Thank you to 5k participants, coaches, sponsors & volunteers!

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Sunday, December 17, 2017 7:04am
  • Neighbors

On Dec. 2, the Juneau community joined AWARE (Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies) to celebrate the accomplishment of students participating in the Girls on the Run and Boys Run I toowú klatseen programs. Fifty-six girls and 17 boys participated in the programs. The 5k was the culmination of 10 weeks of lessons and teaches kids that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to!

Girls on the Run and Boys Run I toowú klatseen are empowerment programs for 3rd-8th grade girls and 3rd-5th grade boys. I toowú klatseen means “strengthen your spirit” in Tlingit and is AWARE’s newest after-school program helping to build “strength of spirit” for boys. Both programs are part of our efforts to end violence, and work by instilling protective factors in kids, such as self-confidence and conflict resolution, and by providing healthy role models.

AWARE thanks participants, coaches, parents, and volunteers for another successful season and a fun and successful 5K event. We thank all the 5k volunteers, including All Nations Children and Team Beachbody. We thank Heritage Coffee, Breeze In, Safeway, and Costco for the delicious snacks and drinks, and Shoefly for the coach gifts. We also thank Rainforest Pediatrics, Valley Medical Care, and the City and Borough of Juneau for your financial support of Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run in Juneau is partially funded by the citizens of the City and Borough of Juneau through sales tax revenues. Thanks to this generosity we are able to bring these wonderful programs to youth across Juneau, regardless of ability to pay.

If you’d like to get involved with Girls on the Run, please visit GOTRGreaterAlaska.org or contact Natalie at nataliew@awareak.org or 586-4902.

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