On April 11th I had the opportunity to volunteer for the annual GO! St. Louis Fitness Week event.

GO! St. Louis is a non-profit organization that was established in 2000. The goal of this organization is to promote healthy, active lifestyles among all ages.

My dad and I awoke bright and early that day, arriving in downtown St. Louis at 5:30AM! We spent the early hours of the morning helping set up the starting line for those running the full and half marathons. Later that morning, we assisted in managing the start line. More than 17,000 participants passed us!

From there, I headed to Forest Park to cheer on the marathon participants with my dance studio, NV Dance Force. We danced, handed out lolli-pops and worked to motivate the runners as they passed us

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I had a fabulous time participating in GO! St. Louis Fitness Week and look forward to volunteering for this event next year!

-Shelby