If you have registered by December 1st for our 5k on Sunday, December 4th and would like to pick up your packet ahead of time, you may go to either New Balance Milwaukee store on Friday, December 2nd from 9:30 am to 9:00 pm or Saturday, December 3rd from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm and get your packet. If you haven’t registered, you may do so by cash or check at either location on those days and get your packet right away. The two locations are:

Layton Plaza
7411 W. Layton Ave.
Greenfield, WI 53220
(414) 431-6300

V. Richard’s Plaza
17155D W. Bluemound Rd.
Brookfield, WI 53005
(262) 432-1400

If you register online after December 1st, you must pick your packet up on race day. Packet pick-up and registration will be available from 9:30-11 am on Sunday, December 4th.

Thank you to New Balance Milwaukee and Stan’s Fit for Your Feet for helping make our first 5k such a success.

We are excited to announce updates to our December 4th 5k:

• Kids Fun Run – all kids are welcome to come and run/walk/skip/dance a lap after the completion of the 5k. Kids will get to run with some of Milwaukee’s own Racing Sausages, as well as Newbie, the New Balance Mascot. They will also receive a GOTR rubber bracelet. The Fun Run will take place at approximately 12:30.
• New Balance Milwaukee and Stan’s Fit for Your Feet will be giving away prizes to the top 3 male and female runners. The top male and female will each receive a $50 gift certificate, second place will receive a $25 gift certificate and third place will receive a gift bag.
• GOTR Headbands – all participants will receive a GOTR winter headband to keep your ears warm all winter long.
• New Balance Gift Certificates – all participants will be entered into a drawing to win 1 of 5 gift certificates for a pair of New Balance tennis shoes
• Girls on the Run t-shirts will be available for purchase in a variety of sizes.

Register today by going to the Events page. We look forward to seeing you on the 4th.

Here’s our new t-shirt, which will be available in men’s, women’s and kids sizes (click on the shirt for a bigger image):

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GOTR is selling Stone Creek Coffee to raise money to support our programs. Coffee will be delivered to you before Christmas and makes an excellent gift. If you are interested in supporting GOTR and purchasing coffee, please contact councildirector@gotr-milwaukee.org by November 18th.

It’s been a busy 2011 for our chapter and we are already working on plans for 2012.  Among those activities is recruitment of volunteers and committee members, as well as filling board positions for those members whose term of service is completed at the end of this year.  We are looking for energetic, passionate, strategic thinkers for our Board.   The board provides oversight and strategic vision to the chapter. 
 
If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about being a member of our 2012 Board or in volunteering with one of our committees, we invite you to join us for an informational meeting on Thursday, November 17th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at  Zak’s, located at 231 S. 2nd Street, Milwaukee WI, 53204.  This is an opportunity for you to meet some of our current board members and volunteers and hear firsthand about the benefits of giving your time to GOTR.  We will show a short video that speaks to our mission and goals, and will allow plenty of time to answer any questions you may have.  Light refreshments will be served. 
 
Please RSVP by November 14th to stacey@gotr-milwaukee.org if you are planning to attend on the 17th. 
 
If you are unable to attend the meeting but are interested in becoming a committee member or applying for a Board position with GOTR, please visit the Volunteer page on our website at http://gotr-milwaukee.org/volunteer/volunteer-2/ for an application. 
 
All board applications must be received by November 25th.  You may email your application to stacey@gotr-milwaukee.org.

Thank you for your support of Girls on the Run of Greater Milwaukee in 2011 and we look forward to seeing you again in 2012!

Girls on the Run founder Molly Barker will be coming to Milwaukee on February 9th. She will be speaking at an event hosted by GOTR of Greater Milwaukee. More details will coming soon, but mark your calendars and save the date because you will not want to miss out on this opportunity.

If you haven’t seen it already, check out our Fall 2011 Newsletter by clicking HERE. If you don’t receive our newsletter and would like to get on our mailing list, please go to the contact us page and fill in your information.

Do you like us on facebook and follow us on twitter? We are going to be giving away an entry to our 5k on December 4th after we reach 200 likes on facebook. Find us on facebook at Girls on the Run of Greater Milwaukee and on twitter at GOTRmke and keep up with the latest going on with Girls on the Run.

Great news, our Fall New Balance 5k registration is up and running. Please go to our events web page to find out more details and for a link to registration. Space is limited, so sign up today!

We are so excited to start Girls on the Run of Greater Milwaukee’s first ever fall season. More information will be coming regarding the sites. Check back soon.