Our Mission

To Educate and Prepare Girls for a Lifetime of Self-Respect and Healthy Living.

Girls on the Run® is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping girls stay out of the "girl box" using a 20-lesson curriculum designed to promote good choices for a lifetime of self respect and healthy living.  The lessons, designed specifically to address "girl box" issues, uses warm-ups and workouts that encourage emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical well-being.

Girls on the Run® of Magee-Womens Hospital is hosted by Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and serves seven counties in Western Pennsylvania:

• Allegheny
• Butler
• Beaver
• Lawrence
• Mercer
• Washington
• Westmoreland
• Venango
  
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  Since 2003, Meredith Colaizzi has served as the full time Program Coordinator and Council Director for Girls on the Run at Magee-Womens Hospital.She graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 1999.A competitive swimmer and runner from a very early age, Meredith has completed four marathons and multiple triathlons including four Ironman distance events. In addition to triathlon, Meredith actively participates in a recreational adult kickball and softball leagues, coaches swimming, and practices yoga.Meredith truly values the program's mission and continually promotes self-respect and positive choices on and off the running track. Meredith Colaizzi Program Coordinator/Council Director Girls On The Run of Magee-Womens Hospital 3339 Ward St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412.641.1596  Email:  mcolaizzi@magee.edu    Andrea Sanders Program Coordinator Washington, Westmoreland and Beaver counties Girls On The Run of Magee-Womens Hospital 3339 Ward St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412.641.8904 Email:  sandersae@mail.magee.edu