Shoe Shopping For A Cause

information from one of our Holy Cross
Scrip Coordinators, Cathy Downey -

Our Holy Cross Scrip program is happy to announce we have another new gift card available: DSW – Designer Shoe Warehouse^®!

The DSW Gift Card is available in a $25 denomination with a 9% nonprofit contribution.  The card is redeemable at participating DSW store locations and online at DSW.com.

The cards should be available for sale at Holy Cross next week. DSW joins the growing list of gift cards available in our Scrip program. Also recently added were Taco Bell, Buffalo Wild Wings, Costco, Discover and McDonald’s cards.  Stop by the church or school office for an order form.

So, get out there and do some shoe shopping. It’s all to help Holy Cross, right?!

For more blog posts about Holy Cross Scrip:

• Everyday Ways To Help Holy Cross

• Scrip Updates and Additions

• Restaurant Guide Scrip

• Scrip 101

Halloween Odds & Ends

Just a variety of notes for you on this Monday, Oct. 31:

• Today is black/orange day (out of uniform) at Holy Cross. Classes will enjoy Halloween parties this afternoon!

• Spirit Cup sales start Tuesday (see blog post from this morning). The Holy Cross Early Education Center is also holding a fundraiser. Read more about how to purchase butter braids and cookie dough in Mrs. Miller’s EEC blog post today.

• There are new pictures and videos in our Holy Cross Shutterfly gallery.  Visit it to see and/or download pictures or video from the EEC Mummy’s Tea and pictures from Trunk or Treat! (password = holycrossop)

• There are two new Scrip cards available for sale!  You can get $10 Taco Bell cards now (with a 5% nonprofit contribution to the Scrip program) and $25 Buffalo Wild Wings cards (with an 8% nonprofit contribution).

• There will be an All School Mass tomorrow at the Church of the Holy Cross for All Saints Day.  All are welcome for this 9 a.m. mass. Please make sure your kids dress appropriately for the chilly walk to church.

• Monday was the last day for students to wear shorts for the season!!

•  Spirit Day is Friday, November 4.  Students may wear spirit shirts with their uniforms.

• Celebration Gift Gathering Party in the school gym on Saturday, November 5, 7 – 10 p.m.  Admission to the gathering party is to bring one gift.  $50 gift per couple or $50 cash is the recommended minimum gift value.   Casino games, appetizers and beverages will be provided.

• Little Ceasars’ pizza will be served in the lunchroom on Tuesday. No B or C lunch will be offered.

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Sólo unas cuantas  notas para este lunes, 31 de octubre:

• Hoy es día de no usar uniforme los estudiantes pueden usar el color negro/naranja  en Santa Cruz. Las Clases disfrutarán de sus fiestas de Halloween esta tarde!

• La Ventas de los vasos con logos deportivos iniciar el martes (consulte blog esta tarde). El centro de educación temprana de Santa Cruz esta también realizando  una recaudación de fondos. Leer más acerca de cómo comprar las trenzas de mantequilla  y la masa para galletas todo esto está puesto hoy en el blog de la Sra. Miller EEC.

• Hay nuevas fotos y vídeos en la Galería de Shutterfly de Santa Cruz. Visita para ver o Descargar imágenes o vídeo del EEC Mummy’s Tea y fotografías de Trunk or Treat! (contraseña = holycrossop)

• Hay una nueva tarjeta Scrip disponibles para la venta. Ahora puede obtener tarjetas de Taco Bell de $10 (ellos ofrecen una contribución sin fines de lucro de 5% para el programa de scrip).

• Habrá una misa para toda la escuela por la mañana en la Iglesia de la Santa Cruz por el día de todos los Santos. Todos son bienvenidos será a las 9:00 am.

Everyday Ways to Help Holy Cross

The Entertainment Book sale has wrapped up. Please get your orders to the school office today, or return any books you were unable to sell. Thanks for your help with this school fundraiser!

There are a number of ways you can help raise funds for Holy Cross while just living your everyday life!  Let us know if you’ve got more ideas (just add a comment to this post!)

Goodsearch

You can raise 1 cent for Holy Cross for every Internet search you do. Just sign up at Goodsearch.com and designate Holy Cross as your choice for donations. Imagine if all our school families did searches with Goodsearch instead of Google or Yahoo. Those pennies would add up quickly!

Box Tops / Labels for Education / Best Choice UPCs

Holy Cross gets 10 cents for every Box Top collected. Plus, there are bonus Box Tops and other frequents specials with the program. Click here for a list of all the Box Tops products available. The school received more than $1,800 from Box Tops last year.  With your help, we can top that this year!  The money, which goes to the Special Projects fund at the school, which helps pay for things like bus transportation to the church for All-School Mass on inclement weather days.

