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 Does Scrip Generate Revenue For St. Frances Cabrini Academy?
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. St. Frances Cabrini Academy buys the scrip from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to families for full face value. The discount - from two to fifteen percent or more - is Cabrini's revenue.
Scrip Is "Shopping Cart Fundraising"
Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don't have to sell anything. Families produce revenue by making regular household purchases they would make anyway . Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip.
This program provides a great way for our school to make money without costing our families or friends any money. Every time our participants go grocery shopping, or go to the hardware store, or out for coffee: Cabrini makes money. This program is now earning nearly $6,000 annually for Cabrini! All it takes is a little adjustment of shopping habits (i.e. plan ahead and purchase your scrip), and Cabrini makes a percentage of your purchase!
To view the available retailers and the current percentages that Cabrini makes for each gift card, please download the Scrip Order Form (PDF).
How To Buy Scrip
Scrip is sold weekly in several of our parishes, including St. Wenceslaus, St. Pius V, and St. Vincent de Paul. You can also order your scrip by sending a check to...
St. Frances Cabrini Academy
ATTN: SCRIP Order
3022 Oregon
St. Louis, MO 63118