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Celebrate the big moments and look ahead to even more extraordinary ones with your crew. Join us for another exciting year in Girl Scouts!
The fun
Having your troop renewed early allows for Girl Scout activities to continue all summer long and straight into the new membership year without missing a beat! Make sure to reach out to each amazing girl in your troop to help them renew. This will help keep you and your girls on track, stay organized, and earn amazing individual girl and troop incentives you don’t want to miss!
We have programs for every Girl Scout—just take a look!
• Girls and Adults: $25 Lifetime Membership
• Young Alums (18-29): $200
• Volunteers of 10+ years: $200
• Alums (30+): $400
• girlscouts.org/lifetime
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to Pay Here are a few alternative options for funds:
Using Cookie Program Credit
Agree as a troop to use troop funds—troop leaders can renew all of the girls in the troop using MyGS
Request financial aid for girls, adults, or volunteers Learn more at girlscoutsmoheartland.org
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All the Perks of
Spring Renewal
New year, new incentives for your girls and your troop! We’ve included a little something for everyone, including items to use on all your Girl Scout adventures this year! Renewal incentives will be delivered to Service Unit meetings throughout the spring and summer. Renew on April 1, 2023 to get all the Spring Renewal perks!
Girl Renewal Perks
The first 2,000 girls who are renewed will receive a Girl Scout utility belt bag! All girls who renew between April 1–June 1, 2023 will receive a free Spring Renewal patch.
Adult & Lifetime Members
Adults renewing and Lifetime Members interested in receiving a Spring Renewal patch can fill out an online request form by scanning this QR code.*
*There are 150 adult patches available and will be dispersed on a first come, first served basis. Patches will not be available for purchase and only able to be requested using this form.
Troop Renewal Perks
Troops that renew 100 percent** on April 1, 2023 will receive a Girl Scout Cookies themed tablecloth, a 10x10’ canopy, and a travel wagon—perfect for troop camping or cookie season!
**100 percent renewal includes troops with a legal status of at least three girls and two adults. All girls in the troop and at least two adults must renew to qualify.
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Style and color of the wagons and canopies will vary.
Renew Your Troop Online
As a Troop Leader, you can renew your girls through the online Member Community (MyGS) using your troop funds. If you will be renewing your whole troop online, be sure parents have signed the signature roster at the back of this booklet that gives you permission to renew girls and use troop funds to pay for troop renewals.
To Get Started: Go to mygs.girlscouts.org. Click on Login in the upper-right-hand corner. If this is your first time logging in, click the “Forgot Password” button. You should receive password reset instructions in your email. If you do not receive an email please email us at info@girlscoutsmoheartland.org.
Renew Your Household First: Before you renew the members of your troop, you must renew yourself and the individuals in your household that are continuing. Once your household members are renewed, you can renew other members of the troop through the My Troops tab (starting at step 1 below). Do not register both your troop and your family in one transaction as this may cause registration issues.
1. To begin renewing your troop, click “My Troops,” then select the name of the troop you would like to renew.
2. Select the check box next to members you want to renew. You can renew all at once or one at a time if any members are undecided. If you don’t see a girl or adult on your troop roster try clicking the “Show/Hide inactive members” text at the top of your page.
3. Add Renewals to the cart by clicking “Add Renewal.”
4. Make sure each renewal information is correct for each member, then add payment details.
5. Click submit! You will receive an email receipt and your troop will be ready for the next year of adventures!
1. Click the Troop Name you would like to renew
Troop Name
4. Click “Renew” to confirm the information and checkout
2. Select the members you would like to renew
3. Adults can renew their role at this time by selecting the check box
Do not click this box unless you are positive a member is not returning.
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If you’re already registered as a troop leader, you can renew your troop members!
Girl Scouts is a
Family Affair
From troop meetings to cookie booths to fun trips and events—nothing’s better than having families involved in your troop!
Parents can get involved by signing up as Troop Helpers. Troop Helpers play an important role in aiding leaders to ensure girls have safe and fun experiences at meetings and beyond. Each troop may utilize a Troop Helper differently, but all Troop Helpers must be registered, background checked members. These volunteers count towards your volunteer-to-girl ratios for meetings and outings and can help all girls, not just their own.
Registered parents can help in many ways.
• Ask parents or caregivers how much free time they have each week – whether it’s 30 minutes or two hours – and think about how you may be able to use their help. Could they arrive early and set up activity stations before the meeting? Could they chaperone on a day trip or overnight event? Think about ways you need help and don’t be afraid to delegate tasks.
• Do they have a job that relates to one of the four program pillars of Girl Scouting (STEM, Life Skills, Outdoors, or Entrepreneurship)? Could they lead an activity around what they do? Could they be a guest speaker and answer questions the girls may have about the job?
• Inquire about their skills and think about ways you could use their help with the troop. Can they keep track of troop finances? Can they put together a group chat for all the parents in the troop? Can they work with you to plan an outing with the girls? The possibilities are endless!
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Design next year’s Spring Renewal patch!
It’s time to show off your creative side in this Girl-Led patch design contest! Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland members who renew this spring are invited to design the Spring Renewal patch for 2024—imagine seeing your patch design on the sashes and vests of hundreds of girls! The winner will also receive their 2024-2025 membership for free and a certificate signed by our CEO.
Contest Rules
• Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
• One entry per girl.
• Only active, registered members of GSMH for MY24 in grades K–12 are eligible to enter.
• Designs must include “Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland” or “GSMH” and the year “2024.”
• All designs must be original and cannot contain copyrighted photos, illustrations, or renderings.
• If the trefoil is used in design, the trefoil may not have any writing or pictures inside of it and can only be used once.
How to Enter & Win
1. Create your design within a 3” circle using any medium you like!
2. Fill out the form, scan, and upload your design using the QR code below.
3. A committee will choose the top three designs, then hand it over to you! Public voting for the final winner will be on the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Facebook page June 9-15, 2023.
4. The winner and the final patch design will be announced in Summer 2023!
Submit your design here.
Use this as a template for your design.
Troop Leaders, feel free to make photo copies of this page to give to the girls in your troop!
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2023-2024 Spring Renewal Online Signature Roster
Parents: By signing this roster, you acknowledge that your daughter has permission to renew her Girl Scout Membership online for the 2023-2024 membership year.
Troop Leaders: If you renew girls online for the 2023-2024 membership year, you must have your girls’ parent/guardian sign this roster giving you permission. You do not need to turn this in to GSMH, but you need to keep it in your troop records for the duration of the membership year.
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