SCRIP/Kroger/Marketday - Our Lady Of Perpetual Help School

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ARE YOU NEW TO THE SCRIP & KROGER CARD & MARKET DAY PROGRAMS?

NEED A REFRESHER ON WHAT THEY ARE ALL ABOUT?

With the Great Lakes Scrip and Kroger card programs, families purchase certificates/gift cards at face value. The school purchases these certificates/gift cards from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a discount. Families receive tuition credit of 75% of the stated discount. The PTO receives the additional 25% of this discount.

SCRIP PROGRAM

1. Where do I get an order form? The most recent order form is available on the OLPH School website www.olphsaints.org. Order forms are also on the Scrip table after every Mass and at the Scrip Store on Friday Mornings during school.

2. How do I complete the order form? Find the vendor for which you wish to purchase a gift card from. Choose the denomination and indicate the total quantity. Multiply the quantity by the denomination of the card and put this total in the total column next to the vendor. Total all purchases and write a check to OLPH for that amount. Please double check all the math and ensure that the total ordered matches your check. Please ensure that your full name is on the form. Also the full name of the student’s family if you are purchasing gift cards and the rebate is being donated to a specific family.

3. How do I turn in an order? You may send in your order to the school office with your child. Place it in an envelope with “Scrip” written on the front. All orders must be turned in by 12:00 pm (noon) on Thursdays.

4. When are orders placed and when should we receive them? The office must receive orders by 12:00 pm each Thursday (unless otherwise stated). Orders are placed once a week. You should receive your filled order on Friday of the following week. Having a holiday during the week will delay orders. Card orders placed after Mass are ordered on Sunday and available for pick up the following weekend.

5. How do I receive my order? Your gift cards will be sent home the following Friday. Please mark which child you would like the order to go home with. Once an order is received you will receive a brown 6 x 9 envelope with your information on the front to use for future purchases. In addition, if you would like to pick up your gift cards yourself you may do so at the scrip store or after any of the weekend Masses. However if you choose to pick up your gift cards you must let us know at the time you place the order.

6. How does the tuition credit work? Each family will earn 75% of the stated discount percentage to be applied towards the following year’s tuition. Everything that you purchase from May 1st through April 30th will be applied towards the following school year’s tuition. For example, on the order form you will notice a % next to each line item. If you order $50 of Applebee’s, which has a discount percentage of 8%, you will receive 6% (or $3.00) of tuition credit for that particular purchase.

7. Tax Credit/Rebate designation – Recently the IRS issued a ruling that the rebate portion of the gift cards may be tax deductible if it is donated to a non-profit group (which Our Lady of Perpetual Help is non-profit). In order for this to occur, the first time you purchase gift cards you must fill out the Scrip Program Agreement. This form can be found on the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School website with the registration forms.
If you have any questions regarding this program please contact the program coordinator, Rose Rucker, at hrrose@wideopenwest.com or (614) 592-7580.

KROGER PROGRAM

For those of you who are already participating, you will no longer have to use a gift card to get your credit. For those of you who have wanted to participate but found the gift card program too confusing or time consuming, Kroger has made the rebate program easier.
Beginning May 1, 2009 Kroger will now track your purchases using their loyalty card (the Kroger Plus Card). You know the card you scan to get lower prices. Some of you enter your telephone number and the process will still work.
Once a quarter Kroger will issue to Our Lady of Perpetual Help our percentage of $1.25 million dollars. Your individual credit will be proportioned based on your (and your family and friends) usage. The more you shop the more you earn.
In order to begin this program everyone who would like to participate will need to register their Kroger loyalty card. There are two ways to register your loyalty card;

On the internet, go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com or www.kroger.com. You will need to register with Kroger. Once registered you will need to sign on and then ‘click’ on my account (located on the top right corner of the page). Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see a section titled Community Rewards Information. ‘Click’ on Edit Community Rewards Information. You will then have to find our organization - enter the name Our Lady of Perpetual Help and ‘click’ on the search icon. Scroll down the page just a little and you will see several options to choose from. ‘Click’ on Our Lady of Perpetual Help – Grove City. Finally ‘click’ on Save Changes. This method is the BEST method to use. Each Plus Card Number must have a separate email address.
The next time you go shopping have the clerk scan the bar code on the next page (your personal information needs to be updated with Kroger – you can call their customer service department or update it on the Kroger website.

Once you have registered your Kroger loyalty card the bottom of your receipts will print out “You are participating in the Kroger Community Rewards Program.” Depending on which method you used to register your receipt may or may not indicate that the rewards are togging to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. This takes approximately 7 to 10 business days. To contact Kroger with any questions please call 1-800-837-4483.

It is critical that you get any loyalty card number you and your family/friends have registered to the program coordinator so that individual tuition credits can be applied. It is also helpful for the coordinator to have the family name associated with each Plus Card Number. Any loyalty card number given to the program coordinator that is not linked to a specific tuition credit account will be assigned to the general school credit account.

This program renews every April. YOU MUST RE-REGISTER YOUR PLUS CARD EVERY APRIL!!! You can, of course, register at any time, however the longer you wait the less credit you are receiving. Note that if you register your card in March then you will still need to re-register in April.

If you have any questions regarding this program please contact the program coordinator, Rose Rucker, at hrrose@wideopenwest.com or (614) 592-7580.

MARKET DAY PROGRAM 2011-12

Our school is continuing to participate in a fundraising food program called Market Day. Market Day, the original fundraising food co-op, has been in operation since 1975 and has grown to include thousands of schools just like ours.

Each month, as a participating Market Day school, restaurant-quality food products, from the same vendors that supply many upscale restaurants, will be available for purchase. Market Day products are competitively priced and our organization will earn profit on your purchases.

Just like Scrip and Kroger tuition credit, a portion of your Market Day profits from the 2011-12 school year will be applied to your 2012-13 tuition. Market Day profits will be based on our total monthly sales as follows:
. $1-$3499 10% profit
. $3,500-$5499 15% profit
. $5,500+ 20% profit

For most months of the 2010-11 school year, we earned 15% profit!

The Market Day order sheet will be coming home once a month with your student. Please take a few minutes to review it and place an order. We are confident that this fundraising program will not only benefit our school and the programs we support, but will also benefit you as the consumer.

You can find out more about Market Day and even place your order online at www.marketday.com. Register your e-mail address to receive reminders to order and special offers for online customers. Our Market Day account # is 9193.

Please give Market Day a try! Place your orders for September online by 9/16 or return your order form to school by 9/13. We look forward to seeing you at our first Market Day pick up on Wednesday 9/21 from 5:30 to 6:30 in the cafeteria. If you would like to volunteer to help sort and distribute orders on the day of pick up, please feel free to contact me for more information. The time commitment for this volunteer opportunity is from about 4:30 to 6 or 6:30 on the day of pick up. In addition, if you would like to receive a reminder text message instead of a reminder phone call the day before pick up, please email me your name and cell phone number or text me your information at 614-301-4125.

THANKS!
Shannon Roof
Market Day Chairperson
614-991-5511
smroof@hotmail.com