I'm so excited to be running the Crescent City Classic this year as a charity runner, supporting Girls on the Run. I chose this organization in memory of my daughter, Madison Faucheaux, who passed in 2008 at the age of 5. I proudly ask that you consider supporting young girls across our community through this amazing organization.
Girls on the Run is a local non-profit organization that goes far beyond running. In New Orleans, it serves 100's of girls each season. Every dollar that we receive in donations helps to deliver this impactful program to local girls by funding scholarships and financial aid for our life-changing program.
Girls on the Run is the only national PA-PYD (physical activity-based positive youth development) program with external evidence of impact in girls. Girls on the Run teaches girls (3rd-8th grade) critical life skills needed for life success, through an experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates physical activity – thus combining social emotional learning, mental well-being, and physical activity. In a typical year we program with over 350 girls throughout 30-40 different sites/schools in our New Orleans community. Our program cultivates the positive benefits of physical activity and movement while, at the same time, consciously addressing harmful habits like negative self-talk, poor self-esteem and more that are prevalent among adolescent girls and detrimental to their mental health. We do all of this to combat certain established realities for young women, including that only 21% of girls believe they have the skills to be successful leaders, physical activity levels in girls decline starting at age 10, and that their self-confidence begins to drop by age 9. It is hard to explain how special this program really is!! Join me as I run to inspire, empower and motivate young girls! Donations truly keep this program alive and are so very appreciated!! Thank you for your consideration :)
