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 funds for our school.
How scrip generates funds
Our school buys the scrip from Great Lakes SCRIP Center and participating local retailers 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 school’s funds raised. The school receives the funds when the scrip is purchased, not when it is used in the store. Scrip is “shopping cart fundraising” Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don’t have to sell anything. Organization members produce funds by making regular household purchases they would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip.
You can designate a portion of your funds specifically to an account at CLS, to find out more read about the SCRIP CAIP Program, and sign up using this form.
How to get started
Order forms Can be found here, periodically will be sent out with the Thursday Correspondent, and are available at St. Stephen’s in Atkins, and St. John’s in Newhall every Sunday. Orders are placed weekly if they are turned in by 9:00a.m. Monday morning or the first day of the school week unless otherwise stated in the weekly note. Orders will be available for pick-up or send home on Fridays or at St. Stephen or St. John on Sundays. Inventory is also available Mondays 8 a.m.- 9 a.m., Wednesdays 8:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. and Fridays from 8:15 a.m.- 8:45 a.m. Any size order is accepted.
Find Out More
Ask a SCRIP coordinator listed below if you have any questions. Then put your shopping dollars to work for our organization!
Dorothy Embretson
Central Lutheran School 