Event Calendar

PARTNER and the City of Perth Amboy's Dept of Recreation in partnership with the Girls On The Run, will be hosting a 10 week program for Gateway residents that intends to encourage pre-teen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through dynamic, interactive lessons and running games, culminating in a celebratory 5k run.

Over a period of 10 weeks, 20 girls from the grades 3rd to 5th grade, participate in an after-school program under guidance of a facilitator using the GOTR guided curriculum encouraging positive, emotional, social, mental, and physical exercises. Throughout the season, the girls explore and discuss their own beliefs around experiences and challenges girls face at this age. They also develop important strategies and skills to help them navigate life experiences.

Physical activity is woven into the GOTR program to inspire an appreciation of fitness and to build habits that lead to a lifetime of health.
At the end of each three-month session, the girls participate in a Girls on the Run 5K event on Sunday, November 19, 2017. This celebratory, non-competitive event is the culminating experience of the curriculum. Completing the 5K gives the girls a tangible understanding of the confidence that comes through accomplishment as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. Crossing the finish line is a defining moment when the girls realize that even the seemingly impossible IS possible.

• Timeframe: 10-week program, 2x/week, Monday and Wednesday, starting 9/20/2017 from 4:30pm-6:30pm
• Target Audience: 3rd-5th Grade
• Class Size: 20
• Instruction: Physical training and mentoring program provided by GOTR
• GOTR Train the Trainer Workshop: Saturday, September 9th, Bridgewater, NJ, 9:30am-1:30pm. Anticipated attendees, Lisett Lebron, PARTNER and Jasmin Munoz, City of Perth Amboy Rec staff,
• Program Start Date: 9/20/2017
• Location: 1 Olive Street, Alexander Jankowski Center
• Cost: PARTNER sponsored event through GNC grant funding by WFRF.