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 scrip generates revenue for you 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. Our organization buys the scrip from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to families like yours for full face value. The discount ‑ from two to fifteen percent or more – is our organization’s revenue.

Scrip is "shopping cart fundraising” Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don’t have to sell anything. Organization members produce revenue by making regular household purchases they would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip.

Find Out More Ask your scrip coordinator listed below for the latest participating retailer list. Then put your shopping dollars to work for our organization!

www.glscrip.com for more information

Scrip coordinator is Sherrie Williams, sherrieinmi@comcast.net.

Band Booster Association of West Bloomfield (BBAWB)

You will need to get your money to me by the time of pick up. I suggest you order by Friday. Put your check in an envelope and mail it that day. The check will arrive in time for the order. Or you can drop it off at my home. You can place more than one order per week. Example, you place a order on Wednesday night, then on Friday realize you need to order another gas card. Go on line and order it. What is nice you will be able to check your order history and see what you have ordered in the past. Unfortunately, you cannot pay on line.

Did you know? That you could put $340 of FREE MONEY into your student’s account in one fiscal year if you only did the following:

The above would bring in $10/week – times 52 weeks = $520 $340-Student/ $180-BBAWB

150 Families doing the above would put a total of $51,000/Student Accounts and $27,000/BBAWB.

All fund raisers will be split 50/50 between the student’s account and band boosters. This will be on all fund raisers (scrips, candy sales, car washes, coffee sales, fruit sales, etc) with the following exceptions: Tag Day, Invitational, Program Sales (@ 10% to student account) and Special Events.

The first $200 raised (profit) will be at a 50/50 split. Anything after the $200 (profit) will be split 75/25 during the calendar year.

$350 raised in the calendar year. $150 split 75/25 $112.50 Student / $37.5 Boosters

The student treasurer will bring student credit updates monthly to the BBAWB meetings. If there is a discrepancy the parent will have to show it to the student treasurer within 30 days a long with their receipts of their credits.