The community-based program i-tri, which fosters self-respect, personal empowerment, self-confidence, positive body image and healthy lifestyle choices for middle school-aged girls, has announced “Help Her Cross the Finish Line,” a spring fundraising campaign that kicked off at the group’s recent Mentoring Day.
The organization’s leaders say enrollment in i-tri this year across its 13 partner schools, from Mastic to Montauk, has increased by 20 percent, revealing a great need for and the efficacy of the organization. The cost for each young person to participate is approximately $3,000.
The goal of the campaign is to raise funds to provide the girls with bicycles, swim caps, athletic gear and other resources to compete in the program’s hallmark event, the Hamptons Youth Triathlon, which will take place on July 13 at Long Beach in Sag Harbor.
The fundraising goal is set at $120,000. Donations may be made at itrigirls.org.