After reading about Girls on the Run in the June, 2002 issue of Runner’s World magazine, founder Shari Kunz could not let go of the power the program would provide to young girls in the Wood River Valley.  By August, the first session of 14 girls was up and running under the umbrella of the St. Luke’s Women’s Health and Fitness Celebration.  Girls on the Run of the Wood River Valley obtained it’s 501c3 non-profit status in July, 2003 and became its own independent council of the national Girls on the Run organization and consistently runs over 150 girls through the program each year.

The Girls on the Run curriculum culminates with the girls completing a 5k (3.1 mile) event.  Each fall and spring the program holds a 5k for participants and their families.  In the summer of 2004, Girls on the Run held its 1st annual Girls on the Run 5k and Healthy Living Expo as a fund raiser for the program and to provide to the entire community a morning of accomplishment, celebration, and fun.  Participants and families of all ages and abilities come together each Spring for the 5k and to enjoy expo booths from community organizations offering healthy living information, fun, and activities for all.

Staff

Mary Fauth
Executive Director

Board of Directors

Jenny Haynes King
President

Shanti LaRue
Vice President

Mary Kim Deffe
Treasurer

Naomi Goldberg
Secretary

Melanie Davis
Jody Stanislaw
Rachel Wolfe