Major Retailers Want To Give St. Charles School Money!

What is Scrip?

Scrip is simply a word that means “substitute money”.  In other words, Scrip is gift certificates/cards from national and local retailers.  They look just like the certificates you purchase at stores and are used just like cash. 

Why Scrip Now?

We have chosen to start Scrip at our school for a couple of reasons.  First, one of our existing store programs, We Care from Pick N Save, has been discontinued and now, they are only providing funds through Scrip.  We have received a significant amount of money for our school from them each year and now, hopefully people who shop at Pick N Save will continue to support us through this program.  Second, Scrip allows us to tap into many more major retailers for funds; making it a more attractive fundraising option for our school families to participate in.

How Does it Work?

The beauty of these Scrip gift cards is that they allow you to put your regular household shopping dollars to work earning money for St. Charles School without costing you any additional money.  To do this, St. Charles purchases the gift cards you request on your order form at a percent discount between 2% up to 20%. We then sell them to you for face value (A $10 certificate costs you $10).  The difference is profit to our School which will be used through our Home & School program.

For a simple example,

Groceries-Pick-N-Save        $400 per month    4 % profit to St. Charles      $16 per month

Gas-Kwip Trip                    $200 per month    4 % profit to St. Charles      $ 8 per month

Misc-Walgreens                  $ 25 per month      6 % profit to St. Charles     $1.5 per month

Misc-WalMart                     $ 50 per month      2 % profit to St. Charles     $ 1 per month

Movies-Marcus Theatres      $ 25 per month      9 % profit to St. Charles     $2.25 per month

Food-Burger King                $ 25 per month      4 % profit to St. Charles    $1 per month

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Total Cost to You             $725 per month      Profit to St. Charles:        $30 per month

                                                                                                           $360 per year 

The above example is just a “tip of the iceberg” in the revenue that could be generated for St. Charles....remember….just by purchasing items that a family household would on a week to week basis.                                                                                                                                              

Who Should Use Scrip?

Everyone who shops should use Scrip.  There are gift cards available from most major retailers, from grocery stores to gas stations, department stores to discount stores, and restaurants to theatres.  Scrip is for you:

If you buy groceries at Pick ‘n’ Save, Piggly Wiggly or Sentry.

If you buy gas at BP, Citgo, Shell, Kwik Trip or Mobil.

If you eat at Pizza Hut, KFC, Dominos, Wendy’s, Cracker Barrel, Chili’s or Starbucks, to name a few.

If you shop at Kohls, K-Mart, ShopKo, Sears, Penney’s, Menards, Home Depot, Borders, Barnes and      Noble, Bath and Body Works, etc.

A complete list of vendors can be found at  www.glscrip.com  (right on the home page, under Retailer Lists (It is shown both alphabetically and by category.)).  There is also a hard copy attached to this packet.

How to I Purchase Scrip?

There are several ways to place a scrip order: 

1. Fill out an order form that you can get from the school office or by clicking HERE. Then pay with a check made out to St. Charles School.

2. Order online at www.shopwithscrip.com  (our school enrollment code is 8B4L6673286L1), and either pay online with PrestoPay through your checking account or drop off a check to the office made out to St. Charles School.  (Note that there is a limited amount of retailers currently in the online shopping program.  As more retailers add this service to their program, this will be increasing.)

3. Call Laurie Miller at 763-9984 to phone in your order or email you order to lauriemiller68@yahoo.com .  Then drop off a check in the office made out to St. Charles School.

Orders will be placed the first and third Mondays of every month.  Please have your orders to school no later than 10:00 a.m. those days.  They should be filled and returned to you by Thursday of each respective week.

Don't Forget...

*Scrip does not cost you one extra penny.

*Everytime you purchase with Scrip, you are automatically making a gift to St. Charles.

*We are not asking for another financial commitment from you.  We are just asking for your commitment to change your spending routine for things you already purchase regularly.

*If you have any questions, please call Laurie Miller at 763-9984.

Thank you for your support!

Happy Shopping!