Volunteers Sought For Boys Health, Education Program

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An effort is underway to bring a program to southwest Michigan to help boys grow up healthier and with more respect for themselves and others. Al Mussman, who used to run Zoup and Biggby Coffee in St. Joseph, tells WSJM News he’s working to open a local chapter of Let Me Run. It’s like Girls on the Run, but for boys. Mussman says the great things Girls on the Run has done for girls around the country can be done to help boys as well.

“We know there’s demand and need here,” Mussman said. “According to the National Center for Education Statistics, boys are two times more likely than girls to be expelled from school.”

They’re also more likely to be medicated and to commit suicide. Mussman is working with Lincoln Elementary in St. Joseph to get Let Me Run started. The classes will be there, leading up to a 5K in Kalamazoo in May.

“What I really need is someone to say ‘I can be a site coordinator at this building,’ or ‘I can coach.’”

Mussman says volunteers for Let Me Run have described the experience as rewarding and educational. Anyone who wants to help can email him. The address is zoyram19@gmail.com. The Let Me Run season will run from the week of March 16 through May 15. You can learn more about the organization right here.