Troop Renewal Instructions • Click “Next Participant” or “Submit Member Details.” 7. Click: “Review Cart” to review purchase. 8. Click: “Agree to the Girl Scout Promise and Law.” 9. Click: “Add Payment Details.” 10. Complete payment method information and submit payment to complete renewal. A receipt will be emailed you. For additional help: Troop leaders, check out the course Managing My Troops From My Account in gsLearn.
Please note: To avoid selecting the wrong membership year, be sure your membership shows 2022. 1. Go to gswcf.org and log into MyGS. 2. Click: “My Account” or “Log In” (yellow buttons, top right) If you haven’t logged in since November 2020, you must reset your password. Please click “Forgot Password?” and follow the prompts to reset it. 3. C lick: “My Household” OR to renew your troop (leaders only), click: “My Troop(s),” then your troop number. 4. Click each Girl and Adult you’d like to renew by selecting the appropriate participation boxes (Membership, TroopXXXXX, Troop role, etc.). 5. Click “Add Renewal.” 6. For each member selected: • Confirm the Member Details. • Select the 2022 Membership Year (10/01/2021–9/30/2022), or ADULT Lifetime Membership, or YOUNG ADULT Lifetime Membership. • Select payment type: Credit Card Payment (Program Credit and Financial Aid will need special approval).
To register by mail or fax: Send completed registration forms to Girl Scouts of West Central Florida, Attn: Membership 4610 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa, FL 33634 or fax forms to 813-282-8285.
April 1 and June 30 will receive our celebratory Early Bird patch to sport proudly all year long.
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Community Membership Managers (CMMs)
Wow, it’s time to begin thinking about your next year of Girl Scouting and take advantage of Early Bird Renewal…where did the time go? 2020 is certainly a year we won’t forget! Before last March, it was difficult to imagine our world during a pandemic and even more strange to picture Girl Scouts providing a foundational leadership experience to the girls in our communities in new ways during such a time.
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Need help with the membership renewal process? No problem! Contact our Customer Connections team at 813-281-GIRL (4475) or customerconnections@gswcf.org. For additional membership support, your Community Membership Manager (CMM) is also available to support you! Our Membership team can provide assistance if you are unable to reach your service unit team. Beautiful
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Despite challenges, last Early Bird Renewal was strong and we know this year will be even better. Check out our top four reasons to renew (below), and all of the exciting incentives for girls, troops, leaders, and service units (inside)!
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Hello friends, Flora Flamingo here! Early Bird 2021–22 Early Bird Renewal
★ Complete end-of-the-year finance reports for your troop(s) and submit them to your service unit. ★ Be sure that you have paid all amounts due from the Fall Product Program and Girl Scout Cookie Program.
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Volunteer Reminders ★ Be sure to confirm parent volunteer roles in your troop (like chaperone, Fall Product Program chair, and Girl Scout Cookie Program chair) so you can lighten your load for next year. Troops with strong volunteer support make for an incredible experience for girls.
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Early Bird Incentives
Bonus Incentives
for Troops, Juliettes, and Leaders Why wait? When you renew during Early Bird Renewal (April 1–June 30), you’ll have the chance to win tons of amazing experiences, PLUS extra ways to win BONUS INCENTIVES! Eight winners in each of the three categories—troop, Juliette, and troop leaders—will be selected in a random drawing to win an incentive below!**
Early Bird Out of The Gate Incentive
Troop Incentives* Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales (date of your choice) Tickets for up to 12 girls and two adults to Bok Tower Gardens
Great Explorations Children’s Museum St. Petersburg (date of your choice) Tickets for up to 12 girls and two adults to Great Explorations Children’s Museum
GS Fest, Sept. 2021 Tickets for up to 20 girls and three adults to GS Fest 2021, virtual or in-person
Virtual Experience for Your Troop Virtual experience planned and hosted by GSWCF program staff, includes activity supplies or gift card (for supplies) for up to 16 girls (Incentive is available for four drawings)
LEGOLAND Florida, Winter Haven (date of your choice) Tickets for up to 12 girls and two adults to LEGOLAND Florida
STEMapalooza, April 2022 Tickets for up to 20 girls and three adults to STEMapalooza 2022, virtual or in-person
TROOP BONUS! The first 20 troops that renew 80% of eligible girl members (excluding graduating senior girl members) and two leaders will earn an extra 5 cents per box of cookies sold during the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie Program (with a maximum reward of $150).
