5K and 1-mile walk scheduled


The 6th Annual Girls on the Run Family Fitness 5K and 1 mile walk was held on June 8th at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown.  This event is the culmination of 8 weeks of training for the girls in Girls on the Run. There were 445 participants who braved the heat and humidity to show off their new or improved running skills.

5K Photo Gallery is up!

 

Presenting Sponsors:

The National Baseball Hall of Fame

The Clark Sports Center

Thanks to our local 5K Sponsors!

The Daily Star

Organic Valley

Leatherstocking Catskill Nurse Practitioners

Otsego County Stop DWI

The Law Firm of Scarzafava and Basdekis

Sport Tech

Wilber Bank

UPS

Dr. Diane Georgeson

New York  Central Mutual Insurance

Royal Chrysler

Sharon's Inner Circle Hair Salon

Sallie Dunham-Davis

Jhilmil (Jill) Ghaleb-

Attorney at Law

Mark Davine

 

2008 Spring Season

The following locations will have Girls on the Run this spring:

Girls on the Run:

Cherry Valley-Springfield School

Clark Sports Center

Cooperstown Elementary

Edmeston Central School

Greater Plains Elementary School

Gilbertsville/Mt Upton Elementary

Laurens Elementary

Morris Central School

Owen D. Young School

Richfield Springs School

Riverside Elementary

Schenevus Elementary

Valley View Elementary

Worcester Elementary

Girls on Track:

Edmeston

Schenevus

Laurens

 

 

 

About Girls on the Run -

                  Otsego County

Girls on the RunĀ®-Otsego County is an Independent Council of Girls on the Run International, which has a network of over 140 locations across the United States and Canada.

What is Girls on the Run?
Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a non-profit prevention program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles.  Through interactive activities such as running, playing games and  discussing important issues, participants learn how to celebrate being girls. The program focuses on building self-esteem and improving emotional and physical health. During the 6-12 week program, girls are empowered with a greater self-awareness, a sense of achievement and a foundation in team building to help them become strong, contented and self-confident women. GOTR challenges and encourages the girls, whatever their fitness level as they prepare for a 5K run/walk event.

Girls on Track (GOT)
GOT is a similar program for 6th- through 8th-grade girls. It provides all the elements of Girls on the Run and addresses the middle school experience. GOT supports the girls in their transition into the teenage years by including lessons on healthy relationships, avoidance of tobacco and alcohol, eating disorders and personal safety.

 

 

 

 
 
 

Hear what girls say: "Girls on the Run is so much fun, we learn stuff while playing games and being with our friends.  Our coaches are way cool.  You should try it!"
- A girl in Cherry Valley


 A Powerpoint Projector

Digital Cameras

 

We welcome your tax-deductable donations at any time! You contributions make it possible for more girls to participate. 


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Board Members Needed

Email Paula if you're interested in serving on our Board of Directors.

 

 

Our Local Sponsors:

The Scriven Foundation


The CROP after school program


Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital


The Cooperstown Rotary Club


The Dewar Foundation


Personal Donations

 

 National Sponsors:

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Visit Our Friends

Girl Scouts Indian Hills Council

The National Soccer Hall of Fame

 

Contact

Girls on the Run-Cooperstown
Paula Huntsman, Council Director
PO Box 118 Fly Creek, NY 13337
paula@otsegocountygotr.org
607-435-5298