Vermont Business Magazine Each spring Girls on the Run Vermont (GOTRVT) offers a 10-week empowerment program for Vermont girls in grades 3-8. Though its program is seasonal, 
Girls on the Run Vermont as an organization works the entire year to strengthen its impact locally – striving to expand its mission and reach as many Northern Vermont girls as possible in the upcoming season.
This season, the Girls on the Run program (grades 3-5) and the Heart & Sole program (grades 6-8) impacted more than 1500 girls in Northern Vermont – empowering them to be the strong future leaders of our community. The 2017 spring program culminated in June with a celebratory 5k event at the Champlain Valley Exposition with the support of Presenting Sponsor, People’s United Bank and Hydration Sponsor, NorthCountry Federal Credit Union.
Additionally, Girls on the Run Vermont was able to offer financial assistance to more girls than ever this year. As a non-profit, GOTRVT
relies on numerous sources to make its program possible for girls and their families including business and individual donors, special events, its annual scholarship drive, and through GOTRVT’s charity running program called SoleMates. Its very own Executive Director, Nancy Heydinger, signed up to be a SoleMate when she joined Hyland’s all-women team and ran the 2017 Boston Marathon, raising pledges during her training journey for the GOTRVT Every Girl Fund. Her inspirational story and leadership carried on to the Vermont City Marathon where Nancy not only ran but was an honorary guest speaker at the VCM Pasta Dinner
About Girls on the Run Vermont:
Girls on the Run Vermont is an independent and 501 (c)(3) recognized council of Girls on the Run International (GOTRI), which has a network of over 220 councils across the United States. Since 1999, Girls on the Run Vermont has empowered over 40,000 Vermont girls grades 3-8 to develop physical, emotional and social well-being through a 10-week afterschool program held at over 150 sites statewide. Its mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a research-based curriculum that addresses developmentally appropriate life skills and creatively integrates running, stretching, and strengthening exercises. Find out more at girlsontherunvermont.org