HerSpace members volunteer at Girls on the Run Minnesota

Nora McKoy, RubicOnline • May 22, 2024

NOTE: Nora McKoy attended the Girls on the Run event and volunteered as part of the HerSpace group. The predominantly photo story was edited by the Beats Manager and Director of RubicOnline, both of whom are not HerSpace members, in alignment with our Conflict of Interest policy.

Confidence, care, and character: these are three of the six values that Girls on the Run Minnesota works to instill in young girls. The program works with girls from third to eighth grade. GOTRM closes every season with a celebratory 5K that is a manifestation of the work put in throughout the season.

HerSpace co-president Georgia Ross is one of GOTRM board members and she got an opportunity for HerSpace and the broader community to volunteer at the headquarters. The 14 volunteers who opted in headed to Minneapolis on May 16 to spend the evening packing bags, laminating signs, sorting papers and more.

Alba Markowitz Mulet said, “It was a bonding experience that reminds me of my own time with Girls on the Run.”

The organization is a non-profit that has been operating since 1996. Girls on the Run works to dismantle societal gender norms by providing a space for young girls to be themselves, away from the pressure of gender stereotypes. This year’s 5K will take place June 1.

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Nora McKoy, Rubicon TV Producer

Nora McKoy (she/her) loves spending her free time with friends or testing out a new recipe for Starbucks cake pops she found online. She also enjoys exploring her different passions from volleyball to baking to making slime. At school, McKoy is involved in the Junior Class Student Council (JCLC), Community Action Service Club (CAS), and is on the varsity volleyball team. McKoy works as Rubicon TV Producer on RubicOnline and can be reached at [email protected].

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Kathryn Campbell (she/her) feels most at home on the water: whether it's inflating her SUP and paddling out onto one of the local Twin Cities lakes, driving up to the cabin in northern Minnesota, visiting family in Puget Sound, or planning a vacation to a beach she has yet to explore. She loves speedboats but doesn't ski. She enjoys floating but not fishing. Ms. Campbell advises Ibid yearbook, Iris: Art + Lit, The Rubicon and RubicOnline. She can be reached at [email protected].

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