Detroit, MI., – The Rhonda Walker Foundation (RWF) hosted their annual Give and Get Fit 5K Run, Walk and 10K Race, Sunday, July 27, 2014, along the Detroit Riverfront at Rivard Plaza located at 1340 East Atwater, Detroit, Michigan.
Now in its fourth year, over 400 health conscious participants ran, walked and raced along Detroit’s Riverwalk, the Dequindre Cut Greenway path and downtown neighborhoods in support of the Rhonda Walker Foundation’s Girls into Woman programs – a five-year program for teen girls starting in the 8th grade and continuing until they graduate from high school. Over that five-year period the girls meet monthly for workshops, seminars, retreats, field trips and camps that focus on career and personal development. In addition, every girl is paired with an adult mentor.
“I’m overwhelmed with excitement for the number of participants who came out today to walk, run and race in Give and Get Fit,” said Rhonda Walker, founder and president of the Rhonda Walker Foundation.
“A little over a year ago our event planning committee suggested we bring Give and Get Fit to Detroit. Tunes out it that was the best decision
considering this year’s event surpassed all expectations in terms of participation, corporate sponsorship and excitement for the change-of-venue. The backdrop of the Detroit River, Renaissance Center, yoga and pilates instructional sessions and the assortment of healthy living exhibitors and vendors providing healthcare information and screenings in Rivard Plaza added to a magical day to Give and Get Fit for the Rhonda Walker Foundation,” Walker added.
The overall winners for the Rhonda Walker Give and Get Fit 5K Run and 10K Race – for the women include Blaire J. (5K time 20:48.6) and Andrea Brisson (10K time 42:06.4); and for the men Robert Gunn (5K time 18:17.0) and Jonathan Tate (10K time 41:39.6).
The Rhonda Walker Foundation was founded in 2003 and since then, 100 percent of its teens that have completed the five-year Girls into Women program graduate from high school and enroll in college and 95% percent of these students attend Detroit Public Schools where the graduation rate is far lower.
Celebrating its 11th year of servant leadership, the Rhonda Walker Foundation’s mission and work to empower inner city teen girls towards becoming strong, confident, successful, and moral future leaders continues with a bright future ahead.
For more information on the Rhonda Walker Foundation please visit online at www.RhondWalkerFoundation.org or call (800) 652-2989.
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