Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole

WHY IT MATTERS

Girls face social pressures and conflicting messages about how they should act and who they should be. Studies show that by adolescence, girls’ confidence drops about twice as much as boys’. Friendships become more complicated and challenging, girls’ perception of their academic ability declines, the likelihood of anxiety and depression increases and participation in physical activity plummets.

We believe that every girl is inherently full of power and potential. By knowing they are the leaders of their lives, these are the girls who will change the world.

Building confidence and setting young girls down the path of a healthy lifestyle is PRICELESS! However, there are real costs associated with operating a non-profit organization and delivering the Girls on the Run program to approximately 1,800 girls in the Lancaster & Lebanon area each year. Registration includes:

• 20 ninety-minute sessions conducted by certified and trained GOTR volunteer coaches
• Curriculum and lesson materials, take-home journal with activities
• Official GOTR season T-shirt and gift each season
• 5K registration, t-shirt, and medal
• The gift of CONFIDENCE that is the best investment we can make in our collective futures.

At Girls on the Run of Lancaster and Lebanon we are committed to seeing our program is available to all girls in the areas we serve. That is, we do not want finances to be a barrier that prevents any girl from being a member of a team in her community. Therefore, to make the program accessible to all families across Lancaster & Lebanon, we have several financial assistance and payment options to consider.

Families: pay what you can afford!
At Girls on the Run we want to ensure our program is accessible and inclusive of all girls. There are no questions to answer or forms to be completed. Partial and full assistance is based on household income and current financial needs and is available to every girl (minimum fee $10). Please use our sliding scale below as a guideline by applying your current financial status.  We never want money to be a reason not to join GOTR. All financial information is kept confidential. 

INVESTMENT

As an investment guide, the GOTR life-changing experience, if inclined to pay the full $230 can be viewed as: two payments of $115, or $23 per week, or $11.50 per lesson.

Our actual cost to the GOTR council to run the program is $380 per participant which includes curriculum books, coach training, staff support, t-shirts for girls and coaches, coach background checks, school facility fees, insurance, GOTR international fees and more to ensure a positive and impactful experience for your girls.

Building confidence and setting young girls down the path of a healthy lifestyle is PRICELESS! However, there are real costs associated with operating a non-profit organization and delivering the Girls on the Run program to approximately 2,000 girls in Lancaster and Lebanon each year.

Attendance

All girls must be able to commit to BOTH practice days and times in order to participate (excepting illness, appointments, and vacations).

Girls are not permitted to join GOTR and only attend one practice a week or leave early/come late to practices. Please make sure this is possible BEFORE registering.

If your school says “paper registration” girls will be able to pick a registration form up at the designated area when school begins.

Refund Policy

In the event that a program participant would like to cancel her registration for whatever reason, it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to contact the GOTR office to withdraw from the program.  Notifying a coach is not sufficient.

Girls on the Run will issue a refund according to the guidelines below.

If a site is cancelled due to insufficient registrations or other reasons deemed appropriate by GOTR, the full registration fee will be refunded.

Please note: If your participant does not attend practices but you do not contact our office to cancel, you will still be help responsible for paying any outstanding program fees.

• Girls on the Run of Lancaster and Lebanon will refund the registration fee (minus $10 online service charge) if requested prior to the start of the GOTR season.
• 75% of the paid registration fee will be refunded if requested after the start of the season and prior to the 3rd lesson of a Girls on the Run program.
• No refunds will be issued for any terminations after the 3rd lesson.
• In the event that an unforeseen illness or health issue arises after the 2nd lesson, such instances will be handled on a case by case basis.
• If a site is canceled due to insufficient registration or other circumstances deemed appropriate by Girls on the Run of Lancaster and Lebanon, the full registration fee will be refunded.

No need to rush to the computer!  You have 4 days to register online during our lottery registration August 12th at 5am - August 15th at 11:59pm. 

On 8/16 our computer will run each team's lottery registration. This means it will fill all the available spaces with girls who have registered during the lottery dates. If more spaces than names are available, every girl will be placed on the team.  If there are more girls than space available, the computer will fill the spots and the remaining girls will be placed on a waiting list in the event space becomes available. On 8/16 after the lotteries are run, registration for available space on each team will be open on a first come, first serve basis until the team is full.

IF YOU ARE SELECTED IN THE LOTTERY:
You will receive an email that you have been selected on Friday, August 16th. 

IF YOU ARE NOT SELECTED IN THE LOTTERY:
You will receive an email that you are on the waiting list. GOTR staff or the coach for the team will reach out with additional information about options or if a spot on the team becomes available. 

Why is there a lottery registration process? 

Teams are limited to 15-20 girls, depending on the number of volunter coaches at each practice. Many of our teams have more than 15-20 girls who want to participate so lottery registration period/process provides an opportunity for all interested girls to register. 

How does the lottery payment process work? - NEW FOR FALL 2024

When you register your girl, you will be asked to submit a form of payment and you will be charged at the time of registration. However, if you are not selected for the lottery, your payment will be refunded within five days. Girls on the Run Lancaster will work with you to try to find an alternate location or establish another team at the site if possible.

For liability and the safety of all involved, children and adults who are not registered with Girls on the Run may not be present or participate in the Girls on the Run sessions.

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