Girls on the Run is an innovative health education and wellness program that combines training for a 3.1 mile run/walk event with life-changing, self esteem enhancing lessons that encourage healthy habits and an active lifestyle in 8-12 year old girls. GOTR® uses the experience of training for and running a 5K race to show girls that anything is possible.

During the 2011-2012 school year, GOTR of Columbia will provide over 200 scholarships to girls in Richland, Lexington, and Sumter counties who would otherwise be unable to participate in the program. Please help us support those scholarships by becoming a sponsor or a donor. If you would like more details about business sponsorships levels and benefits to sponsors, please contact our Council Director at mary.lohman@girlsontherun.org. We also accept offline donations for those who prefer to donate by check! For more information about our programs and the girls we serve, please visit www.GOTRcolumbia.org.