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 JCPenney, The Gap, Shell, Pizza Hut, Red Lobster 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 organization 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.
HOW TO GET STARTED
Go to www.shopwithscrip.com and look for “Family Sign Up” and click on the ‘Create Account’. Fill in your information and then use the code 7ACDDAC926921 for East Antioch Elementary. Then you are able to shop online.
If you would rather not shop on line you can print out the order form here. Print it out and make a payment to East Antioch Elementary and return it to the school. We will process the order for you.
FIRST ORDER DEADLINE
Our first SCRIP order will go in on November 23 rd. We should receive the first SCRIP orders at the beginning of December just in time for the holidays.
