About the Jenison $CRIP Program
When you purchase $CRIP, you're purchasing negotiable gift certificates that are used just like cash. The $CRIP is issued by the national and local retailers where many of our organization's families already shop. These merchants want to support non-profit organizations, and in return ask you to support them by shopping with $CRIP at their stores. Our organization members can use $CRIP to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase, they earn revenue for our organization.
$CRIP is a term that means "substitute money"
When you purchase $CRIP, you're purchasing negotiable gift certificates that are used just like cash. The $CRIP is issued by the national and local retailers where many of our organization's families already shop. These merchants want to support non-profit organizations, and in return ask you to support them by shopping with $CRIP at their stores. Our organization members can use $CRIP to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase, they earn revenue for our organization.
How $CRIP generates revenue for the Choir Boosters
The Great Lakes Scrip center acts on behalf of churches, schools and other non-profit organizations to purchase large amounts of $CRIP 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 $CRIP from Great Lakes $CRIP Center at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to our organization members for full face value. The bulk of the discount - from two to fifteen percent or more - is retained by our organization as revenue.
$CRIP is "shopping cart fundraising"
The Great Lakes Scrip center acts on behalf of churches, schools and other non-profit organizations to purchase large amounts of $CRIP 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 $CRIP from Great Lakes $CRIP Center at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to our organization members for full face value. The bulk of the discount - from two to fifteen percent or more - is retained by our organization as revenue.
Registering for $CRIP
In order to register for scrip, you need to go to shopwithscrip.com and click on the "register" tab. Our organization name is: Jenison High School Band Boosters/MI You also need to have the enrollment code, which you can get by either visiting the scrip table on Monday evenings or by emailing [email protected].
When you get to entering personal information, there is a category called classroom/group, for this you need to choose "Choir", "Band", "Theater", "Athletics" or "Orchestra" for the money to go towards, but not more than one. This can be switched at any time if you feel there is enough money on one account.
As a heads up, when you place an order online, it will not be processed until the Monday evening that follows, then your cards will be ready for pick up at the scrip table from 6:00-7:30 pm in the pool lobby the following Monday. Also, if you place an order online without prestopay, you must bring in payment before it is allowed to be processed.
Be sure to regularly check the announcements on your Dashboard for updates to schedule.
When you get to entering personal information, there is a category called classroom/group, for this you need to choose "Choir", "Band", "Theater", "Athletics" or "Orchestra" for the money to go towards, but not more than one. This can be switched at any time if you feel there is enough money on one account.
As a heads up, when you place an order online, it will not be processed until the Monday evening that follows, then your cards will be ready for pick up at the scrip table from 6:00-7:30 pm in the pool lobby the following Monday. Also, if you place an order online without prestopay, you must bring in payment before it is allowed to be processed.
Be sure to regularly check the announcements on your Dashboard for updates to schedule.
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