EPPF 8-30-26 El Paso 9-11 Heroes Run and Memorial Mile & Girls On The Run El Paso

Segment 1: El Paso 9/11 Heroes Run and Memorial Mile.Amber Banda talks with veteran and local Run Director Cesar Cervantes about the upcoming 5K Run, 5K Ruck and El Paso Fallen Heroes Memorial Mile Walk to honor fallen military and 1st responders from 9/11/01 and all wars since..Cesar is a veteran from El Paso. He started being involved with the race years ago as a photographer and is looking for support from the El Paso community to make sure the race continues to grow each year. Each year this race is organized in honor of a local fallen military or 1st responder from 9/11 and after..The event is happening Sept 12 at Veteran's Park in Northeast El Paso. You can sign up for the 5K run, 5K ruck, 1 mile walk or to volunteer at: 9/11 Heroes Run - El Paso, Texas.If you'd like to volunteer, nominate a loved one for future events, donate, or get more information, find them on Instagram and Facebook @911HeroeRunElPaso_____________________________________________________________________________________________Segment 2: Girls On the Run El Paso.Calling all Non-runners, runners, wheelers, walker, joggers, guardians of girls in grades 3-8, coaches, and anyone who understands how important physical and mental wellbeing is to young females. There is a new non-profit in town that you need to know about!.Girls On The Run is a non-profit aimed at using physical activity to teach essential life skills. Think of a run group for girls in grades 3-8 where running is optional, but learning empathy, goal setting, and other life skills is not. Amber Banda talks with Bailey Davie, Executive Director, and Danielle Adams, Board Member for Girls On The Run El Paso. .This organization was created after seeing an increase in depression, anxiety, and self-harming patterns in young girls, as young as 3rd grade. GOTR works with schools across the city and trained coaches to bring them together and work towards a final 5K, meeting twice a week for 10 weeks in their fall and spring seasons. Training includes physical activity games that build up not only physical fitness but teach life skills at the same time. They also work on a community give-back project together. This year in addition to their 3-5 grade groups, they have their new 6-8 grade run groups, because (speaking from experience), being a young girl in middle school can be tough..If you want to know if this is available at your child's school, if you would like for this to be available at your child's school for next run season, or if you would like to support, get more info, volunteer, or donate, find them on social media @GOTRElPaso on Instagram and @Girls On The Run El Paso on Facebook. You can also visit Girlsontherunelpaso.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE! @AmberBanda915 NEW EPISODES EVERY SUNDAY AT 8AM! You can also follow @amberbanda915, 2963KHEY Country, @Power102 and @Sunny999 on Instagram and/or Facebook for pictures of our guests and leave a comment. Be a part of the good going on in our community!