Girls on The Run are on a mission. The non-profit organization is dedicated to empowering young women to chase their dreams and uncover their full potential. Girls on the Run uses running to inspire and motivate girls, encourage lifelong health and fitness, and build confidence through accomplishment. And, for the second time this year, they have collaborated with Move for Hunger to fight hunger along the way.
Girls on The Run held a food drive in conjunction with their 5k race on Saturday, November 18 at the Wilmington, DE Waterfront. This statewide event encouraged teams, coaches, children, runners, walkers and members of the community to come out and donate non-perishable foods. Nearly 160 pounds of food was collected, enough to provide 130 meals. All of the donations were picked up and delivered to the Food Bank of Delaware by Hopkins and Sons, an Atlas Van Lines agent.
Girls on the Run has held four food drives over the past two years, and they have collected nearly 4,100 pounds of food combined, which is enough to provide more than 3,400 meals for their neighbors in need.
This was a great way to keep the shelves at the food bank stocked before Thanksgiving. Thank you to Girls on The Run and Hopkins & Sons for your commitment to fighting hunger in Delaware.
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