ST. THERESA SCHOOL
SCRIP PROGRAM - 2014 / 2015
On behalf of the St. Theresa Parents Club we welcome you to the St. Theresa Scrip Program. Each
family is required to purchase Scrip in an amount that will generate $250 towards the School. You
also have the option to “buyout” of the program and make a donation of $300 towards the Scrip
program. Please refer to your signed contract for the upcoming school year to see which option you
selected.
Our Scrip year runs from May 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015. During that time period you will
receive credit towards your $250 family commitment through various ways. These include eScrip
contributions from various merchants (including Safeway), purchases made at Lucky stores with a
Lucky SHARES card, Target purchases made through their RED Card, Onecause contributions
through the onecause.com website, weekly scrip purchases made through St. Theresa, and special
monthly Scrip purchases made through St. Theresa.
Special (monthly) Scrip may be purchased via the special scrip order form or on-line through
shopwithscrip.com. Weekly scrip may be purchased via the weekly scrip order form. Both forms are
available on the St. Theresa School website.
Please note that there are different reporting periods for the various Scrip components. These
reporting periods are highlighted in the attached documents.
During the upcoming school year, please watch for Scrip program updates in the weekly family
envelope, weekly Principal’s Newsletter, and St. Theresa Parents Club Yahoo group notices.
Please contact me with any questions. And thank you for your support!
Best Regards,
Tracy Ramsey
[email protected]
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COMMITMENT
Parent(s) or Guardian(s) shall either participate in the School’s SCRIP program by purchasing
SCRIP in an amount that will generate $250 or donate $300 to the SCRIP program. SCRIP
donations in lieu of participation in the program are due by September 30, 2014. The SCRIP year
begins May 1, 2014 and ends April 30, 2015. Should a family fail to generate a minimum of $100
the family will be assessed the $300 buy-out. If the amount generated is more than $100 but less
than $250 the family is assessed the difference between the amount raised and $250.
PURCHASING SCRIP & RECEIVING CREDIT
WEEKLY SCRIP
The Weekly Scrip order form is available at the Red Counter and on the Parents’ Club section of
the school website, www.sttheresaschool.org. Scrip orders returned to the Red Counter by
FRIDAY will be filled and returned in the following Wednesday's Family Envelope. Our regular
scrip merchants are:
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Village Market
Berkeley Bowl
Shell
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Peet’s
Starbucks
Safeway
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Market Hall
Lands’ End
Macy's
MONTHLY SPECIAL SCRIP ORDERS
Monthly Special Scrip orders are accepted approximately once a month throughout the school
year. The 2014/2015 Special Scrip Order Calendar will be available on the Parents’ Club section
of the school website. A Monthly Special Scrip order form will also be sent to you via the
Principal’s Weekly newsletter or through the Yahoo Groups Parents e-mail list. You can also
purchase Scrip directly on the shopwithscrip.com website. Please note that special orders are
processed one time per month – the delivery dates of your scrip gift cards will be communicated
to you via email, and through the Scrip calendar. You can purchase any amount of scrip from any
merchant included on the special scrip form and/or any merchant listed at shopwithscrip.com.
Get a jump on events and holidays by ordering gift certificates at your favorite stores in advance.
One option for ordering your Monthly Special Scrip is to log on and place your order directly
with shopwithscrip.com.
Step 1. Log into your ShopWithScrip Account
On the Shopwithscrip.com website, log on to the Member’s Login as follows:
Username: You must use the email address on record at school as this is how your account
has been set up. Please note that each family will have an account set up by August 20,
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2014 on shopwithscrip.com so you do not need to create an account. You can simply
proceed to the Member’s Login section. If you provided St. Theresa with more than one email
address, contact Tracy Ramsey at [email protected] for the email address used to set
up your family’s account.
Password: sttheresa. Once you’ve logged in you can change your password.
You can pay for your purchases by a check left at the Red Counter by the Monthly Special Scrip
order due date, or by PrestoPay™ (see below).
Step 2. Register for PrestoPay™
Once you log into your account, you will see a message stating “You do not have a PrestoPay™
Account set up. Click here to create one.” Click where indicated and you will be directed to the
PrestoPay™ Account set up page. You will need to enter some minimal bank account information
and your account will be set up. Shopwithscrip will walk you through all the steps – it’s that easy!
Step 3. Shop!
Get Scrip In Minutes With ScripNow!™
ScripNow!™ is Shopwithscrip.com's newest and quickest way to
purchase and use scrip. You can order, pay for, and print eCards, and
use them within minutes. ScripNow!™ is currently available for local
and online vendors The Home Depot, CVS Pharmacy, and
Amazon.com. Refer to the ScripNow! Section of the website for
additional vendors available. You must have set up a Prestopay
account in order to take advantage of the ScripNow! feature.
Why Wait For A New Card? Reload Now!
Using Shopwithscrip.com you don't have to time your purchases
around the monthly scrip order through school. That's right...if you
purchase as reload order and pay with PrestoPay™,
Shopwithscrip.com automatically processes your reload order within
minutes, or for some merchants, by the next business day.
