Girls ROCK Completes Fitness, Character Program

Girls ROCK (Running On Character & Kindness) recently completed a two-month fitness and character-building program for Pickens County elementary and middle school girls by running and walking in the Run for Lilly held at Acadia Community.        

The girls’ running group met once a week for eight weeks at the Baptist Easley Hospital walking park during August, September and October. Each meeting started with a character-building lesson on topics such as body image, nutrition, fitness and anti-bullying.

The girls then ran and walked distances up to 2 miles in preparation for the Run for Lilly 5K, a fund-raiser for 4-year-old Lilly Clark, who is being treated for brain cancer.        

Coaches and organizers for the group were Angela Lucas and Julie Bishop, both of Easley. Girls ROCK is tentatively looking for another 5K to run and may begin training again in Spring 2013.        

Girls participating in Girls ROCK were Valerie Brock, Augusta Roach, Kerrigan Howell, Leila Fortner, McCall King, Charlotte Bostick, Ella Bishop, Ella Owen, Caroline Lucas, Riley Rogers, Holly Newman, Olivia Jones, Katherine Graham, Caroline Brumfield, Elizabeth Goodwin, Holly Newman, Rosie Edwards, Sophia Prakas and Kennedy Grace Bloomer.        

Schools represented in the group included East End Elementary, Holly Springs Elementary, Forest Acres Elementary, Gettys Middle and Christ Church Episcopal School.