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The community of Unalaska is a busy place to live. Our community calendar is full of events and activities. About Town is your source for coverage of community events and sports. KUCB staff writes many of the stories, but we also accept contributions from community members for this section of our website. If you'd like to submit a story to About Town, send it to info@kucb.org.

'Supergirls' Empowered through Running

Dmitri Dela Cruz

The “Girls on the Run” 5K was held on Saturday, May 6th and started at Kelty field around 2pm. A total of eleven girls participated alongside many mentoring adults and other supporters.

According to coordinator Alysha Richardson, “Girls on the Run” is an empowerment program for girls in third through eighth grade.   Unalaskans Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence  (USAFV) was behind the Unalaska chapter of “Girls on the Run” this year whose mission is to “inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.” 

The young runners practiced twice weekly for a total of twelve weeks ending with the fun run and walk on Saturday. The theme this year was “Supergirls” and participants were adorned in colorful homemade tutus, sparkly headbands and face paint.

The fall season of “Girls on the Run” will begin in September and according to Richardson, the group will be seeking more coaches at the end of the summer to join in inspiring the young women of Unalaska through exercise. If you are interested in participating, contact USAFV for more information. 

Chrissy worked as the Arts & Culture Director from 2015 until she moved away from the community in 2019. She now works with us as a consultant, producer, and video editor on special projects.
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