Just a few reminders

1. If a child needs running shoes and you cannot afford them please let us know ASAP!

2. Please send a healthy snack for your daughter to eat after school.

3. If you are having trouble finding a running buddy please let us know as we have plenty of volunteers who would be more then happy to be your daughters running partner:)

IMPORTANT DATES!!!

Welcome to Girls on the Run, Fall 2013 season!!!! We are off to a great start and wanted to share  some important dates with you.

Monday, November 11: There is no school and no GOTR!

November 14th: This is the deadline for choosing your running buddy for the 5k run. A slip will be going home for you to confirm your running buddy. If you have any questions please contact a coach.

November 18th: Mock 5k run at BRES. Please plan on attending to encourage and support the girls as they practice for the real 5k run. Bring friends and family!

November 27th: There will be school but NO GOTR practice!

November 30th: This is the deadline for the girls running buddies to register online. Information regarding this can be found by clicking on the main GOTR site on our blog and choosing the link for 5k run. The girls are already registered.

Saturday December 14th: Reindeer Romp 5k run in Apex. More information to follow.

December 18th: Last day of GOTR/ celebration

Registration is OPEN!!

This is just a reminder that, even though it seems early, registration is OPEN for the fall season of Girls on the Run here at BRES!!  We will continue to meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, although the time is shifting just slightly to 4:15-5:30.  Visit http://www.gotrtriangle.org/locations/program-sites for all the information you need about registration, scholarships, and the GOTR program.  Also, feel free to contact me (Ms. Blair) with any questions!!

We did it!!!!

Success! The girls (and their amazing running buddies, of course) completed the 5k and accomplished their goals. We coaches are SO proud of everything they put into getting to this point! Today was such a fun and exciting day :) Way to go, Fiery Foxes!

Thanks to all the parents, teachers, siblings, and everyone else who came out to support the girls today, we'd love to have you at our End-of-Season Celebration on Wednesday at 4:00!

GOTR Nail Salon: SUCCESS!

The girls came up with an original, creative, and wonderful idea for their community impact project, and the GOTR Nail Salon yesterday was a huge success!  They raised $187.00 for The Children's Promise at the UNC Children's Hospital, which will go to childhood cancer.  The Fiery Foxes are real professionals when it comes to manicures... there were a wide variety of colors and designs available, a drying station, a waiting area, and of course service delivered with a smile! Check out some of the pictures :)  We are SO proud of them!

Having fun, winding down...

WOW!  It is SO hard to believe that yesterday was our last "regular" practice (if you can call giggling through the hallways and hanging up signs for our Nail Salon, filling out our final GOTR survey, "regular")!  We spent some time making final preparations for the GOTR Nail Salon tomorrow, as well as running and celebrating each other and the great friendships built throughout the season.  It was very encouraging to hear the girls share some of the things they love about each other.  This truly is an amazing group of girls, and we coaches are so lucky to have had the chance to work with them!

A few important reminders: tomorrow is deadline for online registration for the Quintiles 5K.  Please make sure all running buddies are registered!  As for the 5k, it is THIS SATURDAY!  Girls need to be at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, wearing their pink shirts, at 8:00 am... look for the Banks Road sign, it will be white!  Our final celebration will be on Monday during our regular practice time.  This will be our final time together, and it's a chance to celebrate how far we've come.  You're invited, we would LOVE to have you!!  Finally, we really hope to see you tomorrow between 4:15 and 5:15 at the Nail Salon in the BRES Cafe!  We are accepting donations of $1.00 or more to donate to children's cancer... plus, you'll come away with some rockin' nails :)