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TO HELP CREATE A STRONG MONETARY BASE… FOR WHEN THE PROGRAM WOULD BEGIN. INSPIRING LOCAL GIRLS TO BE HEALTHY AND CONFIDENT. THAT’S THE GOAL OF THE NON- PROFIT: GIRLS ON THE RUN. THE AFTER- SCHOOL PROGRAM CAN ONLY HAPPEN… IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS. AND RIGHT NOW… THEY DON’T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE SIGNED UP. NBC5’S CAROLYN SISTRAND IS LIVE IN SOUTH BURLINGTON. WITH MORE ON HOW YOU CAN HELP. BRIAN, ALICE. THE TEN WEEK PROGRAM RUNS TWICE A WEEK IN EVERY VERMONT COUNTY. OPEN TO GIRLS THIRD THROUGH EIGTH GRADE. TO LEARN ABOUT HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SELF-LOVE. AND OF COURSE, THERE’S PLENTY OF RUNNING INVOLVED. BUT IT’S ONLY POSSIBLE… WHEN VOLUNTEERS DONATE THEIR TIME. NINE-YEAR-OLD JUNE LEE. AND HER CLASSMATE NORA PARENT. ARE READY TO LACE UP THEIR SNEAKERS. AND HEAD OUT. <16;22;13 JUNE LEE/9, FOURTH GRADER: “I MADE A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS, AND IT WAS FUN TRAINING HARD EVERY DAY.”> FOR ANOTHER SEASON WITH GIRLS ON THE RUN VERMONT. <16;26;45 NORA PARENT/9, FOURTH GRADER: “I FELT A LITTLE SCARED AT FIRST WHEN I GOT THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I ONLY KNEW THE GIRLS IN MY GRADE.”> NORA AND JUNE… TWO OF MORE THAN 50 GIRLS FROM RICK MARCOTTE CENTRAL SCHOOL IN SOUTH BURLINGTON. LED BY HEAD COACH HILARY SALES AND HER TEAM OF VOLUNTEER COACHES. <16;17;32 HILARY SALES/VOLUNTEER COACH, GIRLS ON THE RUN VT: “I CAN’T SAY THIS ENOUGH… YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A RUNNER. “> SALES STARTING HER RUN WITH THIS ORGANIZATION BACK IN 2006. AND ISN’T SLOWING DOWN INTO HER 17TH SEASON. WITH HOPES… THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL DONATE THEIR DESAUTELS/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GIRLS ON THE RUN VT: “SO MANY PEOPLE CAN BE A COACH.”> GIRLS ON THE RUN VERMONT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RACHEL DESAUTELS. ENCOURAGING PARENTS AND ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED. NEEDING THREE COACHES FOR EVERY 15 GIRLS… TO AVOID PUTTING STUDENTS ON A WAITLIST. DESAUTELS/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GIRLS ON THE RUN VT: “THE COACHES THAT DEDICATE THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND PASSION FOR EMPOWERING GIRLS IN THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THESE GIRLS LIVES AND TOUCH THEM IN WAYS THAT REALLY HELP THESE GIRLS MATURE AND GROW.”> ANTICIPATING 2000 PARTICIPANTS THIS SEASON. THEY’RE EXPECTING TO NEED ABOUT 600 COACHES. SALES SAYS THE COMMITMENT IS MORE THAN WORTH IT. <16;18;56 HILARY SALES/VOLUNTEER COACH, GIRLS ON THE RUN VT: “I’VE DEVELOPED LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS BECAUSE OF GIRLS ON THE RUN.”> KIDS. LIKE NORA AND JUNE. GRATEFUL FOR THE COACHES CHEERING THEM ON. <16;27;54 NORA PARENT/9, FOURTH GRADER: “MY COACH HELPED ME A LOT TO JUST KNOW THAT IT WASN’T REALLY RUNNING THAT I HAD TO DO IT WAS JUST HAVING FUN.”> COACHES ARE NEEDED ALL ACROSS THE STATE. ESPECIALLY IN THE BURLINGTON AND RUTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEER. YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT GIRLS ON THE RUN VERMONT BEFORE THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. SIGN UPS FOR

‘Girls on the Run Vermont’ looking for volunteer coaches this season

The organization has programs in all Vermont counties.

Girls on the Run Vermont, a non-profit organization that focuses on wellness for young girls, is looking for volunteers all across Vermont for their upcoming spring season. The organization has a twice-a-week, 10-week program running in all Vermont counties for girls grades third through eighth. They anticipate around 2,000 participants this year, which will require about 600 coaches. Organizers are really looking to fill roles in the Burlington and Rutland school districts, but said the need is everywhere. They hope to finish recruiting coaches by the beginning of March ahead of the start of their season.”So many people can be a coach,” Rachel Desautels, executive director, said. “The coaches that dedicate their time, energy and passion for empowering girls in third through eighth grade make a huge difference in these girls lives and touch them in ways that really help these girls mature and grow.”For more information about coaching or if you’d like to sign your child up, you can contact Girls on the Run Vermont.

WILLISTON, Vt. —

Girls on the Run Vermont, a non-profit organization that focuses on wellness for young girls, is looking for volunteers all across Vermont for their upcoming spring season.

The organization has a twice-a-week, 10-week program running in all Vermont counties for girls grades third through eighth. They anticipate around 2,000 participants this year, which will require about 600 coaches.

Organizers are really looking to fill roles in the Burlington and Rutland school districts, but said the need is everywhere. They hope to finish recruiting coaches by the beginning of March ahead of the start of their season.

“So many people can be a coach,” Rachel Desautels, executive director, said. “The coaches that dedicate their time, energy and passion for empowering girls in third through eighth grade make a huge difference in these girls lives and touch them in ways that really help these girls mature and grow.”

For more information about coaching or if you’d like to sign your child up, you can contact Girls on the Run Vermont.