Dear Parents, Families, and Friends of Immaculate Conception School:

 We are once again using the Scrip program as a “painless” way to raise funds for the school.  For those of you who didn’t participate in the program last year because you didn’t understand the program, Scrip is simply a word that means, “substitute money” – in other words; scrip is gift certificates from national and local retailers.  They’re the same gift certificates that you buy at the store.  Many popular retailers participate in our scrip program including Dillard’s, Macy’s (Foleys), Kohl’s, JC Penney, The Gap, Tom Thumb, Toys R Us, Shell/Texaco, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Chili’s, Barnes & Noble, Starbucks, Blockbuster, Cinemark, and many, many others. 

You’re probably asking yourself how these stores help us raise money.  It’s simple -- scrip participating retailers give I.C. School a rebate for selling their gift cards.  And scrip is exciting, because everybody wins:

·         The retailers get cash up front and repeat business…

·         You get a powerful fundraising alternative that involves no selling…

·         I.C. gets a regular source of revenue. 

The beauty of scrip is that you put your regular household shopping dollars to work. You earn money for our school without spending a single additional penny.  Just spend your regular shopping dollars with scrip at the stores that participate in the scrip program.

 We are asking parents to simply complete and return the attached Enrollment Form to the school office. Order forms will be sent home to all families who enroll in the program, and extra order forms will be available in the school office. Beginning next week, all orders received by 3:30 on Mondays will be ready for pick-up after school on Thursdays of each week.

 The Immaculate Conception scrip program is a simple and effective fundraising program, which will help keep our tuition in check!  Last year our school earned almost $1,000 – all with gift cards purchased for items that you normally would’ve just paid cash for. We urge you to take this opportunity to use scrip to buy the things you normally would buy, and help our school at the same time.  Remember – there IS NO EXTRA COST TO YOU!   

A list of supporting retailers will be available at all the different class meetings coming up in the next few weeks.  The retailer list is updated by Scrip often, so be sure to call or check the website if you have a question. 

 Sincerely,  

Kathy Bosworth - Scrip Coordinator