Girls on the Run Spring 2024

Late Registration opens Monday January 8th at noon on a first come, first served basis!

Lottery Registration (11/1/23 - 11/20/23): Each GOTR team may have 8 - 15 participants. If more girls sign up at a site than there is space available, we use an online lottery system to randomly select participants for the team. This helps us to ensure a fair and equal registration process for all.

• We recommend using a laptop or desktop computer if possible when completing the online registration. Smart phones and tablets often work, but sometimes have issues.
• Paper registration forms are available in English and Spanish by contacting your school's GOTR Site Liaison or the GOTR office.
• Please only register your girl for a team if she attends the host school as a student. If your girl does not attend the host school, please contact the school's GOTR Site Liaison and/or the GOTR office (as approval from the school is required). 
• Girls on the Run is for every girl! Financial assistance is available and easy to request during the registration process.
• You should receive an email confirmation from “notify@pinwheelmail.com” immediately after submitting your participant’s online registration. If you do not receive a confirmation email, check your junk email folder and/or call our office at 269-532-1220.
  • This confirmation email will indicate your participant's status as "Lottery" and does not guarantee a spot in the program. This email simply confirms that your girl’s lottery registration has been received.

Girl Placement Week: December 4^th - 8^th

All families will receive an update regarding their girl's registration status via email. 

• If your girl is selected in the lottery, you will receive an automated email officially registering her for the program. This email will include additional information about next steps to prepare for the GOTR season.
• If your participant's team does not have the required coaches, this information will be shared in your placement email. Coach vacancies must be filled prior to the start of the season in order for the team to run for the season.
• If a team does not have enough girls to meet the team size minimum, we will try to recruit additional girls during late registration. If a team is unable to meet the team size minimum before the start of the season, we will notify you via email.
• If your girl is not selected in the lottery, you will be notified via personal email.
• A full refund of any amount paid will be issued if a girl is not placed on a team due to the lottery, not having enough participants, or lack of volunteer coaches.

If you have not received an email by end of day on December 8th, check your junk email folder and/or call our office at 269-532-1220.

Girls on the Run is for EVERY girl and we are committed to ensuring that all girls can fully participate in GOTR. Financial assistance is available and easy to request during the registration process. 

GOTR PROGRAM FEE: $170

• Fee includes: GOTR lessons led by trained volunteer coaches (and all needed materials), two t-shirts, a water bottle, a GOTR Journal, a GOTR cinch sack, participation in the 5K, a 5K medal, and everything else it takes to make Girls on the Run SO MUCH FUN!
• Payments and processing fees are processed at the time of registration. We accept credit cards (with the exception of American Express), debit cards, & e-check payments.
• If you have payment questions or need to pay with cash, money order, or a paper check, please call our office at 269-532-1220 for assistance.

Note: every girl will receive the program inclusions listed above, regardless of how much her family contributes toward the program fee.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE!

Financial assistance is available in three forms and we simply ask families to contribute honestly what they are able toward the program fee. Families may choose one or more of the following options within the registration form (no additional paperwork is required!):

• REDUCED PROGRAM FEES
  • To request a reduced program fee, select “yes” on the Financial Assistance page of the online registration.  Enter your household size and income and our sliding scale will provide you with a reduced program fee (displayed on the final checkout page).
  • $0 program fees are available.
• PAYMENT PLANS
  • To request a payment plan, select the 2 part payment plan on the final checkout page of the registration (payment plans may be applied to full or reduced program fees).
• SHOE ASSISTANCE
  • If your participant does not have athletic shoes appropriate for Girls on the Run, you may request a pair within the registration form.
  • GOTR Shoes are provided through GOTR's partnership with First Day Shoe Fund.

Financial assistance is made possible by our generous grantors, corporate sponsors, and individual donors.

We want you to register your girl! If you have any questions about the program fee or financial assistance options, please contact our office.

REFUNDS: If you choose to withdraw your participant from GOTR, a written request for a refund must be received by the Girls on the Run office no later than February 16th, 2024. Program fees are non-refundable after February 16th. All refunds are subject to a $10 administrative fee.