Your Regular Shopping Can Benefit Schools!

Earlier this week, I met with a group of dedicated fundraising volunteers--our scrip coordinators. These are the parents that coordinate scrip sales at their schools, and I am constantly amazed at how much energy, creativity, and time they put into this fundraising activity.

I often get questions about the scrip program. Here are answers to the most common ones:

What is scrip?

A scrip card is essentially a gift card. Schools or parent groups purchase these gift cards either from a national broker or from local businesses that have agreed to be part of the program. They purchase the gift cards at a reduced price, then sell them at full price. Profit ranges from 3% to 15%.

What gift cards can I buy?

Each participating school has different merchants that they keep in stock, but you may be able to special order others. You can see the list of national merchants that participate by going to Great Lakes Scrip Center. Local merchants include:

Fred Meyer * American Dream Pizza * The Beanery * Big River * BiMart * Book Bin * CIBA * Coffee Culture * Creative Crafts & Frames * Dairy Queen * Dutch Bros. Coffee * Francesco's Cafe * Izzy's * Jamie's Great Hamburgers * La Rockia * Matt's Cavalcade of Comics * McDonald's * Papa's Pizza * Pottery Place * The Retreat Day Spa * Richey's Market * Toy Factory * University Hero * Woodstock's Pizza * Burst's Candies * Dream Dinners * Garland Nursery * Marzini's & Cirello's * Creekside Coffee * Home Grown Gardens * Real Deals * UPS Store

Where can I buy scrip and how long does it take?

Scrip is sold for all eight elementary schools in Corvallis. Some scrip may be in stock and available immediately; other scrip may require a special order. Special ordered scrip is usually available within two weeks of your order. Contact the school's parent organization for more information.

CPSF does have some scrip in stock. Call our office at 757-5857 to find out if we have what you're looking for.

Is this the same as eScrip?

No, eScrip is a separate program in which you register a membership card or credit card and the school receives a percentage of your purchase each time you shop with that card. More information about eScrip is available at the eScrip web site.

Still have questions? Feel free to give our scrip coordinator, Rhonda, a call at 766-4855.