of Leadership, Energy, and Dedication! We now honor a deserving coach each year with this award based on nominations from parents, fellow coaches, participants, alumni, and board members. All nominations will be reviewed by the GOTR staff and a decision will be made by the end of February, 2025.  

WINNER 2023

Brandy Credle was the 2023 Lisa Martin Energy Award recipient. Brandy has coached for 16 seasons, hosting sites at Winfield Elementary and Sykesville Middle. She has also helped run mid-season coaches' meetings and organized supplies for teams. She has been a true mentor to new coaches. One parent said, "Girls would always be crowded around her, enjoying the praise she heaped on them and working hard as she encouraged them to be their best mentally and physically and make lasting friendship connections." We could not have said it better! Brandy is a true treasure to our organization! We appreciate everything she has done for GOTR!

Please take a minute to nominate a coach from our Spring and Fall 2024 season who went above and beyond to create an amazing GOTR experience for your child. 

BECOME A SPONSOR

When you partner with Girls on the Run, you:

• Showcase commitment to strengthening health and wellness in our community.
• Gain exposure through our website, social channels and marketing materials.
• Receive access to collaborative, customized and mutually beneficial partnership activations.
• Demonstrate that you are a company that cares - driving sales, customer loyalty and new customer acquisition.
• Create meaningful employee engagement opportunities.
• Have the opportunity to make a transformative impact on the lives of girls and their families!

Our sponsors and partners are vital to advancing our mission as they provide critical financial, in-kind, and volunteer support to best serve girls in our area. Please feel free to contact us to learn more about how to become a sponsor or partner at susan.michel@girlsontherun.org.

GOTR SHOP

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THANK YOU

Thank you to all our Sponsors and Partners!