Pictured (from left): Agent Gladys Cruz-Velasquez, Philadelphia NE Division (honoree), Deputy District Director Lezlie Healey, Melissa Magee, Channel 6 ABC, Weather Forecaster.
Parole Agent Gladys Cruz-Velasquez was honored at the Unlimited Potential Breakfast sponsored by Girls on the Run.
Cruz-Velasquez was honored for devoting countless hours of her personal time to mentor and guide young ladies in the program to be joyful, healthy and confident. She enjoys helping to develop the participants competence and character and emotional help through running, and she is preparing her girls for a 5K run on June 2.
Girls on the Run is a transformational physical activity based positive youth development program for girls in 3rd-8th grade. The program teaches life skills through dynamic interactive lessons and running games. Girls on the Run is an expanding program and has added 12 more sites in the Philadelphia area. Some of the girls must overcome the daily obstacles of neighborhood violence, trauma and poverty.
Congratulations to Agent Cruz-Velasquez, and good luck to all the participating in the run.