1. I volunteered for Girls on the Run on Saturday,
November 10th at the YMCA in Mattoon, Illinois. This is a non-profit learning
program for girls from 8-13 years of age. It encourages young girls to get out
there and run. The point of Girls on the Run is to help pre-teens develop a
positive self-image of them. Three weeks before the run took place my sorority
and I made necklaces. These necklaces were medallions placed in a bag and in
the bag there were notes attached saying, good job, congratulations! My job was
to hand out the medallions and cheer the girls on when they crossed the finish
line. For these girls to go out there and run a 5k race is amazing.
2. This service is related to FCS 4840 and other
FCS courses because; it is talking about being disadvantaged and helping
pre-teens to go down the right track in life. Also, so they do not get caught
up in the bad things that society has in it. Girls going through there pre-teen
stage often have a hard time dealing with all the changes that our happening to
them. Girls on the Run provide a positive outlook on self-image. It encourages
young girls to love themselves and be proud of who they are. This program
offers the girls a sense of confidence when they finish the 5k race.
3. I found out about this program through my
sorority. When I heard about it I immediately signed up. I thought it would be
a wonderful experience to get out there and encourage these girls on. Although,
I did not directly network with the head of Girls on the Run I was still able
to participate and volunteer and see how this whole program is run. I hope to
do this again next year and possibly do more networking and see how I can get
involved and possibly turn it into an internship.
4. This service provides girls to be confident and
feel a sense of accomplishment when they run across that finish line. Their
mission is to encourage every girl to embrace who they are and to love herself
and be anyone she wants to be.
5. Girls on the Run were a great experience.
It made volunteering fun and it also gave me a sense of self that I need to
believe in myself more. It made me realize that I need to think positively of
myself and that I can do anything if I put my heart and mind to it.
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