Girls on the Run - Great Lakes Bay

08/28/2026

Incoming! What is it? Another big and bold Girls on the Run curriculum, 'Hello, Mountain Mover!'

This curriculum helps girls discover their 'I Can! Power' through engaging lessons, conversations, and physical activity. They’ll learn how to face obstacles with confidence, bounce back from mistakes, and keep going even when things feel tough. Life’s challenges don’t have to keep them from reaching their goals — give your girl a space where she can discover how much she’s capable of.

This season, 'Hello, Mountain Mover!' will be at Beal City, Hampton Elementary, Handley Elementary, and Freeland Elementary! Registration is open, sign up today!

https://www.gotrgreatlakesbay.org/programs

08/27/2026

Thank you, Dolly 🩷

"Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are." - Dolly Parton

At Girls on the Run, we strive to be that special place where girls everywhere can shine. Thanks for leading by example, Dolly.

08/26/2026

Confidence can show up in lots of ways, and sometimes it looks like standing up for someone else. At Girls on the Run, girls learn to use their voices not just for themselves, but to support those around them. In fact, 93% of alums credited Girls on the Run with helping them stand up for others, whether standing up when someone is not being treated well, saying something when they need help, or doing something when they see they can make a difference.

Learn more about the skills learned at GOTR that turn into tools girls carry with them as they grow: https://www.girlsontherun.org/alums-study/

08/25/2026

Take a night off from cooking, support local, and join us tomorrow, 8/26, for Grateful Pasta at Artisan Urban Bistro!! A portion of all proceeds will support our GOTR programming and scholarships. Thank you, thank you to our friends at AUB!! 🙌❤ We'll see you there!

08/24/2026

New school year, same unstoppable energy! As girls head into new classrooms and big transitions, it’s the perfect time to revisit our ‘Self-Talk’ lesson. Remind her to catch any negative self-talk and change it into positive self-talk. Speaking to herself with confidence and kindness helps her face new challenges with courage. You’ve got this, GOTR girls!

08/21/2026

Do you know about Heart & Sole? 🩷👟

Heart & Sole is a Girls on the Run Program designed for middle school girls (6th-8th grades) and it gives girls a place to move, connect and be themselves. Heart & Sole helps middle school girls build confidence, strengthen friendships, and explore what matters to them. Through movement, reflection, and team connection, Heart & Sole gives girls space to grow during an important stage in life.

This season, we have one Heart & Sole team at Harrison Middle School! This will be their seventh season with us! They started back in 2015 with GOTR Central Michigan, and recently returned to the program in spring 2025. We are so excited to have them back again this season and can’t wait to see them unleash their inner boss!

Heart & Sole is a 10-week program starting the week of September 14, sign up today to join the Harrison Middle School team!

https://www.gotrgreatlakesbay.org/programs

08/20/2026

We want to give a superstar shoutout to our own junior coach, Alaina Weyrowske, who served as Miss Bay County’s Teen this past year! She has been with us for two seasons, starting off as a team helper, then becoming a junior coach at Central Park Elementary.

As Miss Bay County’s Teen, she focused on her own platform, Getting Involved: The Impact of Youth Leadership. For the last year, she has volunteered with us, advocated for GOTR, and helped grow the program’s reach in Bay County.

While Alaina has passed off the crown, she will still stay on as a junior coach this year helping build confidence, problem solving, and critical thinking skills for GOTR girls. If you want to hear more about Alaina’s mission and her experience as a junior coach, check out her junior coach interview on our page!

If you’re interested in becoming a junior coach like Alaina, you don’t need a crown to do so! Sign up to be a junior coach for the fall season at the link below!

https://www.gotrgreatlakesbay.org/junior-coach

08/19/2026

Hey, GOTR girl! part 5 asks participants what is their absolute favorite thing at Girls on the Run! The fun times with friends and connections made at Girls on the Run last far beyond the season and help prepare girls for navigating adolescence.

Every Girls on the Run season gives girls a space to try, grow, connect, and discover they are capable of more than they imagined. Sign up your girl for the fall season today a the link below!

https://www.gotrgreatlakesbay.org/programs

08/17/2026

Say Hello to ‘Hello, Superstar!’ 🌟

This Girls on the Run curriculum helps girls build confidence to be themselves, celebrate what makes them unique, and activate their Star Power! Participants will explore what makes them shine while building confidence from the inside out.

Through movement, games, conversations, and teamwork, girls will learn how to celebrate who they are, support one another, and let go of the pressure to fit in. Every girl deserves a space where she can discover that being herself is already more than enough!

This season, ‘Hello, Superstar!’ will be at Essexville-Hampton Public Schools and Stone Elementary! Register today at the link below!

https://www.gotrgreatlakesbay.org/programs