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Here's How it Works
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You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty (e.g. Safeway), debit and credit
cards for use in the program (including those of relatives, neighbors and friends).
Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on
purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.
Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how
much you are earning on your child's behalf!
The reporting period for eScrip contributions runs from February 1, 2014 – January
31, 2015.
For example, once you register your Safeway Club Card with eScrip when you shop at Safeway
you can pay with any form of payment that you want (EXCEPT A CREDIT CARD – Safeway
implemented this change on 11/1/2013) and as long as you show your registered Club Card (or
key in your phone number) St. Theresa School will receive rebates.
You can register credit cards, debit cards and Safeway Club Cards, with eScrip by logging on to
www.escrip.com and following the easy prompts for registering. The St. Theresa ID number is
0130515067. The process is simple and fast, and, once completed, you start supporting St.
Theresa School without any further effort on your part. When you receive a new credit or debit
card please remember to add it to your eScrip account.
IMPORTANT REMINDER – PLEASE LOG ON TO RENEW YOUR SAFEWAY CARD BY
NOVEMBER 1 EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO CONTINUE CONTRIBUTIONS. IT’S FAST AND EASY!
You can earn 3% in contributions from your grocery shopping at Lucky through the Save Mart
S.H.A.R.E.S. Card Program. S.H.A.R.E.S. is an acronym for Supporting Humanities, Arts,
Recreation, Education & Sports in our community. You must obtain a S.H.A.R.E.S. card from the
St. Theresa scrip coordinator and present the card every time you shop in order to receive
contributions. You do not need to register your card – you can begin to use it immediately.
Please be sure to save the last receipt of the month and submit it to the red counter with your
family name, grade level, and phone number in an envelope labeled “SCRIP –SHARES Card
Receipt.” Monthly receipts are due by the 15th of the following month. Please send an email to
Tracy Ramsey at [email protected] if you would like a card or need further details on use
of the card and tracking contributions. The reporting period for Lucky SHARES contributions
runs from April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015.
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OneCause provides a single place to shop at hundreds of well-known merchants and earn
contributions to the St. Theresa Scrip program. All you need to do is go to www.onecause.com,
register and designate St. Theresa School in Oakland, CA as your beneficiary of funds. Then,
select the merchant that you want to make a purchase from and start your shopping. OneCause
also offers coupons and deals to save money on your everyday purchases. At this time they do
not offer a software you can download that will re-direct you through their site if you forget to
route a participating merchant through their site; however, they do offer their own toolbar. By
simply installing the OneCause Toolbar, you'll be making sure every eligible purchase counts,
which could result in up to 5x more contributions, plus you can contribute up to 2 cents per
qualified Yahoo! search.
The reporting period for OneCause contributions runs from January 1, 2014 – December
31, 2014.
If you are a Target shopper and have one of their REDcards (i.e., Target Visa Credit Card, Target
Credit Card and/or Target Check/Debit Card) you can earn scrip contribution credit for St.
Theresa School.
The first step is to enroll your card(s) in Target’s “Take Charge of Education” program. You can
do this by calling 1-800-316-6142, or by logging onto www.target.com, clicking on “redcards” in
the top bar and then clicking on “Sign in or Enroll” along the left sidebar. From there you can
designate St. Theresa School (ID# 3084) as the recipient of your contributions earned. I believe
you can also apply for a REDcard online if you don’t already have one.
Once you have registered your card(s) in the program, you will need you to print out the
verification that shows St. Theresa School designated and send it to the St. Theresa Scrip
coordinator. Without this verification, you will not receive Target contribution credit.
In order for you to then get credit for contributions earned you must complete an Excel
spreadsheet available on the St. Theresa Parents’ Club section of the school website. You must
complete the spreadsheet and provide the appropriate back-up in order to receive credit.
“Appropriate back-up” means copies of the detail of your actual credit card statements from
Target, or, in the case of Target’s check/debit card copies of ALL shopping receipts. Without this
back-up, you will not receive credit. There are six months covered on the tracking spreadsheet
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and you can complete and submit the information on whatever schedule works best for you (i.e.,
you can do it monthly or any variation up to the total of six months).
The reporting period for Target RED card contributions runs from March 1, 2014 through
February 28, 2015.
Don’t forget that Lands’ End is our uniform vendor!!!! Gift cards are available to purchase
monthly through shopwithscrip.com as well as through ScripNow!. We also offer Lands’ End gift
cards through our Weekly Scrip program, and occasionally through Special Promotions at the
Red Counter. Lands’ End provides a 16% rebate on every purchase ($25 and $100
denominations available). It’s a great way to earn toward your $250 Scrip commitment.
Regular paper Scrip and special Scrip are the most profitable way to meet your family
commitment. Many special scrip vendors have high earning percentages. We need every family
to remember Scrip when shopping. We all shop for groceries, clothing and other items, so why
not make a contribution to St. Theresa School at the same time? Remember, merchants make a
donation for every purchase made with scrip AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU!
Any questions? Please contact Tracy Ramsey at [email protected].
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