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Fundraising Activities » Scrip Shopping Cards
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Scrip Shopping Cards
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Look for order forms to be sent home in the Thursday Folder, or order online (see details, files and links below).
Shopping Cards are known as "scrip"
By purchasing scrip (gift cards and certificates) before you shop and then spending them just as you would cash, our school benefits. Scrip is great for personal use as well as for gifts to give away! And you pay nothing extra! Merchants in our community, who have pledged their support, are donating a percentage of what you spend in their stores. Read more details below. Online ordering available. Go to www.shopwithscrip.com to enter your order online. You will need to set up an account using the Millard PTA enrollment code: A1695EA4948L Pay online with Presto-Pay! See details on how to enroll at www.shopwithscrip.com
Once you have entered your order, print a copy and submit to Millard PTA with your payment by the scheduled due date. We will process all orders together and distribute at school as usual. Scrip orders are placed frequently to support Millard PTA. Information will be in the PTA Newsletter. Online ordering is preferable. A limited number of order forms are available in the school office or you can print your own from the bottom of this page.
(Scroll to bottom of this page for forms in Word and Excel. Download and complete both the Coversheet and Retailers List.)
If you have any questions, you can email the Millard Scrip Coordinators at millardscrip@yahoo.com
Below is a description from our supplier's website:
Scrip is a term that means "substitute money".
When you purchase scrip, you're purchasing negotiable gift certificates that are used just like cash. The scrip is issued by the national and local retailers where many of your organization families already shop. These merchants want to support non-profit organizations, and in return ask you to support them by shopping with scrip at their stores. You can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase, they earn revenue for your organization.
The Great Lakes Scrip center acts on behalf of churches, schools and other non-profit organizations to purchase large amounts of scrip from grocery stores, department stores, and other retailers. Because the scrip is purchased with cash up front, the participating retailers offer a substantial discount. Your organization buys the scrip from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to your organization members for full face value. The bulk of the discount - from two to fifteen percent or more - is retained by your organization as revenue. The reason for the effectiveness of scrip is simple: families generate revenue through purchases they would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip. An organization of 150 families easily spends between one and two million dollars per year on food, clothing and other essentials. If these families use scrip for these purchases, they can raise as much as $40,000 to $80,000 per year for their organization --without spending an additional penny. Families who purchase scrip certificates actively support the retailers who participate in this program. The reason is simple… they know that buying from a scrip participating retailer provides a steady source of revenue for their church, school, or non-profit organization.
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