You can impact the lives of young girls with your gift.
- An 8-year-old girl raises her hand in math class to ask a question -without the fear of feeling foolish in front of her classmates.
- A 9-year-old girl crosses the finish line of her first 5K race - and feels a huge sense of personal achievement!
- A 10-year-old girl loves and accepts her healthy body, whatever its shape, and avoids the risk of developing an eating disorder.
- An 11-year-old girls stands up to her friends when they ask her if she wants a cigarette - and avoids a lifetime struggle with nicotine addiction or drug and alcohol abuse.
Why contribute? Some Sad Facts For Today's Girls: - Three million young Americans seriously considered suicide in 2000 and of those, over 1 million actually tried to kill themselves.
- Girls were twice as likely as boys to report contemplating suicide.
- Body dissatisfaction and dietary restraint are predictors of depression in young girls.
- Almost two-thirds of girls in 5th-12th grades were dissatisfied with their body shape and want to lose weight.
- Girls as young as five form negative self-images based on their weight.
- Among girls, an emphasis on popularity and slimness along with increased television viewing are linked to low self-esteem.
If You Want to Help Change That, Here Is Some Good News:
- Girls who participate in physical activities are 40% less likely to smoke, have higher levels of self-esteem, better body images, and lower levels of depression.
- Girls who have experienced emotional trauma respond positively to physical fitness programs.
- Girls who participate in physical activities are less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior during adolescence.
- Girls who participate in physical exercise have better relationships with parents, get better grades, are less likely to use drugs and are less depressed than girls who don't.
And The Best News? If She is Involved With Girls On The Run:
- she has higher self-esteem;**
- she had improved eating attitudes;**
- she has an improved body image;**and
- she has a positive peer group and positive role models for her future.
**According to research conducted by Dr. Rita DeBate, Ph.D., MPH, CHES, assistant professor in the department of Health Behavior at UNC-Charlotte, the Girls on the Run Curricula improve girls self-esteem, body image and eating attitudes to a "statistically significant" extent.
Your contribute will help:
- Reach hundreds of girls across New Castle County;
- Continue development of the Girls on the Run programs;
- Continue the research for the Girls on the Run programs;
- Provide financial assistance to communities and individuals in need;
- Support the work of the National GOTR Council.
Please click here to make a donation, or make checks payable to Girls on the Run and mail to:
Girls on the Run of New Castle County
PO Box 4098
Wilmington, DE 19807
- $30.00 buys a girl a pair of running shoes
- $75.00 buys a team a healthy snack for each practice for a season
- $150.00 is a full scholarship
- $2100.00 is a full team scholarship
Girls on the Run of New Castle County is a 501.c.3 organization and your contribution is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
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