Fundraising
Scrip
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2010 Recap:
Fundraising was very important in 2010. All miscellaneous funds reserved in our 'rainy day' account, plus all earnings in 2010 were used to help close the budget gap last year. Scrip transferred $22,000 over to the general budget in 2010, depleting all our reserve.
It may only be a bag of recycled newspapers, a V.G.'s receipt, buying gas with Scrip cards, linking your Kroger card to our church, shopping or searching online, but all these small efforts collectively made a huge difference in 2010! Thank you!
The fundraising results for 2010 show we sold fewer Scrip cards, and earned half as much in paper recycling. On the flip side, grocery store earnings were up compared to the previous year. Like the rest of the country, we're not eating out as much, but enjoying the gifts of home and family. Total earnings from all fundraisers in 2010: $5,576.09
Scrip:Thank you to the - 100 families actively using Scrip gift cards for groceries, gas, shopping and dining. We buy gift cards at a discount, and resell them at face value, earning ~ 5%. We're in our sixth year of hosting this proven fundraiser. If you haven’t tried Scrip yet, this is the year! New Retailers: Target! - (2%), V.G.’s Grocery Store - (2%)
Thank You for Covering Shipping Fees! All of our Scrip shipping fees were covered in December thanks to Barb Burns, Diana Carter, Chuck & Amy Kositzke, Marlene Knaus, Susan Kruger, and Phyllis Liming (twice). Barb Burns, Helen Fitzgerald (twice), Phyllis Liming, and Barb Spiece donated in January. In 2010 you generously donated shipping fees for 28 of 52 weeks!
Did you know...? Qdoba has free kids meals on Sundays! Order a Scrip card and give yourself, and your kitchen a Sunday rest.
EXTRA Earning Opportunities:
- Chili's, Maggiano's Little Italy, Romano's Macaroni Grill, and On The Border earn an extra 2% (11% total) through February 18.
- Marriott hotels earn an extra 2% (10% total) through February 25.
- Order a Staples card through February 25, and you’ll get an extra 5% loaded on your card as a bonus (AND Central still earns 5% on your card purchase!).
V.G.'s Community Shares - Changes in Store!:
New! You need a VG's Yes Rewards card to earn Community Share Points for Central. You may sign up at a VG's store or go online to myyesrewards.com. You will receive a special VG's Yes Rewards card to use each time you shop. When you use your card you receive in-house savings, and Community Share Points.
Now you only need to turn in the bottom portion of the receipt which shows the Community Share Points, not the entire receipt.Any receipts you have received prior to the Yes Rewards program, are still valid. If they show Community Share points on the receipt, you may still turn them in to the church office or to the Scrip table.
Central earns 1% of your V.G.'s purchase total. Thank you Diana Carter for totaling up receipt points, then redeeming them. Earnings in 2010: $749.82
TIP! Use V.G.'s Scrip and give Central 2% of your grocery bill – turn in your receipt and we earn another 1%!
Kroger
Kroger donates up to 5% of your grocery bill to our church. Help by linking your Kroger Plus card to Central. Go to KrogerCommunityRewards.com and link to our group 83035.
Earnings in 2010: $1,717.32
Meijer Earnings:
Meijer credit card purchases earn 1%; cash or debit card and a Meijer 1 courtesy card earn .5%. If you shop and Meijer, and don't have a Meijer 1 courtesy card, please stop by the Scrip table for your application. Earnings in 2010: $227.93
Fair Trade Coffee and Chocolate
Fair Trade coffee purchases benefit small-scale coffee farmers, UMCOR, and earn money for Central. Coffee, tea and chocolate sales totaled over $1,900 in 2010! Profits are included with the Scrip earnings.
Dark Chocolate Mini's are back for Valentine's Day!
Love your sweetie, your church, and your global family by buying fair trade chocolate. The cocoa is not harvested using child labor, plus cocoa and sugar cane farmers are paid a living wage for their produce. That's a lot of love for only $5 a bag!
New Tea Line for the New Year!
Look for 12 teas coming from small farmer partners in India, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. Our new tea line has familiar favorites and new varieties with a fresh new look. While most tea comes from plantations, Equal Exchange is renewing its efforts at building a different system that values the voice of small farmers, their products, and democracy in trade. New organic flavors include Vanilla Rooibos, Jasmine Green, and Chamomile.
Paper Recycling
Recycle your newspapers, magazines, catalogs, mail, office and school papers in the green bin in the parking lot. We are paid by the pound for the paper. Earnings in 2010: $374.39 (half)
Royal Oak Recycling
Take your phonebooks, plastics #1-7, tin cans, scrap metal, cardboard, paperboard, old electronics and hard cover books to Royal Oak Recycling, and they pay us monthly. Please sort by group, and tell them your donation is for our church. Two drop-off locations: 10332 Highland Rd in White Lake or 414 E. Hudson in Royal Oak.
Earnings in 2010: $66.50
Go Green! Drop off your used plastic gift cards at the Scrip table. We will take them to Best Buy and deposit them in their gift card recycling bin.
GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com
Use GoodSearch.com to search the Internet, and we earn - 1.3 cents per search. Select "Central United Methodist Church - Waterford" as the group you wish to support. Begin your online shopping at GoodSearch.com, and earn Central a rebate from your purchase. Pay for your order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Land's End with Scrip. Earnings in 2010: $39.99
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