Did you know that you can help SCL by shopping? We call it “SCRIP”.
St. Catherine has an inventory of some gift cards from hundreds of area merchants including grocery stores, home centers, gas stations and many restaurants that you can purchase dollar for dollar. The parish purchases the cards at discounted prices and when you buy them, a percentage of the sale is given to the parish. (if it is not in our inventory, you can order it for delivery w/in the week)
For example, if you purchase a $100 gift card for Dierberg’s to buy your weekly groceries, the parish makes $5. Over a year, you would donate $260.00. It’s like giving free money to the parish.
The cards are available for purchase by cash or check made payable: SCL SCRIP
· After all weekend Masses · Monday-Friday in the Parish Business Office: 9 am-4:30pm. · During normal school hours, buy them from the school office. · Or, you may notice several women carrying pouches on the parking lot at dismissal. These volunteers sell the cards directly to you at your car! It seems simple but getting in the habit of ordering cards is the hard part. We can’t do it alone. We challenge you to start small by purchasing the amount for your weekly grocery shopping. Give it a try. It’s easy and everybody wins!
Questions? Call the parish office #843-3245 x 211 or Susan Power @ #229-2922.
Website: www.sclparish.org Thanks for your support.
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What Is Scrip?
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 you
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.