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These events for the Girls Gotta Run Foundation are planned...and more to come: 


March 15, 2010                   GGRF Board Members Erica Nemmers, Sheena Dahlke, and Ashley
                                          Griffith introduce the Foundation and lead a run
                                          Logan Circle Lululemon Store, 1461 P St., N.W., WDC, 6:30 p.m.
                                          Followed by Happy Hour! at Churchkey, 1337 14th St., N.W. WDC

April 24, 2010                      Ashley Griffith will run the Country Music Marathon as a pledged race.
                                                     
Summer 2010                      Fundraising Event by GGRF supporters, University of Pennsylvania
                                          Organizers: Ellal Aklilu, Anastasia Shown, Nahom Waleligne Melaku, 
                                                            llen Habtamu

Summer 2010                      Summer in New York! Exhibit/event organized and curated by Marina Reiter
                                          and Marie Claire Andrea

August 21, 2010                   The DCRR's 52nd Annual Larry Noel Race. GGRF, Charitable Partner
                                           Greenbelt, MD A.M.

Winter  2010                        Art Soiree/Trunk Show by Sharon J. Burton, Sharon Keyser-Jackson, and
                                          Sherry Burton Ways. In time for the Holidays! Stay tuned for details.  


Dec 2010-Jan 2011                Girls Gotta Run's "Art To Go!" Space 7:10 Kefa Cafe, 963 Bonifant St,
                                           Silver Spring, Md. 20910. 

Through 2010                       GGRF is a featured organization in the 2010 Amharic Kids' Good Works
                                           wall calendar. A photo of Team Tesfa running in Meskel Square is 
                                           the December photo.

                                                         

Past Events

Exhibit and Sale Opening Reception at Sewall-Belmont House and Museum   
     (144 Constitution Avenue, NE),  September 6, 2006

    (5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW), December 4, 2006

     (210 Eleventh Avenue,  New York, NY), September 6, 2007

Invited Talk by Pat Ortman, "Girls Gotta Run: Artists Supporting Ethiopian Athletes,"

Invited Talk by Pat Ortman and Marie Hagen, "Girls Gotta Run: Artists Supporting
       Ethiopian Athletes" at  Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus,
       November 26, 2007

Second Annual Holiday Exhibit and Sale Opening Reception
 at Modern Times Coffeehouse
       at the Politics and Prose Bookstore
       (5015 Connecticut Ave., N.W., WDC) 
       December 2, 2007 - January 5, 2008     
       Article and photos of opening from Authentic Art DC

Exhibit and Sale Opening Reception at  The Mansion at Strathmore
      (10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD), February 28, 2008
      February 26 - March 29, 2008  Spring Exhibit, Invitational Gallery

Faculty/Student Art Exhibit and Sale at Penn State Abington
      March 19 - March 31, 2008 (organized by Alia Tahvildaran in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic 
      Women Studies Association [MAWSA] conference)
      Photos from the event

Girls on the Run of Windsor Farm Elementary School of  Annapolis, Maryland raced for the girls
       May 6, 2008:  This 14 member troop chose to fundraise for GGRF this year.
       Photos from the event

Student Shoe Art Exhibit at Julius West Middle School May 8,2008: 
       Art by the 7th and 8th grade students of Paul O'Connell with proceeds to benefit the Girls!
       Sample of the artwork

San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon June 10, 2008:
       Two of six runners together raced for both Amigos de Boliva y Peru and Girls Gotta Run Foundation.
       Photos, videos, and race results  

Artomatic (Washington, DC) May 9 - June 15, 2008: 
       Photos and comments from the event

Larry Noel Race: for the Girls! August 31, 2008
       15K Race and 3K Fun Run through Greenbelt, MD and USDA Research Center sponsored by
        DC Road Runners Club with the annual Larry Noel Race fundraising for GGRF

Project 3: Empowered by Artistry June 11-September 13, 2008
       Three feminist exhibits, the ultimate feminist venue:  GGRF partners with Treasure Postcards,
       Herstory, and the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum.

Project 3 Family Day/Open House September 13, 2008   

A Moving Commentary October 2008
         Fall Exhibit Co-sponsored and hosted by The DC Women's Caucus for the Arts

Fundraising Holiday Party
, December 13, 2008
       Hosted by the Jacksons, Great Falls, Va.    

Ladies Night, December 20, 2008
        Georgetown Running Company, Chevy Chase, Md

Hannah Stone Runs for the Girls at the National Marathon, March  21, 2009  
        Washington, D.C.

Sheena Dahlke ran the Boston Marathon for the girls.
         April 20, 2009
                                          
Invited Presentation by Pat Ortman
        Clearinghouse for Women's Issues 
        Monthly Meeting, April 28, 2009, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
        American Council on Education 
        One Dupont Circle, 8th Floor Kellogg Room

Open House for Garrett Ash
         Co-Founder and Director
          Running Across Borders
          Sunday, May 17, 2009
          
The 51st Annual Larry Noel Race, August 22, 2009
          Greenbelt, Maryland
          DC Road Runners
          Ben Richter, Race Director
          GGRF, Charitable Partner

Erica Nemmers ran the Chicago Marathon for the girls. 
          October 11, 2009

Erin Kordis ran the Marine Corp Marathon for the girls. This was her SECOND RUN for the girls!
          October 25, 2009

Barefoot Books of Reston, Va. raised money for GGRF during October, 2009, via online book sales.

Girls Gotta Run: Bodies in Motion
          Art Exhibit sponsored by Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter
          Philadelphia, PA.
          October 2-30, 2009 

A Running Commentary 
           Art Exhibit at Friendship Heights Village Center 
           Video of some of the performances
           Chevy Chase, MD
           October 6-31, 2009                 

The Washington International School's Middle School Girls on Track team held a bake sale for the girls.
            November 15, 2009

Girls on the Run of Windsor Farm Elementary School, Annapolis, Maryland, did a Pledge Race for the girls!

The Washington International School's Elementary School 3 Girls on the Run teams did a Lap-a-thon for the girls!

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