Successful Programs Order All Summer

SPRING 2015

There’s no such thing as a summer slump! Some organizations, especially schools, worry that they’ll see their scrip sales drop over the summer when families don’t have as much regular contact with your program. But it doesn’t have to be that way! We talked to Laura B., coordinator for a school music boosters program in West Michigan, about how she encourages families to order consistently all year long.

Start them Early of the earnings, including buying new instruments It’s never too early to start families shopping with and risers, supporting music teachers with extra scrip. Laura’s program takes the initiative and funds, and other big projects. When families see the contacts families before they begin school at the results of their scrip shopping, they’ll be encouraged Kindergarten Roundup. They’re able to introduce to use it for even more. families to the benefits of scrip as soon as they enter the school system, so they have a head start earning Communicate Often rebates to help with expenses in the years to come. Laura makes sure her families know about every The sooner they start scrip, the sooner they’ll form chance to earn more when they order scrip, sharing Families who might be those good scrip habits and use it all year long. all news about bonuses and special promotions. She less likely to pick up scrip forwards our emails to families, checks the bonus over the summer will find Make it Accessible summary every week to help plan her ordering it much easier to print If you want families to keep ordering scrip, make schedule, and posts helpful scrip information on her out and use ScripNow it easy for them to get it when they need it. Laura’s program’s Facebook page. By giving families that eCards, or just add funds to reloadable cards. program keeps popular gift cards on hand, and their little nudge, she’s able to help them earn more and scrip store is open during the summer, one day a keep them thinking about scrip. During our Pi Day week, so families can still pick up their weekly order. promotion, Disney offered a bonus. Laura passed Families can also email her with special requests, so this along to some of her families planning a trip and they can add to their order even after they’ve turned they were able to earn even more! in an order form. Show them the Online Ropes Offer Incentives Some of the families in Laura’s program like to hit Show families how much of an impact scrip can the road and go on vacation over the summer. Laura make, both for them and for the organization. encourages them to sign up online and try using Laura’s program offers 50% rebate sharing, so PrestoPay™ to order online products like ScripNow®, families can put a significant portion of their Reload, and ReloadNow®. What a difference it earnings toward all the expenses that come with makes! Families who might be less likely to pick having school age children, like clothes, field trips, up scrip over the summer will find it much easier and supplies for class. Plus, she reports back and to print out and use ScripNow eCards, or just add highlights what their organization does with the rest funds to reloadable cards. The difference between Mary and Jane, both dedicated scrip shoppers, is that Mary has more power to use scrip for unplanned, spontaneous purchases. Imagine both families are going on vacation for spring break. They’ll have a lot of chances to use scrip, but it’s difficult to plan A Tale of ahead for everything! 1. They use scrip to book their hotel, but decide to upgrade to a bigger room. Jane has to put the new charge on a credit card, but Mary just orders ScripNow on her phone. Two Scrip Shoppers 2. Time to eat! Jane has scrip for a few of her family’s favorite restaurants, but none of them are near the hotel and they end up going somewhere nearby. Mary is able to order ScripNow You want your families to think of scrip first for all their spending, and we have more ways ® through MyScripWallet for a handful of restaurants, all right than ever to make that possible! In the last year we’ve introduced dozens of new ScripNow down the road. electronic gift cards and reloadable retailers, plus powerful new tools like MyScripWallet™, 3. A rainstorm interrupts a beach day, so they decide to see a movie our mobile scrip experience. Are you helping the families in your organization learn about all the ways to earn with scrip? Even if your program is already doing well, educating at the mall and do a little shopping. Jane doesn’t have any scrip families and giving them more options can really boost your earnings. on-hand for the occasion, but Mary can order scrip for the movie and much of their shopping.

Let’s talk about two scrip shoppers: Jane and Mary. Spring Break with Scrip

$200 Hyatt—10% rebate $20 earned

$75 Applebee’s—8% rebate $6 earned

$40 Panera Bread—9% rebate $3.60 earned

$50 AMC Theatres—8% rebate $4 earned

$100 Old Navy—14% rebate $14 earned

$100 Macy’s—10% rebate $10 earned

Total: $57.60 Earned for the Week!