GSWCF Wireless Earbuds One pair of wireless earbuds for up to 12 girls and two adults Axe Throwing, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, north counties Tickets for up to eight girls and two adults of a Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, or Ambassador troop
Troop Grand Prize All troops who renew* by June 30 will be entered into a drawing for reimbursement of membership for renewed girls and adults (up to $350).
Pottery Painting Studio, Hillsborough, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk Pottery fees for item and painting, value up to $150
For troops with membership costs over $350, you can divide the remaining membership cost among the troop.
Juliette Incentives* STEMapalooza, April 2022 Tickets for one girl and one adult to STEMapalooza 2022, virtual or in-person
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Bok Tower Gardens Lake Wales (date of your choice) Tickets for one girl and one adult to Bok Tower Gardens (Incentive is available for two drawings)
GSWCF Wireless Earbuds One pair of wireless earbuds (Incentive is available for three drawings)
Axe Throwing, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, north counties Tickets for up to one girl and one adult (must be a Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, or Ambassador Girl Scout)
Great Explorations Children’s Museum St. Petersburg (date of your choice) Tickets for one girl and one adult to Great Explorations Children’s Museum (Incentive is available for two drawings)
Pottery Painting Studio, Hillsborough, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk Pottery fees for item and painting, value up to $40
County Incentives ONE PER COUNTY! All troops who renew* by June 30 will be entered into a drawing for a $40 Walmart gift card. Eight troops (one per county) will be selected as winners.
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Service Unit Incentives
Tea Room $40 gift card to a local tea room of your choice
$100 ACH DEPOSIT Service units with at least 60%*** of girl members renewed between April 1 and June 30 will receive a $100 ACH deposit into their service unit account.
Troop Leader Incentives* Girl Scout Store Gift Certificate One $25 gift certificate to the Girl Scout Store for each leader, up to two leaders (Incentive is available for two drawings)
Thin Mint Sprint and Tagalong Trot Safety Harbor, Jan. 2022 One entry to the Thin Mint Sprint 5K or Tagalong Trot 1-mile walk for each leader, up to two leaders, virtual or in-person
Leaders’ Night Out One $50 gift card to a local restaurant for each leader, up to two leaders
Girl Scout Adult Vest One Girl Scout adult vest for each leader, up to two leaders
Movie Night One $25 Fandango gift card for each leader, up to two leaders
Massage Gift Certificate One $50 gift certificate to a local massage spa of your choice for each leader, up to two leaders
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Annual Zoom License for Troop One Zoom license per troop (Incentive is available for two drawings)
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$200 ACH DEPOSIT The TOP THREE service units with the highest retention rate between April 1 and June 30 will receive a $200 ACH deposit to help start off their year of amazing experiences! *** Benchmark percentages are measured based on the number of active girls in troops/service units as of Apr. 1, 2021.
When will drawings take place? Drawings for incentives will be held on the following dates. Incentives will be awarded based on availability, with preference given in order of troops’, Juliettes’, and leaders’ names being drawn. Mon., April 19 Mon., April 26 Mon., May 3 Mon., May 10 Mon., May 17
Mon., May 24, Tues., June 1 (rescheduled for Memorial Day) Mon., June 7
Drawings will include all who renewed by Saturday prior to drawing at 11:59 p.m. Winners will be announced on Mondays during the Flora Show, live on Facebook. Troops, Juliettes, and leaders will remain in subsequent weekly drawings if they have not won an incentive. The earlier you renew, the more chances you’ll have to win!
Early Bird Renewal Incentive Guidelines * To be eligible for incentives: ★ Juliettes must renew along with one adult. ★ Troop leader and co-leader must both renew. (Troop leader incentives will be given to a pair of leaders for the same troop). ★ Troops must renew 80% of their troop roster and two troop leaders. Benchmark percentages are measured based on the number of active girls in troops/service units as of Apr. 1, 2020. ★ Troops, Juliettes, and leaders who win an incentive will be contacted directly by their Community Membership Manager (CMM). ** Unless otherwise noted, once an incentive is chosen it is no longer available. Subsequent winners will choose from remaining incentives.