SCRIP participation
can make a difference!

“What is SCRIP?”  

SCRIP is a year-round fundraiser in which our school earns money without the need to buy or sell candy, wrapping paper, lawn ornaments or other unwanted items.  SCRIP is also just a fancy word meaning gift certificates and gift cards.  When you purchase and use these cards, Blessed Sacrament School earns money when you buy everyday items, like groceries, toiletries and gas.  The best part is that it doesn’t cost you one extra cent. 

Here’s how the SCRIP program works.  The SCRIP center purchases discounted gift cards in bulk, and Blessed Sacrament School purchases these cards from the SCRIP center at the discounted price. Discounts range from 1% to 50%.   You purchase these gift cards and certificates at full face value and use them in stores you are already frequenting.  It’s that simple! 

Here’s an example.  In a typical week, Jane Q. Family spends $100 on groceries, $50 on gas, $20 on fast food, $10 on movie rentals, and $20 on gifts for family or friends, for a total of $200.  Now instead of writing multiple checks, and driving up at the Wendy’s with no cash, Jane writes one check to BSS for $200 and receives the following: a $100 Food Lion card, a $50 Sheetz gas card, $20 in Wendy’s certificates, a $10 Blockbuster Video card, and a $20 Barnes and Noble card.  Jane still has the same $200 worth of purchasing power, but she only has only written one check, her children did not have to sell worthless items door to door, and Blessed Sacrament School has earned $15!  Isn’t that simple? 

After reaching the $75 mandatory contribution to HSA through SCRIP profits, then half of the profit amount is automatically allocated to Blessed Sacrament School’s HSA, and as an added incentive, we offer scrip participants the option of allocating the other 50% of that profit to one of five funds. Your 50% can to go to the HSA, BSS athletics, the tuition assistance fund, Blessed Sacrament Church, or personal tuition rebate. 

The $200 that Jane was going to spend anyway reduced her tuition payment by $7.50.  It doesn’t sound like a lot, but over the course of a year, that really adds up to big savings!  If each family bought just $50 worth of groceries using SCRIP each week, the total profit per family would be $130.

Don’t forget about SCRIP when you’re doing your gift shopping.  Everyone loves gift certificates, and they are a great, easy, hassle-free gift.  No returning, no exchanging, and no re-gifting.  Plus, you make money for the school!

It's so easy to get started buying SCRIP.  You fill out a sheet with your personal information and profit designation for your 50%.  In every What’s Up Wednesday newsletter, there is a SCRIP order form.  Each Monday, send in your order and check made payable to BSS-HSA with your child.  We will place the order and send your gift cards home with your child on Wednesday.  It couldn’t be easier!  In addition, we sell scrip in the mornings from 7:45-8:15 in the school building for any last-minute items.  There is a great selection of gift cards on hand.  Scrip is also sold at Blessed Sacrament Church after most week-end masses. 

When parents from other schools hear about our SCRIP program, they are very envious.  Most parents hate imposing on relatives, friends and co-workers to buy unneeded items from school sales, but they have no choice as many schools fund raise only using sales.  We are incredibly fortunate that our children attend a school where this type of fund raising is unnecessary.  By using SCRIP, we can ensure that we never again have to resort to this type of fund raising.

Every year our school faces the same dilemma: meeting needs that go beyond what the budget provides. Examples of this are programs like the Blue Ribbon Series, music, art, and faculty enrichment/training opportunities.  As parents we want to help give our children and teachers every opportunity, but there is only so much we can do on our own, and only so much we can give.  SCRIP is a program that gives us a constant, easy source of help.  By combining our spending dollars and working together, we can create a powerful source of revenue for our children, this school, and the programs that will make a difference. 

Start buying SCRIP today, 
and see how it makes a difference!