Jane tries to use scrip for most of her regular purchases. She Mary’s a different story – her kids jokingly call her “The Scrip orders her gas and grocery cards every week, and she usually Queen.” Not only does she have reloadable cards she uses orders a few cards for her favorite restaurants. Her family for gas and groceries every week, but she has them set up for Individually each of those rebates might be small, but by the end of also plans ahead and orders scrip for their big purchases, like her husband and kids too. She reloads all the cards once a the trip Mary’s earnings will be significantly higher. Now think about the brand-new refrigerator they bought last month. She’s week, and it only takes a minute to pay for everything using more families in your organization earning rebates on-the-go, and never tried ScripNow or Reload, and her coordinator hasn’t PrestoPay, ShopWithScrip’s secure online payment method. then think about how that adds up over the course of a whole year! enabled PrestoPay™ for their organization. Jane’s a faithful Mary knows it’s impossible to prepare for everything… but Give your families a chance to shine and teach them about all the scrip shopper, but she’s spontaneous too, and doesn’t always with MyScripWallet, she can order ScripNow eCards and use different products and tools available through ShopWithScrip.com. have the right scrip on-hand. them right off her phone at restaurants, home improvement If you have any questions, give our helpful Customer Support Team stores, clothing shops, and more. She rarely misses a chance a call at 1-800-727-4715, option 3, and they’ll be happy to give you a The Bullseye Design, Target and Target GiftCards are registered to earn rebates for her organization. few pointers! trademarks of Target Brands, Inc. Terms and conditions are applied to gift cards. Target is not a participating partner in or sponsor of this offer. Are you thinking about adding an inventory to your scrip program? We have the perfect tool for you! SCRIPWARE™ offers an expanded set of features over ShopWithScrip, including full inventory management, customizable rebate sharing options, and advanced financial reporting. You can subscribe to SCRIPWARE for only $79.00 per year, and even test it out first totally free for 60 days with no obligation! Think about implementing SCRIPWARE now, over the summer, so you have everything up and running in time for your organization’s Fall activity. Call our Customer Support Team at At GLSC we try be a positive influence both out in A few of our retailers also wanted to participate, so on 1-800-727-4715, option 3, and ask about trying SCRIPWARE today! the community and within our own workplace all year Thursday Applebee’s and IHOP gave out gift cards to long. This year we decided to make a special effort and two lucky ShopWithScrip shoppers. Our GLSC team participate in Random Acts of Kindness Week. RAK is also blessed with excellent bakers, so a handful of Week is an annual event organized by the Random ladies spent hours baking hundreds of cookies and Acts of Kindness Foundation, a nonprofit organization we delivered them to local police & fire departments, (just like yours!) committed to helping people spread schools, and businesses. They were all very pleasantly kindness. surprised.

This year, RAK Week took place February 9-15, and the Going into the weekend, leadership gave a gift card to GLSC leadership came up with something new to do every team member with instructions to pay it forward every day. over the weekend, then bring back stories about how they used it. It was so fun to hear about the impact our First, we took up a collection from all our team team members made with all their acts of kindness! members and made a big donation to our local food pantry. They make a huge difference in the community, Small acts of kindness can make a true difference and we’re thrilled to be able to help. in someone’s life, and we encourage you and your families to keep this in mind all year long. If you want Our next act of kindness was a surprise shower for one to learn more about Random Acts of Kindness Week, of our team members with an upcoming wedding. She and participate with your organization next year, visit and her fiancée never saw it coming! And all our team their website at www.randomactsofkindness.org. It’s a members enjoyed some cake and good conversation rewarding experience, and you’ll be glad you joined in! Summer hasn’t even officially started, but we’re already looking ahead while we watched them open gifts. and planning some great bonuses for your program during the back- to-school season! Starting in July, a handful of your families’ favorite Wednesday was pizza day. GLSC leadership treated all Check out RandomActsOfKindness.org for retailers are joining forces to help those kids get ready to go back our team members to a delicious pizza buffet for lunch, more information on the positive effects to class. Keep an eye on your email for an announcement of all the and everyone was sent home with a special gift bag too. of small acts of kindness. participating retailers when we get a little closer.

® New Retailers Product Changes Discover® Universal Gift Card: $100 – 1.25% 1-800-Flowers.com $50 gift card now available. Famous Footwear: $25 – 8% The $25 gift card is no longer available. Food Lion: $25, $100 – 3% Global Hotel Card Powered by Orbitz: Aeropostale rebate increased to 10%. ScripNow $25, $100, $250 – 10% California Pizza Kitchen $25 gift card now available. Superior Grocers: $25 – 4% The $10 gift card is no longer available. TacoTime: ScripNow – 8% Kwik Trip rebate decreased to 4%.

New to ScripNow Office Max gift cards are now redeemable at Office Express Depot. Office Depot no longer available. Stage Stores TacoTime Piperlime has been discontinued from the Gap Options GiftCard.

Discontinued Retailers Roy’s® has been discontinued from the Bloomin’ Celebrity Cruise Lines physical card Brands gift card. The Bloomin’ Brands gift card ScripNow eCards are still available can still be used at Carrabba’s®, Bonefish Grill®, Family Christian Stores Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse®, and Outback Finley’s American Grill Steakhouse® locations. Nutrisystem See’s Candies One Pound gift certificate changed to Pinkberry $18.50. Restaurants Unlimited Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory SUBWAY® Restaurants rebate increased to 6%. The Body Shop Wet Seal

List as of 4/9/15 Visit the Specials tab on ShopWithScrip.com for current bonuses.

Things are heating up as we get close to summer, and we have some sizzling ScripNow® bonuses ready to celebrate! That’s right, folks: Thank-Scrip-ing™ Day is back and better than ever, so make sure your families are signed up on ShopWithScrip® and ready to order. These bonuses will be available on Monday, May 11, for 24 hours only, and you don’t want anyone in your organization to miss out!