School Fundraising
SCRIP
Guardian Lutheran School participates in a SCRIP fundraising program. SCRIP is a term that means "Substitute Money" (gift cards and certificates). You can use SCRIP to purchase everyday things like groceries, gas, clothing and more. Purchasing gift cards from our Scrip provider will earn a profit between 2 and 18%. Profits earned through the Scrip program are used for classroom needs, educational trips for the school children, tithe to the church, tuition assistance and school registration fee reduction for families who participate and earn the minimum amount required.
Orders are placed on Mondays at noon during the school year (limited orders during the summer months) and can be picked up in the school office on Friday of the same week or you can arrange to have your order delivered to your responsible child (Guardian is not responsible for lost orders once the child signs for the order). A few cards are available for purchase on a first come - first serve basis from the school office.
To place a Scrip order online go to www.shopwithscrip.com. Sign in to place your order. If you are new to ordering Scrip online you will need to email Ronda to obain our enrollment code (we cannot publish the code online). This site will also provide you with a complete list of the hundreds of participating retailers. Great Lakes Scrip also has a program called "Presto Pay" which allows you to pay for your orders online for a minimal fee. Please read the requirements before signing up for this program. Payment for orders is expected when the order is placed (note: $25 fee will be charged for returned checks)
For additional information about Guardian's SCRIP program, please refer to the SCRIP Instructions or to place an order, download a SCRIP Order Form.
Scrip earning period for School families is March 1, 2011 through February 28, 2012.
Important Notice: We were recently informed that we MUST RE-ENROLL each Kroger Plus Card ONLINE and we can no longer use the bar code to register our Kroger Plus cards. This applies to ALL cards registered. EVERY card needs to be re-enrolled. Detailed instructions cannot be posted on the website, please email ronda.roberts@guardianlutheran.org for the instructions on how to re-enroll and with any questions or concerns.
MARKET DAY - PTL FUNDAISER
Our monthy food fundraiser sponsored by the Parent Teacher League (PTL). Help Guardian School and feed your family. Place orders at www.marketday.com (Account Number: 7174). Visit the Market Day website to view the speical "LIFE STYLE (PREMIER)" fundraiser. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Shuwaloff. Market Day accepts cash, checks and Bridge cards.
CRAFT SHOW
Guardian’s 8th Graders are hosting a Craft Show on Saturday, March 31, 2012. Please come and enjoy yourself while helping the 8th grade fund their class trip. Many vendors will be present along with a bake sale and concessions. Vendor table rental cost is $25.00, if you’re interested please call Michelle Hindle 734-891-4171 or mhindle74@att.net, or come shop for a $1.00 admission.
THRIVENT
Thrivent Choice is the new charitable grant program from Thrivent Financial. Through Thrivent Choice Dollars, members help choose where Thrivent Financial distributes part of its charitable funds among thousands of Lutheran organization. Guardian Lutheran Church and School is one of the select organizations participating in the Thrivent Choice program. For additional information, please download the following document.
TERRACYCLE
TerraCycle Brigades are national programs where you can earn cash for your trash (all money is paid to schools and non-profits). Thanks to participation by schools like Guardian, Terracycle has collected more than 50 million drink pouches and paid $1 million to charities and non-profits. Together, the drink pouches would fill 480 football fields if laid side by side and would weigh the equivalent of 20 school buses.
This past year, Guardian Lutheran earned over $140 collecting CapriSun, Kool Aid Jammers and Honest Kids drink pouches, Fritos, Doritos and Lays potato chip bags and M&M/Mars candy wrappers. Collection containers are located outside the school office and in the lunchroom/fellowship hall. Please empty and remove straws from all juice pouches or cut the top off the juice pouch and rinse prior to placing them in the collection containers.
For more information on the types of products made by Terracycle (including pencil pouches, backpacks and more), please visit their website at www.terracycle.net.
If you have any questions about Guardian's Terracycle program, please contact Heidi Bristol at heidibristol@att.net.