Coach Girls On The Run Summary
Coach, Girls on the Run
Fairfield East Elementary, Fairfield Central Elementary
September-November 2013, February-May 2014, September- November 2014, February-May 2015, September- November 2015
100 hours
Girls on the Run is a not for profit organization with the mission of educating and preparing girls for a life-time of self-respect and healthy living. Girls on the Run celebrates each girl’s uniqueness and strives to teach young girls to appreciate the differences in others. I have worked with over 100 girls.
My goal is to help girls understand the power of their potential by setting a goal and working hard to achieve it. During the 10-week program, girls participate in various running activities that teach lifelong skills like compassion, …show more content…
During the school year, the children living there would have access to free or reduced lunch in their schools. However, due to budget cuts and the onset of summer, this lunch was no longer available to them. M I helped pack over two hundred bagged lunches each morning, and then traveled to various facilities to deliver the food. These meals were relatively simple, with a menu usually featuring ham sandwiches, bags of chips, juice boxes and cookies enclosed within brown paper bags. Yet, the grins of excitement on the children’s faces and murmured thanks from relieved mothers proved that my “simple” gesture had proved to be heartwarmingly complex. After distributing the lunches, the team of volunteers and I would linger and play games with the children there. A quick, fifteen minute round of kickball could easily escalate into an exciting hour-long tournament.
Eventually, we would pack up and leave, but the laughter and mirth of the kids continued to follow me as I traveled home. Volunteering in the lunch program showed me the true merit in helping others.
I have also volunteered at homeless shelters, shelters for foster children, and food
Fairfield East Elementary, Fairfield Central Elementary
September-November 2013, February-May 2014, September- November 2014, February-May 2015, September- November 2015
100 hours
Girls on the Run is a not for profit organization with the mission of educating and preparing girls for a life-time of self-respect and healthy living. Girls on the Run celebrates each girl’s uniqueness and strives to teach young girls to appreciate the differences in others. I have worked with over 100 girls.
My goal is to help girls understand the power of their potential by setting a goal and working hard to achieve it. During the 10-week program, girls participate in various running activities that teach lifelong skills like compassion, …show more content…
During the school year, the children living there would have access to free or reduced lunch in their schools. However, due to budget cuts and the onset of summer, this lunch was no longer available to them. M I helped pack over two hundred bagged lunches each morning, and then traveled to various facilities to deliver the food. These meals were relatively simple, with a menu usually featuring ham sandwiches, bags of chips, juice boxes and cookies enclosed within brown paper bags. Yet, the grins of excitement on the children’s faces and murmured thanks from relieved mothers proved that my “simple” gesture had proved to be heartwarmingly complex. After distributing the lunches, the team of volunteers and I would linger and play games with the children there. A quick, fifteen minute round of kickball could easily escalate into an exciting hour-long tournament.
Eventually, we would pack up and leave, but the laughter and mirth of the kids continued to follow me as I traveled home. Volunteering in the lunch program showed me the true merit in helping others.
I have also volunteered at homeless shelters, shelters for foster children, and food