The Labels for Education program is based on points, not actual money. Labels are generally marked for 1, 5 or 10 points. We can pick merchandise for the school with the points collected. The school used some of our Label collection points from last year to purchase 15 new playground balls. Click here for a list of products that carry various points of Labels.  (available also in Spanish)

Best Choice UPCs are worth 3 cents each to the school. Doesn’t seem like much, but that really adds up.  We made $120 last year from Best Choice UPCs. With your help, we could double that this year. Just look through your cupboard and see how many Best Choice items you have!

So, when you spot a Box Top, Label or Best Choice UPC, clip it! Keep a little bag of them in your kitchen, and drop them by the school when it’s full.

Paper Recycling

Don’t throw out all those newspapers, office papers and homework sheets! Keep a bin in the garage for them. When it’s full, drop it by the green recycling containers in the Holy Cross preschool parking lot!   As part of the Special Projects fund, the money raised from recycling helped pay for things like wall mounts for the SmartBoards and a new computer for our school secretary.

SunnyD Book Spree

This is a new one for Holy Cross this year.  Please save the UPC labels from SunnyD products (16 oz or larger).  For every 20 labels, the school gets 20 Scholastic books! You can send those in along with your other labels and UPCs, and they’ll get sorted.  Click here for more information on the program.

Scrip

Scrip = Gift Cards, pretty much.  Buy cards for face value, and the school gets a percentage.  There are loads of stores, restaurants and other businesses on the list. Use them for groceries, gas, gifts, etc.  And you get a cut of the deal, as well. A percentage of the school’s percentage can be used toward your tuition bill or to donate to the Guardian Angel Fund.  The whole program is just Win/Win.  The money raised from Scrip is part of the church budget.  Click here to take a look at the list of Scrip available, and figure out how you can use it for your family’s purchases.

Target REDcard

The Target card is another Win/Win proposition for you and Holy Cross.  Choose Holy Cross as your school. You get 5% off your Target purchases when you use it, and the school gets a 1% donation with your purchase, as well.  We just received a check for more than $800, which will be directed to the ‘Special Projects’ fund. (That fund pays for things like staff enrichment programs.)  Click here to find out how to get your very own Target REDcard.

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Formas diarias de ayudar A Santa Cruz

La venta de libro de entretenimiento se termina hoy. Por favor enviar sus pedidos a la Oficina de la escuela, o devolver los libros que no pudo vender. Gracias por su ayuda con la recaudación de fondos de esta escuela!

Hay varias maneras que puede ayudar a recaudar fondos para Santa Cruz día a día. Háganos saber si usted tiene más ideas (sólo agregar un comentario a este post!)

GoodSearch

Puede recaudar 1 cent para Santa Cruz por cada búsqueda en Internet que hacer. Regístrese en Goodsearch.com y designa a Santa Cruz como su opción para donaciones. Imagínese si todas las familias de nuestra escuela hicieran búsquedas con Goodsearch en lugar de Google o Yahoo. Los peniques se suman rápidamente!

Box Tops / etiquetas para educación / Best Choice UPCs

Santa Cruz obtiene 10 centavos de dólar por cada etiqueta mencionadas arriba. Además, hay también bonos Box Tops y otros especiales con el programa. Haga clic aquí para obtener una lista de todos los productos de Box Tops disponibles. La escuela recibió más de $1,800 de Box Tops el año pasado. Con su ayuda podemos lograr más este año! El dinero,  va al fondo de proyectos especiales de la escuela, que ayuda a pagar gastos como transporte en autobús de la escuela a la iglesia para la Misa durante todos los días de inclemencias del tiempo.

The Labels for Education .Las etiquetas para el programa de educación se basan en puntos, no dinero  real. Las Etiquetas generalmente marcadas para 1, 5 o 10 puntos. Nosotros podemos recoger mercancía para la escuela con los puntos acumulados. La escuela recogió unas etiquetas el año pasado y se ocupo para comprar 15 nuevas bolas de juegos infantiles. Haga clic aquí para obtener una lista de productos que llevan varios puntos de etiquetas. (Disponible también en español)

Best Choice UPCs .Mejor elección UPCs valen 3 centavos para la escuela. No parece mucho, pero  realmente cuentan. Hicimos $120 el año pasado. Con su ayuda, podríamos doblar esta cifra este año. Sólo mirar a través de su armario y ver cuántos elementos mejor elección tienes!

