Story 1 - Margot

My 1^st story can only be about my poster girl for Girls on the Run. Margot was part of one of my first GOTR groups at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge. Margot came from Bridgewater, all the other girls were from basking Ridge, so she didn’t know anyone. She was in 3^rd grade and was painfully shy, barely spoke at all the first season. I gave all the girls autograph dogs at the end of the season. Margot left without asking anyone to sign hers.

Margot participated in GOTR with me from 3^rd grade to 5^th grade both spring and fall seasons. Each season she got more confident, answered more questions and connected with more girls. By her last season Margot could have coached the team!!! She knew the curriculum very well; we only had one back then. She participated in all the discussions, answered questions and interacted with all the girls. At the end of the last few seasons, she asked everyone to sign her dog!

Fast forward when she was a freshman in high school. Her English teacher was a good friend of my sister’s. Their assignment was to write an essay about what impacted their life the most up until that time. She wrote about me as her coach and the impact Girls on the Run had on her life. Two years later we hosted a fundraiser for GOTR, Margot came and spoke in front of 250 people about all that GOTR did for her. Her senior year in high school she received early acceptance to Cornell University and started a running club her freshman year. She came back and coached for me while in high school.

In 2016 Margot wrote a testimonial for me about her experience with Girls on the Run. You can read it here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XvImY1kNuSEO32CSYEfHOZmuSbNJft2M/view?usp=sharing

To donate to my $25 for 25 years fundraising campaign please visit: 

https://www.gotrcnj.org/giving/25-for-25