Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run Delaware provides financial assistance based on qualification for free/reduced lunch benefits or annual household income. Please see the chart below for program fee details. Additionally, a two-part payment plan is available for online registrations.  By selecting this option when presented online, you will be charged half of the program fee upon registering and the remaining half will be charged in early November.

If you fall between the financial assistance categories detailed above and would like to discuss additional financial assistance options, please contact our office at 302.250.6753.

We will never turn any participant away based on an inability to pay.  If you require fee assistance beyond what our financial aid program offers, please contact our office.

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 over 2500 girls in Delaware each year. Registration is $195 per girl and includes:

• 16 ninety-minute sessions conducted by certified GOTR volunteer coaches
• Curriculum and lesson materials
• Official GOTR T-shirt and water bottle
• 5K Registration fee
• 5K Medal
• Post 5k celebration

To sign up for the lottery online, please have the following information available:

• Parent/Guardian Contact Information
• Emergency Contact Information
• Health Information (Allergies, medications, etc.)
• Insurance Information (Have insurance card available)
• Credit/Debit Card

When will I be notified if my girl made the team? 

If your girl is selected via the lottery, you will receive an email on February 21st by 3pm. Girls who are not placed on a site-based team will be placed on a waitlist and you will receive an email from Girls on the Run. You will be notified via email 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 intereted girls to register. After the registraiton period, if there are more girls than spaces available, a computer generated lottery will be run. You will receive notification as to whether your girl was placed on the team or the waitlist in the afternoon of February 21st. 

If there are more spaces available on the team than girls registered, everyone will be placed on the team and the remaining spaces will be open for first come, first serve registration.

When does the lottery occur? 

The Lottery will occur on February 21st when the online system will randomly select girls that signed up for a designated location.

How does the lottery payment process work? 

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. You will also be refunded for any merchandise purchased at the time of registration. Girls on the Run Delaware will work with you to try to find an alternate location or establish another team at the site if possible.

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 full refund (excluding processing fee of $10) if a girl withdraws prior to the start of the seaosn or during first week of practice.

A refund of 50% is available for any girl that must withdraw prior to the midpoint of the season. No refund will be issued for any cancellations beyond the midpoint of the season.  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.

Due to the importance of group dynamics and the experiential learning process of the GOTR curriculum, we ask that you do not register your girl if she is unable to commit to attending all scheduled practices. While we understand unexpected absences may occur, please do not register if you anticipate that your girl will miss more than two practices. 

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