Support our School & SCRIP
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Support our Schools
Piqua Catholic School Parent-Teacher Organization
The purpose of this organization is to promote mutual understanding between teachers and parents and to bring a closer relationship between home and school. All parents of children attending Piqua Catholic School and any other interested parishioners may be members. Officers are elected yearly. Check with the school for dates and locations of the meetings.
PTO has several committees dedicated to bridging the gap between home and school, enhancing the opportunities offered to Piqua Catholic students, such as: Catholic School Week, Playground, Enrichment, and Artist in Residence. The PTO funds these opportunities through the SCRIP program. SCRIP certificates to local and national vendors are purchased in bulk and PTO receives a 5% discount for buying the certificates in bulk. The certificates then are sold to members of the community at face value.
Piqua Catholic School Athletic Boosters
The purpose of the Athletic Boosters is to provide an organized group through which members can support the Piqua Catholic School Athletic Program by raising money and providing the athletes with the best possible program for individual development. Membership is open to any parent with a child attending Piqua Catholic School and to any interested parishioner.
SCRIP
Where to Buy
- Piqua Catholic School
What is SCRIP?
SCRIP is a national fund raising program designed to raise money for schools and non-profit organizations. Vendors participating in the SCRIP program provide a gift certificate or gift card (SCRIP card) and when the card is used to purchase their products, a percentage of the sales goes back to the organization selling the SCRIP. Each vendor returns a different percentage - anywhere from 3%-20%.
On the right is a list of regular vendors that the PTO keeps in stock on a regular basis. These are mostly local businesses that participate in the SCRIP Program. There is also a large list of National Vendors that provide SCRIP that you can use online. Ask for a copy of this list from a PTO Representative at Mass on Sundays, or contact the Parish Offices 773-1656.
Since most people will purchase items from these vendors during the course of a year, this is an easy, low maintenence way to raise money for your parish that costs nothing extra! Raise money for your school without extra cost to you or without pounding the pavement? How can you not do this?
How SCRIP works…
- Buy a gift certificate or a gift card from a PTO volunteer at school or after Mass.
- Take this card to the store or business.
- Spend it like money—you get full value! (Pay $20 for a card; get $20 in goods.)
- Retailer gives money back to PTO from each sale.
- It’s that simple!
How to “re-load” SCRIP cards (for example: Krogers, and Soak-n-Suds Car Wash):
- After you buy your card, go to the store.
- Before you pay for anything, tell the cashier you want to add $ to the card. Pay with cash, credit/debit card or check. Retailer will add that $ to your card.
- Spend—reload—repeat: week after week.
- $$$ flows to your parish and school!
What difference can SCRIP make? $250,000 a year!
Here’s the math, it’s really simple:- 1200 households (between both parishes)
- x $100 groceries a week (average: some buy less, others more)
- x 4% rebate
- x 52 weeks a year=
- $249,600 annual income*
*Just for groceries—other SCRIP sales mean even more $$$!Limited-Time Special:
Automatic car wash, open all nite; room for oversized vehicles.- These cards also “reloadable” in the vending area or online at www.Soaknsuds.com
- 5% of all purchases comes back to PTO to help parish and school.