“Tradition & Pride”
Major
Retailers Want To Give Our School Money!
One of our band program’s easiest fundraiser is
called “scrip”. It’s the fundraising
program that works while you shop. 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 JCPenney, Starbucks, American Express, Shell, Pizza Hut,
Red Lobster and many, many others. We
also have Farm Fresh and Food Lion cards.
You’re probably asking yourself how these stores
help us raise money. It’s simple -- scrip participating retailers agree to sell
gift certificates to our organization at a discount. Member families like yours
buy the certificates for full face value, they redeem them for full face value,
and our school keeps the difference as revenue. And scrip is exciting, because
everybody wins:
• The retailer gets cash up
front and repeat business…
• You get a powerful
fundraising alternative that involves no selling…
• Our band program gets a
regular source of revenue and your Wildcat Dollars increase.
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! And scrip can
be used for just about any household purchase including food, clothing,
entertainment, gasoline and even dining out.
Our Band Parent Association Board has made the
decision that funds raised will be treated in the same manner as other
fundraisers. Fifty percent of the income generated will go to the association
and fifty percent will go into your child’s Wildcat Dollar account. So, your
scrip purchases can also help defray band dues and other costs. Our orders
during the school year are on the 2nd and 4th Friday of
the month.
The GBBPA scrip program promises to be a simple
and effective fundraising program. We can participate in this program by simply
planning ahead for our regular shopping needs. Thanks for your support!
Sincerely,
Dawn Bell Donna
Murtha Terri Chapman Janet Donovan
Dnbell3@cox.net dmurtha3@cox.net gumbyabc@aol.com dnjdonovan@cox.net