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What is Scrip ?
Scrip is a fundraising program that allows participating merchants to contribute a percentage of your purchases to the school.
Though Scrip is a parish-wide fundraiser, the profits go directly into the school's regular operating budget.
Helpful Tip:
Paper Scrip can be purchased on Sundays between 8a.m. - 11a.m. conveniently located in front of the Parish Hall entrance (between the months of September through June).
Scrip Family Commitment:
1. What are the current Scrip family requirements?
Families will be required to make a net contribution via scrip purchases of $250 profit to HFS. This can be achieved through eScrip and/or paper scrip purchases.
2. Why does Scrip make sense as a fundraising strategy?
IT’S FREE MONEY! Scrip is a relatively easy way to generate the revenue our school needs. It requires relatively minimal volunteer hours and cost to sustain the program. Since retailers provide the revenue based on purchases, it is not a financial burden to our families.
3. What is Scrip funding used for?
Scrip is budgeted to generate $30,000 in net profit to support the operating budget of the school. Funds generated from Scrip support direct operating costs of the school including teacher and staff salaries, books and educational materials. Unlike other Parent Guild fundraisers which support enrichment activities, Scrip revenue directly supports basic operating costs.
4. How will I know if I am meeting my commitment?
Families can keep track of their purchases in three ways:
1. When you purchase paper scrip, the order form will indicate the net profit earned to the school from the scrip purchases. The order form will be returned to you with the paper scrip. This will serve as a receipt and should be kept in your records.
2. Quarterly, the Scrip Coordinator will produce a family report that shows the net contribution by family from both Scrip and eScrip; eScrip reports are generally sent directly to Holy Family on a quarterly basis. It is important that the Scrip coordinator knows for each family the registered card name so that each family gets the right credit for purchases.
3. Any time that you have a question on your scrip contribution, you can email the Scrip Coordinator and you can get an immediate status report.
5. There is such a lag in eScrip contributions being reported. How will my purchases be recorded?
Due to the time lag in reports from eScrip, the year for Scrip Commitments will be from May 1 through April 30 of the following year. This will allow adequate time for the Scrip reports to be completed and generated prior to re-registration time in June.
6. What if I do not want to participate in the program?
Families may elect to buy-out of the Scrip program by making a direct contribution to the school of $250. (Please make a check payable to - Holy Family Church). Payments for the buy-out option must be received each school year by September 30th.
7. What if I don’t make my Scrip commitment by April 30th?
If a family does not make the full $250 net contribution by the end of the Scrip calendar year, the family will be required to make a contribution to the school for the difference between the amount of Scrip profit and $250 at re-registration time in June.
Scrip Form and eScrip Information:
eScrip is a simple and convenient way of supporting our school. All you need is to go online at www.escrip.com or call 800-592-0942 and register your favorite grocery or participating merchant card. Please make sure to use the Holy Family School Group Id number: 137821672
Paper Scrip order forms are sent home via the students in the weekly family envelope. or you can use the following Scrip Order form - scrip.pdf. Please make sure to print and fill in the information on both pages and bring to the Pastoral Center.
Scrip To Do List :
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Register your Macy's card and earn 2% - 6% of your purchases (at www.escrip.com or by calling 800-592-0942)
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Have any of your already registered credit cards expired?? Please go to www.escrip.com to update your information. If a registered card has expired you are no longer earning $$ for HFS.
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You must also renew your Vons Club Card by October 31, 2007 at www.escrip.com or by calling 800-592-0942)
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Stop by the Pastoral Center or at the Scrip Desk after Mass and register your Ralph's or Albertson's club card.
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Use the Scrip Order form - scrip.pdf to order and keep track of your net profit contribution and keep up-to-date with the latest in the Scrip program !!!
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