LEAD GIRLS OF NC HOSTS ANNUAL LEAD-A-THON ON JULY 15 COMBINING FITNESS, FUN AND FUNDRAISING FOR ALL AGES

WINSTON-SALEM, NC (June 22, 2023) – LEAD Girls of NC, a non-profit organization based in Winston-Salem dedicated to supporting and empowering at-risk girls, is hosting its annual

LEAD-A-THON community field day on July 15 at the St. Peter’s World Outreach Center in Winston-Salem. The event promotes movement and teamwork with a fun-filled schedule of games, fitness activities and music.

“Active movement is vitally important for our young people and our community to connect with one another in a positive way,” said LEAD founder and executive director Joy Thomas. “The LEAD-A-THON will have activities for every age group and ability with an emphasis on wellness and fun.”

LEAD-A-THON also is a major fundraiser for LEAD Girls with all proceeds going toward the nonprofit’s community and school-based programs. LEAD Girls recently announced that it has added two additional middle schools to its partnership with WS/FCS and is adding another week to its popular Fashion Entrepreneurship Camp later this summer.

“When we started LEAD Girls in 2016, we served 66 girls across our community. Now that number has grown to more than 300 girls with still more applicants than we can currently serve,” said Thomas. “Our annual LEAD-A-THON is key to raising the monies we need so we can say ‘yes’ to every girl who raises her hand to be part of the LEAD program.”

The LEAD-A-THON raises money through event sponsors as well as individual and team participants. Some of the LEAD-A-THON event sponsors include Forsyth Woman Magazine, American Moving & Hauling, Sheets Smith Wealth Management, Goforth Marketing and Chick-fil-A Thruway Shopping Center. Sponsorship opportunities still remain and information is available at the LEAD Girls website, www.leadgirls.org.

Registration information for individual participants and teams also is available on the LEAD Girls website. Included in the registration fee is a full day of activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as well as snacks and refreshments. Fitness activities led by local instructors will include yoga, Mixxed Fit and Xtreme Hip-Hop Step. For those who enjoy a little friendly competition, the LEAD-A-THON will host Kickball, Tug-of-War, Sack Races, Giant Connect Four and Giant Jenga. A DJ and bounce house round out the field day extravaganza.

The LEAD-A-THON is free to all LEAD Girls participants and one accompanying family member. Children aged 4 to 12 are $10. Adults pay $20, and there’s also a Family FUN Deal to include 4 family members starting at $40. Team registration for up to 8 participants including shirts is $175.

This summer, LEAD will host several community-based camps and activities, including Fashion Entrepreneurship Camp. Information and registration details for LEAD’s summer programs are available at www.leadgirls.org. Scholarships for camp attendees are made possible by LEAD donors and other generous partners.