What is Scrip?
Scrip is a term that means “substitute money” and is a fundraising activity used by SPNS to keep tuition low. 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 school.
Scrip accounts for a significant portion of the school’s budget and helps to pay for such important things as operations, wonderful teachers and playground equipment. When you do your daily shopping at participating vendors, SPNS receives a portion of what you spend from the merchants.
Scrip is "shopping cart fundraising”!
Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don’t have to sell anything. SPNS families produce revenue for our school by making regular household purchases they would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip.
Participation in the Scrip Program at SPNS is mandatory (except for the Wiggle Worms class, for whom it is voluntary and encouraged). Each family is required to spend a minimum of $3,900 in Scrip each school year (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011). For families with two children enrolled, the requirement is to spend an additional $1,950 in Scrip.
You also have the option of buying out of the program! You may buy out for a one time tax deductible cash donation of $225. For families with two children enrolled, an additional $115 is required.
The Scrip program includes Electronic Scrip and Paper Scrip. eScrip is a program that tracks registered grocery card/credit card purchases at participating vendors and provides a donation to SPNS as a percentage of that purchase. Anyone can sign up at eScrip.com and choose to donate their proceeds to SPNS or split the proceeds between SPNS and another organization.
Another component of the Scrip program is the recycling of used laser/toner, inkjet, cell phones, iPods and laptops. Items are collected at the school and then sent off to be recycled and the school is given a credit for each item collected. Every item collected not only earns money for the school but also helps the environment by repurposing items originally destined for the landfill.
For questions, please contact the Scrip Team:
eScrip - escrip@saratogaparentnurseryschool.org