Great Lakes Scrip
We are pleased to share some exciting news about a new fundraising program for all Team Suffolk families, a program where you can actually SAVE MONEY off of your annual dues and raise money for the team while you shop. The program is called Great Lakes Scrip.
When you use Scrip, you’re using gift cards and prepaid cards to earn money just by making your regular household purchases. Instead of paying with cash or credit, you’ll use the prepaid gift cards that are used just like cash. Popular retailers that participate include Stop & Shop, Walmart, iTunes, Nike, ShopRite, Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Dick’s Sporting Goods and T.J. Maxx, as well as popular travel retailers like Marriott, Carnival Cruise Lines, Avis Car Rental and American Airlines. List of 2011 Scrip retailers.
How do you raise money and save with Scrip? Because Scrip is purchased with cash up front, participating retailers offer a non-profit contribution. Most non-profits use Scrip as a 100% fundraiser but Team Suffolk is providing this program mostly as a service to our families by sharing the proceeds between your swimmers’ annual dues and the team (part of the team’s portion is used to offset the FedEx shipping cost). All it takes is a little planning and then do your normal shopping with gift cards. Scrip can be used for just about any purchase, including food, entertainment, gas, dining out, birthday gifts, iTunes and holiday purchases. It’s like free money! And it’s easy too - when a card runs out of money, you can reload it on the Scrip website. How Scrip works
Directions for participating in Scrip (printable version):
- Go to Shop with Scrip
- Find the green login box
and click “Create Account” - Once registered, join our organization by typing in the enrollment code D1645LEA33189
- Register your checking account with Scrip.
- Start shopping!! Browse through hundreds of brand options.
- Pick up your purchased gift cards at the pool. Peter Gosule is planningn to deliver the cards to the pool on the 1st and 15th of each month.
FAQs
How do I know how much has been credited to my swimmer’s annual dues?
For families that are participating in Scrip, the treasurers will email you a statement of your swimmers’ account(s) twice a month.
How will I know how much to pay when my swimmer’s dues are due?
You will receive an emailed invoice from the team for each of the 3 dues installments. The amount required for payment will be the installment amount minus any Scrip payments applied to the account to date. For example, if you have one child on the team, $450 in Scrip credit in your child’s account and you are invoiced $500 for the next dues installment, your balance for payment would be $50.
If I plan to use Scrip for purchases throughout the year, can I delay paying my dues?
No. Families must continue to pay swimmer dues on time using the 3 payment installment plan. Any additional Scrip credits applied after the last installment payment will be applied to next year’s dues.
What happens if my family leaves the team?
Scrip credits can only be applied to swimmer dues and cannot be refunded.
I have more than 1 swimmer on the team. How will Scrip credits be applied?
The credits will be divided equally among your family’s swimmers.
Who can participate?
Anyone can participate. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, anyone can use Scrip and designate your family to receive the dues credit.
How much can I make towards my swimmers’ dues?
It’s completely up to you. There is no cap on how much you can make by using Scrip gift cards. Each gift card has a different non-profit discount. 60% of the discount gets applied as a credit to your swimmers’ account and 40% goes to the team.
For example, Stop & Shop gift cards currently have a 4% non-profit discount. If you spend an average of $1000 a month at Stop & Shop and use your Scrip gift card each time, in one month you would make $40 ($24 would get applied to your swimmers’ dues and the rest would go to the team). In one year you could potentially raise $288 towards your swimmers’ dues just by doing your regular grocery shopping with the Scrip Stop & Shop gift card - without costing you a penny more than you would usually spend.
My child is in the Novice group. Can we participate in Scrip?
Yes. All swimmers can participate.
Is participation in the Scrip program required?
No. This is an optional service that the team is providing to help families save money on swimmer dues.
Why should I participate?
By participating in Scrip, your family will save money on annual dues.
The portion of the non-profit contribution that goes to your family reduces your swimmers’ annual dues via cash credits that are applied directly to your swimmers’ account(s).
The portion that goes to the team is partially used to offset the Scrip FedEx shipping costs.
Where can I get more information?
You can get more information about the Scrip program on the Scrip website.
You can also contact Peter Gosule at [email protected].
