SAN DIEGO – San Diego Mojo teamed with the Enterprise Mobility Foundation to present Girls on the Run San Diego with a $1,500 grant on Sunday to support the organization’s efforts to blend physical activity with life skill development, including managing emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy. The announcement was made at the Girls on the Run San Diego 5K at De Anza Cove.
“The San Diego Mojo Pro Women's Volleyball Team and Enterprise Mobility Foundation are excited to present this $1,500 grant to Girls on the Run San Diego for all they do for girls’ sports,” said Mojo assistant coach Deitre Collins-Parker.
The Mojo, a founding member of the Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF), the premier women’s professional volleyball league in North America, were provided with the opportunity by Enterprise Mobility, the team’s official rental car provider, to support a nonprofit of the team’s choice with a grant to assist with that organization’s efforts.
Girls on the Run inspires individuals of all abilities to discover, build, and grow their self-confidence. Together, they experience a sense of belonging and connection as a team. Volunteer coaches facilitate lessons that blend physical activity with life skill development, including managing emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy. At the end of the season, the team completes a Community Impact Project and a 5K together, which provides a tangible sense of accomplishment and sets a confident mindset into motion.
ABOUT SAN DIEGO MOJO
San Diego Mojo are a women’s professional volleyball team in San Diego, Calif. and is a founding member of Pro Volleyball Federation, the premier women’s professional volleyball league in North America. The Mojo are led by 2024 PVF Coach of the Year and three-time Olympian Tayyiba Haneef-Park and play their home matches at Viejas Arena on the campus of San Diego State University. The team is owned by longtime San Diegan and UC San Diego alum Gary E. Jacobs, a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High Charter School and managing director of Jacobs Investment Company (JIC).
ABOUT GIRLS ON THE RUN
Girls on the Run International (GOTRI) creates and offers after-school empowerment programs designed for 3rd– to 8th-grade girls. The national nonprofit helps participants recognize their inner strength, increase their level of physical activity, imagine their possibilities, and confidently stand up for themselves and others through the innovative integration of fun physical activities, life-skills lessons, and impactful community projects. The research-based curriculum led by trained volunteer coaches explores core topics relevant to 8- to 13-year-old girls, including understanding emotions, fostering friendships, expressing empathy, and standing up for ourselves. The coaches and curriculum create a sense of belonging for all participants and meet the vital needs of girls today. The program culminates in a community impact project and a celebratory 5K. Since it was founded in 1996, this national movement has served more than 2.25 million girls in all 50 states and Canada. Learn more at girlsontherun.org.
ABOUT ENTERPRISE MOBILITY FOUNDATION
The mission of the Enterprise Mobility Foundation is to strengthen the communities where Enterprise Mobility team members live and work by actively supporting a range of charitable causes such as the environment, health and human services, education, military and disaster relief. The Foundation has contributed more than half a billion dollars to thousands of local nonprofits in the United States and made wide-reaching commitments—from global philanthropic initiatives to community focused projects.
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