"First Ever Order" Scrip Contest

Friends of Oasis Academy announces their newest Scrip contest! You can be the lucky winner of a $50 gift card!

Simply place your "First Ever Order" through our scrip program between August 15 and Sept. 26, 2011 for your chance to win a $50 gift card to the Scrip merchant of your choice!

If you pay for your "First Ever Order" with Presto Pay you will receive an additional chance to win.

Order on-line at www.shopwithscrip.com or fill out a paper order form (available on the Scrip bulletin board at school) and drop your order & payment in the drop box.

You do not have to have a child attending Oasis Academy to order Scrip. (So have your friends and relatives sign up too!)

See the Scrip bulletin board at school for complete details.

Summer Scrip Contest Winner!

FOA congratulates Joleen Bryant and family for winning the Summer Scrip Contest!  A $100 Scrip card will be heading their way soon.

Stay tuned for another contest once school starts.  Any suggestions?

Thanks to all families for the support, especially through the summer months.  Another $200 in rebates was earned for this order!

Rebates Earned

Did you notice?  We are now over $2,000 in rebates earned from our Scrip program! 

$2,141

to be more precise.  We look forward to adding to that total even more - see the Scirp link above for more information.  Thank you for the support!!

Summer Scrip Contest!

As an extra incentive to give Scrip a try, we have come up with a Summer Scrip Contest!

For the next four orders (6/14, 6/28, 7/12, 7/26) for every $100 of Scrip ordered for any company, your family will be entered in to win a $100 Scrip card to your choice of one of the four companies that happen to offer a fantastic rebate to the school:

1. LL Bean - 17%
2. Lands' End - 16%
3. Cabela's - 11%
4. Old Navy - 14%

Please help support our school by doing the shopping/gifting/remodeling/dining/entertaining that you will be doing anyway!

Reminder:  The next order will go out this Tuesday 6/14/11 by 8am.  Please have your order and payment in by that time.  The order should be in by Thursday afternoon.  A member of FOA will be in touch to make delivery arrangements.

Contest ends at the completion of the 7/26/11 order.  Winner will be annouced by 7/29/11.

<---------  Please see the new poll that is up.  We'd appreciate your input!

Rebates Earned

Thanks to your support we have earned almost

$1,000

for the school and we haven't even had enrollment yet. What a great sign of the supportive community that Oasis Academy will soon be a part of. Thank you!

If you have any questions on how to get started, please see the "Scrip" tab above or email friendsofoasisacademy@gmail.com.

New Scrip Deadline!

Please note that the upcoming Scrip deadline has been moved to WEDNESDAY, March 30th.

Great Lakes Scrip Center will be undergoing maintenance the first week of April.

Thank you!

Scrip!

We are very excited to continue The Friends of Oasis Academy’s (FOA) fundraiser – Scrip!  What is Scrip and why is it so great?

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Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don’t have to sell anything.  Organization members produce revenue by making regular household purchases they would make anyway.  Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip.  Each card purchased carries an associated “contribution” of 2-15% or more.
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That’s right!  You can purchase Scrip for the stores you make regular purchases at and it benefits Oasis Academy!  You do not pay any extra for scrip cards, you buy them at face value and get to spend the entire amount purchased.  The merchants then graciously send back a percentage of that card to the school.  Each merchant determines their own amount given back to the school.  For example, Old Navy gives back 14%, you buy their card for $100, you spend the $100 and Oasis Academy gets a rebate of $14.  It really is that simple  While we recognize purchasing and using Scrip will take some additional planning on your part, using Scrip not only benefits the school, it also might benefit your family’s budget.

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How do I sign up?

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Click here:  Shop with Scrip.  Find the green box for Family Signup.

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What is FOA’s enrollment code?

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The code is 4F6586ED28555. 
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How do I pay for Scrip?
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You can pay for your Scrip order by check, cash or using PrestoPay.  PrestoPay allows you to pay online via ACH debit to your checking account.  There is a $.15 charge to you per total order.  Visit the “my account” page at Shop with Scrip, and click on the PrestoPay link on the left navigation bar. You’ll find additional information and instructions for activating this convenient payment tool.

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When is FOA placing Scrip orders?

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FOA will be placing the orders every 2 weeks.  The dates are listed on the right side of the blog.  Please have your paper orders ready to go with payment made by 4 p.m. and Presto Pay orders are due by Midnight.  Orders and payments can be done online as well as by paper with payment dropped off at FOA's secure blue box up at the school.  Contact Coordinator Susan Richards at FOAScrip@gmail.com or call/text her at 775-427-6686.

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When will I receive my Scrip order?

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Orders will be in by Thursday afternoon of the same week and available for pickup at the time you pick up your children from school.  If you cannot make this pickup time, please call/text Susan Richards or email her at foascrip@gmail.com and she will be able to help you.