What Is Scrip?
Scrip is a term that means
“substitute money”.
When you purchase scrip, you’re purchasing
negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards
that are used just like
cash. You can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses
like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with
every purchase, you earn revenue for our
organization.
How scrip generates
revenue for you
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. Our organization
buys the scrip from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a
discount, and re-sells the certificates to families like
yours for full face value.
The discount ‑ from two to fifteen percent or
more – is
our organization’s revenue.
Scrip is "shopping cart fundraising”
Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don’t
have to sell anything. Organization members
produce revenue by making regular household
purchases they
would make
anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even
gasoline can be purchased with scrip.
Find
Out More
Ask your scrip coordinator listed below for the latest
participating retailer list. Then put your shopping
dollars to work for our organization! The
Scrips introduction letter is below.
Major Retailers Want To Give Our Troop Money!
Dear Troop 44 Parents and Supporters:
We’re pleased to share some exciting news about a new
fundraising program for our organization.
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/cards from
national and local retailers.
They’re the same gift certificates/cards that you
buy at the store.
Many popular retailers participate in our scrip
program including JC Penney, 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 certificated 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 Pack 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 Troop
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 Pack 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.
Troop 44 scrip program promises to be a simple and
effective fundraising program.
Thanks for your continued support,
Sincerely,
Kim Backer
610-759-4271
skdoskdo@verizon.net
