Benefits Arc & Matson Community Services.

We are pleased to share some exciting news about a new fundraising program for our organization.  It’s called “scrip”, and it’s the fundraising program that works while you shop.

Scrip is simply a word that means, “substitute money” – in other words, scrip is gift cards and certificates from national and local retailers that you often see in local grocery stores.  Many popular retailers participate in our scrip program including Barnes & Noble, LL Bean, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, JCPenney, The Gap, Shell, 99 Restaurants, Applebee’s, Pizza Hut, Red Lobster and many, many others. 

You are probably asking yourself how these stores help us raise money.  It’s simple — scrip participating retailers agree to sell gift certificates to our organization at a discount.  Member families like yours buy the certificates for full face value, they redeem them for full face value, and our agency keeps the difference as revenue. 

The beauty of scrip is that you put your regular household shopping dollars to work. You earn money for our school without spending a single additional penny.  Just spend your regular shopping dollars with scrip at the stores that participate in the scrip program!  And scrip can be used for just about any household purchase including food, clothing, entertainment, gasoline and even dining out.

This is a great time of year to launch this program with the upcoming holidays with all the gift giving.  Below are the links to get you setup and going with this program.  Start with “Getting Started with Scrips” to start ordering.  For the fastest processing of your card ordering follow the link for “Online Ordering Instructions”.  If you choose to order direct through the agency, note that processing time can take as long as two weeks.

Getting Started with Scrips!

Online Ordering Set-Up Instructions

Please email or call me Jennifer Peck at (978) 343-6662 x123 or j.peck@arc-matson.0rg with any questions or comments.