As many of you may know, coaching Girls on The Run (GOTR) has been a passion of mine for years. In fact, in just a few weeks, I will be starting my 8th season as a coach at the local Elementary School. These few weeks before are super busy with registration, supplies, coach training and fundraising ideas. So much goes into planning so that we are “up and running” for the season. Thanks to ShopwithScrip and Fit Approach for sponsoring this post. I’m fundraising for Girls on the Run, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young girls all monies raised go directly to Girls on The Run.
Prepping For The Fall Season Of Girls On The Run
Quick background on GOTR. A Non-Profit nationwide program that strives to encourage girls to be healthy, confident and active while integrating running and other physical activities into the curriculum. Throughout each 10 week program, we use activities and role playing to build self esteem and teach problem solving skills. Right up my alley indeed!
GOTR relies on volunteers (teachers, parents or community enthusiasts) to coach the girls each season. As a non profit, GOTR also relies on fundraising to keep the program fees lower and provide scholarships to those in need. Let’s face it, no one likes to fundraise and it can be awkward to continuously go to your friends and family to ask for their support. When I heard about a unique way that GOTR was fundraising on a National level with ShopWithScrip, I was more than willing to spread the word for my favorite non profit.
Fund Raising with Shop With Scrip
Just about everyone buys and uses gift cards these days to shop at their favorite stores. What if you could fund raise for your favorite organization just by buying the gift cards you would normally buy for the stores you normally shop at? It’s that easy really! Your non profit registers with ShopwithScrip and then invites your members to purchase gift cards at face value. Your organization receives funds in the form of rebates just from purchasing the gift cards linked to your organization. Your members don’t have to purchase any items they won’t ever use (popcorn, cookies or coupons) because they pick their own cards from over 700 retailers. Rebates are 2-16% for your non profit. Seems like a no brainer to me!
Girls on The Run relies on fundraising to help subsidize some of their supplies and programs. If you’d like to join the program and help raise money for GOTR, please let me know and I will give you the details. I will be purchasing many of my holiday gifts through ShopWithScrip and giving back at the same time. Would love to have you on my team!
Our season starts in about 2 weeks and we expect to have almost 50 3rd through 6th graders in our fall program along with 6 volunteer coaches. Can’t wait to get started again.
Tell me: Are you or your girls involved in Girls on The Run? Have you used ShopwithScrip to raise money for your non-profit?
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Another season is approaching. I wish my schedule would allow for me to help out. Maybe one of these seasons. Sound so much fun.
I hope you have the chance sometime it’s really so rewarding
I would love for my daughter to get involved in Girls on the Run, but she has no interest. I think it’s such a great program. That’s awesome you’re on your 8th season!
I know it’s not for everyone but I do love working with the younger girls and sharing my passion with them
I’ve never heard of Shop with Scrip before, and of course the only girl I have is four legged and she’s just a sprinter. 🙂
If you ever wanted to get involved with GOTR I am sure they would love to have you!
I’ve never heard of this fundraiser but it sounds very effective! Around here, local restaurants will donate a portion of a day’s profits to help raise money for kids’ sports activities.
That’s really helpful too!
I bet those girls are so excited to work with YOU! I know I would be 😀
Ha thanks! I get pretty excited about meeting the new girls each season too
I love Girls on the Run! As a former cross country coach I know the benefits of a structured running program for children. It definitely helps them become confident and responsible adults. This is a great way to fundraiser!
It is such an effective program I love it
I still love that you do this, so inspiring! There is a run club at A’s school but it isn’t much and only a couple weeks and has gone downhill since S was in it. Hoping to get back into running next year and will be looking into a run club for A since she loves running. I know a local mom that runs a lot and her daughter does too and is a little younger, they don’t go to the same school but might reach out to her.
That would be so great if you did and I bet she would love for you to help out at her school
Heading into my 6th season coaching Girls on the Run AND my 1st season coaching Heart & Sole – it’s going to be a busy season!
Yes indeed! Here too looks like we have record numbers for enrollment this fall. Happy running
This looks like such a cool program!! I’ve never heard of it before.
It’s a fabulous program I love to have the opportunity to coach
I think it’s great that you are so active with GOTR. It’s such an amazing organization. I’m thinking of trying to get involved with the group once I am done with marathon training
I think you would love it too and they would be lucky to have you on board
8 seasons is amazing!! My daughter enters 3rd grade next year so I’m getting excited to get more involved soon!
OH that’s fabulous I hope you both have the chance to participate in the program together
I LOVE This organization and how involved you’ve been. Hopefully one of these days I’ll find a way to get involved because it’s such an awesome program.
It really is! Hope you can swing it too
I know this must be a very rewarding experience. I’ve never heard of ShopWithScrip. Interesting! It sounds like a win-win.
A very rewarding experience indeed! I wish I had a program like this when I was younger
What an amazing program to be apart of! So important and necessary 🙂
Thanks! I do think it’s pretty fabulous
That sounds like a no-brainer of a fundraising program! I’m volunteering this year with a few other gals for a new “Mileage Club” program at our middle school. I”m looking forward to being involved with some future runners!
OH that’s fabulous! They are lucky to have you. Hope you enjoy working with them as much as I do
I love that you’re a Girls on the Run coach and have been for so long. I hope when my kids are older and a little more self sufficient I’ll be able to be involved!
I hope you have the opportunity one day I think you would really love it too
this post always makes me so happy. you are such an inspiration and great mentor to these girls.
Thanks so much!
You are AMAZING for using your time for volunteering with their girls! It is such a great program!
thanks Carmy I truly do love working with them
This is great! What a fantastic organization. Have a great season!
I agree and thanks!
Girls on the run is such a great program and I am loving this new fundraising technique! I despise fundraising, but this would make it much easier.
So much easier!
Nice article
Inspired me to run
Great work
Thanks
Fabulous!
That is so awesome you’re on your 8th season! I can’t wait until my daughter is old enough to participate in GOTR – thanks for all that you do to empower girls and young women! 🙂
It really is a fabulous program and I love volunteering for them. Hope you have a chance to get involved when she is older
What a wonderful program! I always love hearing more about Girls on the Run. Thank you for sharing your passion with our girls!
I love that I have the opportunity to work the girls it really warms my heart
WOW, that’s so great to hear more info on Shop with Script – that sounds like it makes fundraising so much easier AND more effective. Gift cards FTW!
I definitely agree!
What a great fundraiser! And I love Girls on the Run.
It is such an easy and effective way to fundraise