Pharr A Family of Companies sponsored the third annual “Let the Good Times Run” gala event to benefit Girls on the Run Gaston County. Proceeds raised help ensure that nearly 60 percent of girls served by Girls on the Run Gaston County receive program scholarships, so there is never a financial barrier to participate.

At Girls on the Run, girls in third through fifth grades develop essential skills to help navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The 10-week program culminates with girls’ positively impacting their communities through service projects and being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5K event.

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About Girls on the Run
Based in Charlotte, N.C., Girls on the Run is a nonprofit organization with local Councils in all 50 states. Founded in 1996 with 13 girls, Girls on the Run has now served more than 1.4 million girls. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 3rd-8th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The program culminates with girls positively impacting their communities through a service project and being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5K event.  With the largest 5K series by number of events in the world, Girls on the Run hosts more than 330 5Ks per year.

Girls on the Run was recently included as a top research-based program in a Social-Emotional Learning Guide developed by researchers at Harvard University and has been recognized by the National Afterschool Association (NAA) as one of the most influential after-school programs.