SCRIP: Local and Major Retailers Want to Give Our School Money!
The Belleville PTO is continuing the Scrip program! For those who are new to the school/district, or for anyone who wants more information about the program, please read on!
Scrip is a fundraising program that works while you shop...literally! And it’s FREE!
Scrip is simply a word that means “substitute money” – in other words, Scrip is gift certificates/cards from national and local retailers that work the same as gift certificates/cards that you buy at the store to use as gifts or to budget your spending. We have several local Belleville retailers like Charlie’s Bark Park, Sugar River Lanes, Burreson’s, Borlands, and Culver’s jumping on board with us! Many popular national retailers participate in our Scrip program too, including Kohl’s, JCPenney, Gap, BP, Pizza Hut, Red Lobster, Target and many others.
So how do these businesses help us raise money? It’s simple -- Scrip participating retailers agree to sell gift certificates/cards to our organization at a discount. Then, you (the shopper) buy the gift cards for full face value, redeem them for full face value, and the PTO earns the difference as profit to fulfill the needs within our schools.
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 PTO receives 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 schools without spending a single additional penny. Scrip can be used for just about any purchase including food, clothing, entertainment, gas, dining out, and even vacation!
We discuss the Scrip program at regularly scheduled PTO meetings, and we urge you to attend! In addition, please “Like” the Belleville PTO on Facebook and keep yourself up-to-date on all the wonderful things our PTO is doing to help our kids, teachers, and the School District. Our PTO Scrip program promises to be a simple and effective fundraising program.
Our first Scrip order of the year will be submitted on Monday, October 2nd. Orders can be completed either online (www.shopwithscrip.com) or with the attached paper order form. For new family accounts, you will need our enrolment code: 4E85616723418. All orders must be submitted by noon (paper forms to the school office, or online) on the submission date to be processed on time. Scrip orders will be placed on the first Monday of every month for the remainder of the school year, unless we don’t have school or it falls on a holiday.
Thanks for your support, and we’ll see you at our one of our future PTO meetings!
Betsy Johnson, Scrip Program Coordinator
Contact info: 608-444-3222 or bellevillescrip@gmail.com
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