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 St. James Lutheran Church
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
At St. James our scrip fundraiser is called "The Rewards Program." Click on this link to see the current list of participating retailers. In addition to the retailers that participate through Great Lakes Scrip, we also have several local merchants that participate including Big O Tires, Cynthia’s Hallmark, Kroger, and Marsh. You can print out the list and make your selections. Then email your request to St. James' Scrip Coordinator, Cindy Gregory at cindy.gregory@dfas.mil or bring it to church with you on Sunday and drop it off at the Rewards Table in the narthex. They make great gifts. Put your shopping dollars to work for St. James!Ways Scrip has Benefited St. James in the Past 2 Years.
The Youth Committee, Property Committee, and Christian Education Committee have benefited from the Rewards Program. Half the profits are reserved for property maintenance (for example, programmable thermostats) while the other half is reserved for programs (like bibles for the confirmation students and youth retreats). The program has generated over $8,000 since its inception. One family alone generated almost $100 in St James proceeds by planning ahead on a major home improvement purchase.Ó 2001 Great Lakes Scrip Center wis1up.doc