Por lo tanto, cuando usted detecte una etiqueta de Best Choice o de Label para Educacion! Córtelos y póngalos en una bolsa  pequeña  en su cocina y dejarlos en la escuela cuando está llena.

Reciclado de papel

No tirar todos esos periódicos, artículos de oficina y hojas de deberes! Mantener una bandeja en el garaje para ellos. Cuando está lleno, colóquelo por el contenedor de reciclado verde de  en el lote del estacionamiento  del preescolar  de Santa Cruz! Como parte de los fondos de proyectos especiales, el dinero recaudado del reciclaje ayudó a pagar gastos como el montaje para el SmartBoards y un nuevo equipo para nuestra secretaria de la escuela.

Libro Sunny D

Se trata de una nueva campaña este ano  para Santa Cruz. Guarde las etiquetas de la UPC de productos de (16 oz o mayor). Por cada 20 etiquetas, la escuela obtiene 20 libros escolares! Puede enviarlos junto con sus otras etiquetas de UPCs, y podrá obtener ordenados. Haga clic aquí para obtener más información sobre el programa.

Scrip

Scrip = tarjetas de regalo, Comprar tarjetas de valor nominal y la escuela obtiene un porcentaje. Hay infinidad de tiendas, restaurantes y otros negocios en la lista. Utilícelos para comestibles, gas, regalos, etc… Y obtendrá una buena oferta. Puede utilizarse un porcentaje del porcentaje para la factura de la escuela hacia su matrícula o donarlo al fondo de Ángel de la guarda. El programa completo es  ganar y ganar. El dinero recaudado de Scrip es parte del presupuesto de la iglesia. Haga clic aquí para echar un vistazo a la lista de disponible Scrip y averiguar cómo se puede utilizarlo para las compras de su familia.

Target REDcard

La tarjeta de Target es otra propuesta de ganar / ganar para Santa Cruz. Elija Santa Cruz como su escuela. El 5% en sus compras van para el destino de la escuela cuando se utiliza la tarjeta. Se obtiene ue 1% con la compra. Acabo de recibir un cheque por más de $800, lo cual se dirigirán al fondo “Proyectos especiales”. (Ese Fondo paga por cosas como programas de enriquecimiento del personal). Haga clic aquí para obtener información sobre cómo obtener su propia REDcard de destino.

Scrip Updates & Additions

from one of our Holy Cross Scrip program coordinators, Cathy Downey -

There are some changes to note in the school’s Scrip program:

• Gap has increased their contribution percentage from 9 to 14%!  And that gift card can be used at all Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta locations, as well as online at oldnavy.com, gap.com, bananarepublic.com, athleta.com and piperlime.com.

• Einstein Bros. Bagels now offers Scrip in the program. Gift cards will be available in $10 denomination with a 10% contribution to the program. That will make a great gift idea!

 

Other blog posts about our Holy Cross Scrip program -

• Target Scrip
• New Scrip
• Restaurant Guide Scrip
• Scrip 101

Target SCRIP!

Exciting news to start the New Year!  The Scrip program now has $25 and $100 Target Gift Cards available with a 2% non-profit contribution to Holy Cross.

Our parish did an awesome job using Scrip over the holidays, keep up the good work!!   Please continue to use Scrip for all your weekly purchases!!

Like all gift cards to national stores, Target gift cards can be used all over the country, not just locally.  So, make it your New Year’s resolution to use scrip whenever you can.  When you use Scrip instead of cash for your purchases, Holy Cross benefits financially, with no added cost to you.

If you need a list of all the gift cards we have available, please stop by the Scrip table in the narthex and take home an order form today!!

New Scrip!

Just a short note to let you know that IHOP scrip is now available at Holy Cross.

We have $25 cards for IHOP Restaurant available, with an 8% nonprofit contribution.

Mmmmmm, don’t waffles sound good about now?

Scrip Tip | AMC Bonus Cash

With the holidays approaching, it’s time to think about using Scrip for your gift purchases. In an effort to help you make the most efficient use of the great Scrip we offer, one of our Scrip coordinators, Cathy Downey, will be keeping us posted on some of the best deals.

Starting next week, we’ll offer AMC Theatres’ Bonus Cash. We offered this last year also. (And we ran out of them, so make sure to order yours soon!)

When you purchase a $25 AMC® Gift Card, your card will be loaded with a little extra “Bonus Cash”. That’s right – when you purchase the $25 AMC® Gift Card, the card will be worth $26.25.

The Scrip contribution remains the same at 7% and is based on the original face value of the gift card.

What a deal!
Download an order form here.

Recycled Gift Cards?

