To the editor:
Re: “Running club good for a girl’s soul,” Dec. 18.
While a running program for tweens may be very good in theory since many girls get discouraged from sport at this age, to charge $295 +GST for only eight 1.5-hour sessions is ridiculous.
The club’s mission statement of “empowering girls with tools to live healthy, active lives and create a community where girls are respected” rings very hollow when the program is directed to the wealthy who already live in neighbourhoods where girls are respected, and already have access to healthy food choices and many opportunities for positive personal development.
To truly live by this mission statement, I suggest the cost be lowered to one that the average family can afford and that the programs be held in communities where the most vulnerable girls would benefit.
Camille Roberge,
Vancouver
