Introducing Scrip: The Fundraising Program That Works While You Shop
Friday, September 7, 2012 at 5:58PM We’re pleased to share some exciting news about a new fundraising program for our school. It’s called “scrip”, and it’s the fundraising program that works while you shop.
Scrip is simply a word that means “substitute money” – in other words, scrip is gift certificates from national and local retailers. They’re the same gift certificates that you buy at the store. Many popular retailers participate in our scrip program including Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club, JCPenney, The Gap, Shell, Amazon.com and many, many others.
You’re probably asking yourself how these stores help us raise money. It’s simple -- scrip participating retailers agree to sell gift certificates to our school at a discount. Member families like yours buy the certificates for full face value, they redeem them for full face value, and our school keeps the difference as revenue. And scrip is exciting, because everybody wins:
- The retailer gets cash up front and repeat business…
- You get a powerful fundraising alternative that involves no selling…
- Our school gets a regular source of revenue.
The beauty of scrip is that you put your regular household shopping dollars to work. You earn money for our school without spending a single additional penny. Just spend your regular shopping dollars with scrip at the stores that participate in the scrip program! And scrip can be used for just about any household purchase including food, clothing, entertainment, gasoline and even dining out.
We presented the scrip program during Wednesday’s family community meeting. If you were unable to attend, just stop by the school office and I would be happy to explain it further or answer any questions you may have.
Bhaktivedanta Academy’s scrip program promises to be a simple and effective fundraising program. Sign-up online today at www.shopwithscrip.com and register using our school's enrollment code: 12AAB82228774.
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