Project Description


INFORMATION
For more information or questions please contact Allison Sinning at (605) 681-8328 or asinning@embe.org.

INFORMATION
For more information or questions, please contact Jasmina Nelson at (605) 681-8329 or jnelson@embe.org.
TESTIMONIALS
“To me, Girls on the Run gives me confidence and helps me know that I can do it no matter what I am going through.”
-GOTR PARTICIPANT
“Girls on the Run means to me to be myself and to strengthen my confidence.”
-GOTR PARTICIPANT
“Being a Girls On The Run coach brings incredible joy to my life. It breaks me out of my routine, getting me up and moving! The curriculum is impactful, and being an example of positivity and motivation is essential to me. And let’s be honest, I need to hear the lesson content just as much as my girls!”
-GOTR COACH
Girls on the Run is so much more than running! We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident by using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running.
Girls on the Run strives to help every girl activate her limitless potential and ensure that she is free to pursue her dreams boldly.
Girls on the Run is a transformational physical activity-based, positive youth development program for girls in 3rd-5th grades. Meeting in small teams, trained volunteer coaches inspire girls to build confidence and other essential life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and physical activity. Our lessons focus on building girls’ social, emotional, and physical skills while encouraging healthy habits for life. Each season ends with a joyful, non-competitive, celebratory 5K event. This culmination gives girls a tangible sense of accomplishment and the confidence to be the author of their own stories.
Girls on the Run of South Dakota is an Affiliate Council of Girls on the Run International, which has a network of over 200 councils across the United States and Canada.





Local Sponsors
EmBe is proud to partner with the United Way, the Presentation Sisters, Sammons Financial, First Premier Bank Card and Sanford Health to bring Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole to our community. Over 1500 girls locally participate in Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole each year thanks to the generosity of these partners.





National Sponsors
Girls on the Run International is proud to partner with Cigna, Gamma Phi Beta, Caribou Coffee, Justice, Tupperware Brands and Adidas as we work to deliver life-changing programs to more than 120,000 girls each year. These companies are vital to advancing our mission and provide financial, in-kind and volunteer support while leveraging their brand’s assets to raise awareness about the program across North America.
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