SoleMates®
Want to use the power of running to make a difference in the life of a girl? Join Girls on the Run SoleMates®, our adult charity running program. We are a team of adult men and women who pursue individual goals, such as running a marathon, to raise money for the Girls on the Run of WNC council and support our programs and scholarships.
The SoleMates program provides a great opportunity to give girls an example of healthy living. By joining Girls on the Run SoleMates of WNC, you can play a vital role in ensuring the future success of Girls on the Run of WNC programs that impact the lives of hundreds of young women in Western North Carolina every year.
Registration for Girls on the Run SoleMates of WNC is $25.00 and includes a SoleMates technical running shirt. Each SoleMate agrees to raise a minimum of $125.00 if running one of our New Balance Girls on the Run 5K events, or a minimum of $250.00 if participating in any other race or event. Girls on the Run of WNC supports our SoleMates every step of the way with simple online fund raising through Active.com and personal support with training and fundraising from our staff.
When you register for Girls on the Run SoleMates of WNC, you can select one of our partner events or an event of your choice. We support you doing any event of any distance! Please note that registration for SoleMates does not include registration to the actual race. You will have to register for the event of your choice independently.
Girls on the Run SoleMates of WNC has partnered with the following running events for 2011-2012:
- Asheville Citizen-Times Half Marathon on Saturday September 17, 2011 (discount code for GOTR SoleMates of WNC)
- New Balance Girls on the Run 5K Saturday December 10, 2011 at UNC-Asheville (as a Running Buddy/Communty Runner – registration covered)
- New Balance Girls on the Run 5K Saturday May 19, 2012 at Biltmore Park® Town Square (as a Running Buddy/Community Runner – registration covered)
It is easy to get involved! Click here to sign up today!
Girls on the Run of WNC supports our SoleMates runners!
- Easy online registration process and online fund raising.
- Welcome packet complete with an exclusive Girls on the Run SoleMates New Balance technical t-shirt.
- 5K training program and weekly group runs.
- Special promotions from national partners like New Balance and Garmin.
- Thank you and prizes for SoleMates when the fund raising goals are met.
- Special incentive prizes for SoleMates who reach $500, $750 and $1000 levels.
- The extra motivation of knowing that you are running for a reason – to change the lives of girls!
More than a running program…
Girls on the Run uses running to transform the way girls see themselves and their opportunities. Our ultimate goal is to raise enough money to reach every girl in Western North Carolina and inspire her to know and activate her limitless potential and to boldly pursue her dreams. As a member of Girls on the Run SoleMates of WNC you are actively helping us with our mission to “inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using fun experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.”
Please note the registration deadline is June 1, 2012.
Not a runner? That’s okay, you can still donate to Girls on the Run SoleMates of WNC.
Visit our team fund raising page by clicking here.
