SCRIP

Scrip is fundraising while you shop�. Our program allows you, and other St. Paul families, to purchase gift cards for everyday purchases like food, clothing, gas, and home improvement, while earning a percentage of every dollar of gift cards purchased back in a rebate, which can be applied to your tuition!

With this program there�s no need to send your children door to door soliciting your neighbors and friends to buy candy and wrapping paper that they don�t really want, or can buy for less elsewhere. Scrip is �no selling� fundraising that lasts throughout the year.

The reason for the effectiveness of scrip is simple: you generate revenue through purchases you would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline, can be purchased with scrip. An organization of 150 families easily spends between one and two million dollars per year on food, clothing and other essentials. If these families use scrip for these purchases, they can raise as much as $40,000 to $80,000 per year for their tuition—without spending an additional penny!

How Does it Work at St. Paul’s, and How Can I Sign Up?
PLACING AN ORDER – YEAR ROUND
With the exception of the times when Great Lakes SCRIP closes for vacation (twice annually), orders will be placed weekly year-round. Orders will continue to be placed through the shopwithscrip.com website. For those new to the program, here is a copy of the card. The enrollment code is: 169EA7CC2324.

TURNING IN YOUR CHECK
In order for the correct tuition accounts to be credited, all checks of family and friends who order SCRIP for your benefit must have your family name written in the memo area of the check. During the School Year Checks can be dropped off in the school office or the SCRIP safe during normal school hours, or may be placed in the SCRIP safe after all weekend Liturgies. (The SCRIP safe is located in the hallway leading the parish offices. The safe is on the floor of the first closet on the left.)
During the Summer Checks can be dropped off in the SCRIP safe during regular parish office hours and after all of the weekend Liturgies. Please keep in mind the parish office is closed on Fridays during the summer.

PICK-UP
During the School Year SCRIP can be picked up in the school office during school hours whenever school is in session. Families may also opt to sign a pick-up waiver upon which they may designate a student to bring home their filled orders. Lost or stolen SCRIP is the sole responsibility of the family. The School or parish will not replace lost or stolen SCRIP. Note that the school office will not check or verify your order before sending it home with your designee.

New orders, placed by Mondays at 8:00AM will be available on Wednesdays from 2:00PM-3:10PM.

At this time, we are going to try to pass out all SCRIP orders during the week to avoid the need for volunteer to pass out SCRIP on the weekends (checks must be turned in to the SCRIP safe directly on weekends). If you are unavailable to pick up your SCRIP during the school week, please let us, and we will find an alternate way to get your SCRIP to you.

During the Summer
Beginning with Wednesday, June 11th, SCRIP can be picked up in the school office on Wednesdays from 2:00-3:00PM. If you unable to pick up your SCRIP during this time, call the school office to make alternate pick-up arrangements. We would like to tailor the pick-up process in the summer for those who use the program. Please be sure to fill out the attached survey to let us know when the best pick-up times would be for you.