Support Girls on the Run of New Jersey East

Girls on the Run of NJ East is actively seeking charitable contributions and sponsorships to support our current programs and to help extend our programs to new communities in the north/central area of New Jersey. Girls on the Run of NJ East is a 501(c)(3) non profit corporation.

HUGE Superstar Shout OUT to our NEW title sponsor, Sports Authority.  They have offered this coupon to all of our Girls on the Run families. Click here to get it!

Special thanks to our Superstar Sponsors:

 

  • The Willis Foundation
  • The Willis and Nancy King Foundation

Special thanks to our Superstar Donors:

  • Sydney Davis
  • Traci Ellis
  • Bridgette Kunst
  • Lori Troilo
  • Regina Romanaux
  • Denise Holan
  • Noel Kinney
  • Mariel Carney
  • Lauren Hand
  • Janine Davitian
  • Barbara Bartolomeo
  • Donna Chahalis
  • Brian &amp Linda Dyson
  • Susie Giffin
  • Laura Gump
  • Margaret Hill
  • Martha Jones
  • Andrew Schroeder
  • Regina Romanaux
  • Lisa Wigdor
  • Lauren Snyder
  • Emily King
  • Carole Ethridge
  • Kim Culligan
  • Anna Abbott
  • Lisa Renee Dumas

 

Why Donate or Sponsor?

Some Sad Facts For Today’s Girls:

  • Body dissatisfaction and dietary restraint are predictors of depression in girls.
  • Almost two-thirds of girls in 5th-12th grades are dissatisfied with their body shape and want
    to lose weight.
  • Girls as young as five form negative self-images based on their weight.
  • Among girls, an emphasis on popularity and slimness along with increased television viewing
    are linked to low self-esteem.

If You Want To Help Change That, Here Is Some Good News:

  • Girls who participate in physical activities are 40% less likely to smoke, have higher levels of self-esteem, better body images, and lower levels of depression.
  • Girls who have experienced emotional trauma respond positively to physical fitness programs.
  • Girls who participate in physical activities are less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior
    during adolescence.
  • Girls who participate in physical exercise have better relationships with parents, get better
    grades, are less likely to use drugs and are less depressed than girls who don’t.

And The Best News? If a Girl is Involved With Girls On The Run:

  • she has higher self-esteem;**
  • she has improved eating attitudes;**
  • she has an improved body image;** and
  • she has a positive peer group and positive role models for her future.

**According to research conducted by Dr. Rita DeBate, Ph.D., MPH, CHES, assistant professor in the department of Health Behavior at UNC-Charlotte, the Girls on the Run Curricula improve girls self- esteem, body image and eating attitudes to a “statistically significant” extent.