Diva Dash

Bright and early on the morning of May 5th, Brittany and Tiffany headed out for another volunteer opportunity. Actually it wasn't bright when they headed out, since it was 4:30 in the morning. When most people their ages were sleeping they were getting ready to help others. This time they were volunteering at the Diva Dash which is a fundraiser for the Girls on the Run.

Girls on the Run is a wonderful program that teaches girls ages 8-11 to respect themselves for who they are and to develop a healthy active lifestyle. Girls who participate in the program at their schools also participate in the Diva Dash.
The morning started off with helping set-up for the Diva Dash. Then the girls moved to handing out t-shirts and goodie bags at registration. After registration, it was time to hand out water. The girls are becoming experts at this, since they distributed water at Pat's Run too. This time they were out on the race course, which was a wonderful experience. As the girls handed out water they also gave words of encouragement to all of the participants. They made a special point of telling all the younger girls participating that they were doing an "awesome" job, keep up the good work and so many other positive statements. I was so impressed watching these two, they really made a lot of these girls feel better. For the majority of the girls participating this was the first time they had every run or walked a 5k marathon. This is definitely an event we will be helping out with again. It ties in so well with the American Coed philosophy of developing self-confidence.