Archives for November 2012

THANK YOU to Harrisburg Area Road Runners Club for giving our council a front page article in their Winter 2012 newsletter! Click here to read the article and view the newsletter. To learn more about HARRC’s support of the local running community, please visit their website at https://www.harrc.org/.

Girls on the Run impacts lives beyond our participants and volunteers. Through our dynamic curriculum, girls explore how they can positively connect with and shape the world. This includes a Community Impact Project which each team plans and implements at the end of the 12 week season. Check out examples of how our teams are helping others through their Community Impact Project this fall!

Iron Forge Educational Academy (South Middleton) — Sending care packages and letters to children in Sendai, Japan who were victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

East Pennsboro Middle — Making goodie bags and thank you cards for the East Pennsboro Middle School staff - to show appreciation.

Elmwood Elementary (Mechanicsburg) — Decorating and delivering cookies to local heroes, their community firefighters.

Northside Elementary (Mechanicsburg) — Making cards for Josie Gaffney, a sophomore at Mechanicsburg High School who suffers from Lyme disease, including severe arthritis as a result of the illness.

Silver Spring Elementary (Cumberland Valley) — Making care packages for soldiers and for the local Humane Society. They are also making thank you cards for our council - these are much needed to show gratitude to volunteers, donors, and sponsors of Capital Area Girls on the Run.

Mountain View Elementary (Central Dauphin) — Stuffing race bags to help the Arthritis Foundation prepare for the Jingle Bell 5K. This is especially meaningful since one of the Mountain View girls has juvenile arthritis and has even organized her own fundraising efforts for the Arthritis Foundation.