What is the SCRIP Program?
In an ongoing effort to keep tuition increases down, especially now in difficult economic times, we are very pleased to share some exciting news with you about a new fundraising program to benefit parish support of our school. It’s called “SCRIP” and it’s a gift card program that pays back while you shop. This may be the easiest fundraiser ever because it requires no extra spending! It’s true, simply budget your expenses and shop as you normally would at your regular stores, for groceries, gas, the occasional movie or dinner out. A percentage of what you spend automatically is given back. For more information read the SCRIP letter.

Three Ways to Order SCRIP:
1. Visit the website online, www.shopwithscrip.com. This is by far the easiest way to order. Use our Enrollment Number 7B876EBB188L2. Simply follow the instructions to set up your own free personal account using Presto-Pay debit system. Even if you don’t order online, the complete list of retailers is there to view. Order at your leisure.
2. Download the pdf order form, fill it out and drop it off at the school or parish office.
3. Visit our SCRIP stations that are soon to be set up after each and every St. Mary Mass and order directly from the SCRIP supplies on-hand. Store card variety/availability may vary from week-to-week.

Need Help?
Use the Getting Started with Scrip . It will walk you through the shopwithscrips.com ordering process! Looking for a convenient way to order? Use the Scrip Presto Pay handout to help you set up Presto-Pay through shopwithscrips.com.

How Does it Work?
We purchase the gift cards at a discount off their face value (1.5 to 25%) from participating retailers. When you buy the cards dollar-for-dollar and spend them as you would cash, Holy Cross/St. Mary receives the discount as revenue! It is a very simple, no cost way to support the school, especially since you go about life as you normally would anyway. Everyone wins:

• the retailer gets cash up front and repeat business from us;
• families get a powerful fundraising option that requires no selling;
• our school gets a regular source of revenue which helps keep our parish subsidy within line.

Tuition Incentive
As an added incentive, we want to offer ALL school families that participate in this program an option to reduce the cost of tuition for your own family. 1% of everything you might spend on groceries, gas, clothing and entertainment could be automatically returned to you personally as a credit on your tuition bill.

Order Pick Up
Your orders will be submitted weekly and, once received, can be picked up at Mass or at HCA (or you can choose to have them brought home by your student.) Volunteers are greatly appreciated and NEEDED to assist in selling SCRIP at Masses and with various other duties. Please direct your questions to Judy Hellmann at scripcoordinator@holycrossweb.com or 752-1143. Questions regarding the tuition incentive can be directed to Susan Halsey, 286-1600.

There really is no limit to how this program can be used to the benefit of our community. With a parish our size, the amount could be in the hundreds of thousands, taken in total.

Thanks, and God bless you and your family.
Sister Susan Louise, Principal
Father Don Rooney, Pastor