Mentor Baptist

Scripts Fundraiser Program

What are Scrips?

Scrips can be referred to as "substitute money".When you purchase scrip, you are purchasing negotiable gift certificates that are used just like cash. The scrip is issued by the national and local retailers where many of you already shop. These merchants want to support non-profit organizations, and in return ask you to support them by shopping with scrip at their stores. You can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, gas, and other essentials, and with every purchase, you earn revenue for Mentor Baptist Church. The average amount the church will receive is from two to fifteen percent.

The reason for the effectiveness of scrip is simple: families generate revenue through purchases they would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip. Our goal at Mentor Baptist is to generate enough money to make at least one full payment on the church mortgage. This would cut a full three years off the life of the mortgage.

Orders for scrips can be given to Margaret Franck or Georgina Young on Sunday or Wednesday. The turnaround time is ususally 3 days. If you order on Sunday, you recieve your scrips on Wednesday and Wednesday orders are received on Sunday. Order forms are always available at the church or can be found online at http://www.glscrip.com/retailerlist/index.aspx