Holy Cross mom Catherine Gailloux came across a company that recycles gift cards. Another Holy Cross mom, Marti Palmer, thought that sounded like a great idea and started looking into it a bit more. As you know, we sell Scrip (gift cards), so we certainly hand out a lot of this recyclable plastic.

EarthWorks, located in Ohio, is the company they found. We could just collect the used cards and ship them to EarthWorks and they’d recycle them, but of course that would cost us the shipping. Since we sell the Scrip as a fundraiser, green or not – that would really diminish our profit.

We’re looking into whether there is a local drop-off point that we could use or if Earthworks would be willing to cover the shipping cost. If so, we’ll collect the cards at the school and church, and then dispose of them at the local drop-off.

Stay tuned as we investigate the idea further. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, hang on to your used Scrip cards. Hopefully we’ll find a nice, green way to dispose of them!

p.s. I’ve got the first of our ‘What Holy Crossers are doing on their summer vacation’ pix. Check back tomorrow – I’ll start posting them. Send me a pic of one of your family’s summer adventures!

Restaurant Guide Scrip

Did you know that the Holy Cross Scrip program now offers
a $25 Restaurant Guide certificate?

The certificate (10%, by the way) is accepted at a number of local restaurants around the metro, including Ixtapa, Frida’s, Ophelia’s, Hibachi, Zest, Extra Virgin, Tassos, Webster House, Drum Room, JJ’s, Oak Room, Gaslight grill, Pierpont’s, Thai House, Piropos, Melting Pot, Grand St. Café, Café Verona, Café Provence, Café des Amis, Fran’s, Thai Place, BD’s Mongolian, Aixois, Chas on the Plaza, Guadalajara, Jack Stack BBQ, Michael Smith, Prime Rib Grill, The Drop, Wine Flight Bistro, Classic Cup, Hereford House, Nara, Room 39, Waldo Pizza, Pachamama’s, Buca de Beppo, Old Shawnee, Majestic, Em Chamas, Margaritas, tatsu’s, Café @ Briarcliff and McFadden’s (plus more!)

For an updated list of restaurants where the certificate is accepted AND printable coupons to many of the restaurants, visit the kcrestaurantguide.com website.

Scrip 101

Does your family use SCRIP? It’s an easy way to help raise money for Holy Cross, and it’s a win-win proposition.

If you don’t already know, SCRIP is basically gift cards that you buy from the parish/school. You buy them at face value, and a percentage of the purchase is donated to Holy Cross (we can buy them at a reduced price – the percentage varies from store to store.)

LOTS of businesses where you currently shop are on the list, I’m sure. There are restaurants, gas station, grocery stores, retail of all sorts, online shopping (including SchoolMall, but that’s a whole other blog post!) The SCRIP list is long. Pick up a form at the church or school, if you’re interested – or download the forms online (form for SCRIP we keep in stock all the time and form for SCRIP we sometimes have to order).

You can choose to have the entire percentage donated to Holy Cross, or you can split the percentage. If you have a child at Holy Cross School, you can put your percentage of the SCRIP purchase toward your child’s tuition the following year (We tabulate your SCRIP purchases all year, and you get a statement in May of your total. At that time, you can choose to donate it to the Guardian Angel Fund or your child’s tuition.)

To give you an idea of the financial reward of the Scrip program for Holy Cross, think about this:

• If one family buys $100 of Hy-Vee SCRIP each week for a year,
  the return is: $260 (5%)
• If one family buys $50 of Penney’s or Kohl’s SCRIP each month for a year,
  the return is: $30 (5%) –
  you can even use Kohl’s SCRIP to pay your Kohl’s charge!
• If one family buys $100 of CVS, Walgreen’s, or Wal-Mart SCRIP
  each month for a year, the return is: $24 (2%)
• If one family does all of the above, their “extra” annual contribution
  to Holy Cross is: $314
• If 200 families did this, the extra annual contribution to Holy Cross
  would be $62,800

The SCRIP cards make great gifts.

They’re also a good tool for budgeting. (How much is your family’s monthly grocery budget? Spend that for SCRIP to your grocery store and that’s it. That’s what you get for the month. Makes it easier to stick with it, some say.)

Bottomline, you’re going to buy groceries and gas, right? Get into the habit of thinking ahead and buying SCRIP to make your purchase. Like I said, win-win.

You can purchase the SCRIP cards at Holy Cross School during the week and at Holy Cross Church before and after mass on the weekend. The organizers make it really easy. You can even send your SCRIP order form in via backpack mail along with your check, and your cards will be returned to you within days.