Last Updated: Sunday, December 31, 2006 9:42 AM CST
‘Girls on the Run' program up and running in the Northwoods
Marshfield Clinic and Ministry Health Care recently joined together to support the local “Girls on the Run” program in Northwoods with a financial contribution totaling $1,900.
“Girls on the Run” is an international non-profit organization with a mission to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.
“This is an experiential learning program for girls in grades 3-5 that combines running with activities that encourage emotional, social, mental and physical health in addition to character development,” said Lynn Laurence, program organizer. “We recently completed our fifth season, providing the program to Arbor Vitae-Woodruff and Minocqua-Hazelhurst & Lake Tomahawk girls with an all-volunteer staff. There will be another session beginning in the spring and we have the potential to expand this to other schools in our area.
“We are excited about the donation from Ministry and Marshfield Clinic as it will help continue the program and also enable our leaders to receive additional training. Peg O'Connell and I will attend a national conference in January that will help us develop new strategies, tools and techniques that can improve our overall effectiveness while maintaining the integrity of the program,” Laurence continued.
Officials from Marshfield Clinic and Ministry Health Care explained that this donation was made to assist a local program that serves the physical, emotional and social health of girls in the communities they serve.
For more information about “Girls on the Run,” contact Laurence at 715-358-5485.
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Shown are some participants and organizers of “Girls on the Run.” Left to right: Lynn Laurence, Girls on the Run organizer; Karen Schluter, Marshfield Clinic representative and Girls on the Run coach; some of the fall program participants from AV-W Grade School (MHLT program participants were not available for the photo); Joan Courtney, AV-W school nurse and Girls on the Run coach; Peg O’Connell, Girls on the Run organizer; and Denise Wipperfurth, Ministry Health Care representative and Girls on the Run coach.
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