Juneau schoolchildren from Girls on the Run and Boys Run I toowú klatseen are teaming up, Saturday, Dec. 2, at Dimond Park Field House for a 5-kilometer run.<\/p>\n
Close to 60 girls and 20 boys from five different elementary schools are signed up to participate. The Mario Kart-themed run begins at 10:30 a.m. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n
Girls on the Run and Boys Run I toowú klatseen (Tlingit for “strengthen your spirit”) are both 10-week programs that build protective factors that make kids less likely to experience and perpetrate violence. Kids become empowered with a greater sense of self-awareness, self-confidence, interpersonal skills, and learn the joy of serving their communities.<\/p>\n
“How we treat each other and how we treat ourselves today shapes who our children become tomorrow,” Alaska’s Girls on the Run Coordinator Jalina Gutierrez said in a press release. “Nurture compassion today, inspire confidence today, encourage critical thinking today, in yourself and in your children, and every tomorrow will be greater than the last.”<\/p>\n
Girls on the Run currently operates in five Juneau schools: Gastineau, Montessori Borealis, Auke Bay, Harborview and Riverbend Elementary. Montessori Borealis and Harborview Elementary also run Boys Run I toowú klatseen.<\/p>\n
All youth runners are required to have a running buddy for the activity. AWARE (Aiding Women in Abuse & Rape Emergencies) is seeking running volunteers willing to be paired with children. Other volunteers will also be needed for setup, cleanup and craft stations.<\/p>\n
To sign up as a volunteer or learn more, contact Natalie Watson at 586-4902 or nataliew@awareak.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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