Scrip is a term that means “substitute money”. When you purchase scrip, you’re purchasing negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards that are used just like cash. You can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase, you earn revenue for our organization.

How scrip generates revenue for you

The Great Lakes Scrip Center acts on behalf of churches, schools and other non-profit organizations to purchase large amounts of scrip from grocery stores, department stores, and other retailers. Because the scrip is purchased with cash up front, the participating retailers offer a substantial discount. Our organization buys the scrip from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to families like yours for full face value. The discount – from two to fifteen percent or more – is our organization’s revenue.

Scrip is “shopping cart fundraising”

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.

Find Out More

Ask your scrip coordinator listed below for the latest participating retailer list. Then put your shopping dollars to work for our organization!

How To Order Scrip
1. Fill out an order form and return with payment to the scrip coordinator.
2. Log in to ShopWithScrip.com and create a free account.
a. Go to the green Family Sign Up box on the left side of the page and click on create account.
b. Enter organization enrollment code- 87FFF8LB32671 before ordering.
c. Place order for over 300 national and local retailers.
3. Submit payment to the scrip coordinator.
4. Submit online bank draft using PrestoPay ($0.15 fee). Card recharging also available.
5. Scrip orders will be available for pickup at Coles Elementary on two Wednesday evenings a month (same date as Market Day pickup). Additional pickup dates will be available and alternative arrangements can be made with the scrip coordinator based on the need.

The PTA would like to introduce this fundraiser to our Roadrunner parents and teachers.

The books sell for $25.00, and the PTA would receive 50% of the profit.

 Currently the PTA has 48 books to sell, if you would like to purchase a book,

Please contact Palmer Denny either by e-mail pcd10@ymail.com or by phone @ 703-791-3978

They’re Discount books for all your favorite places! Places such as Advance Auto Parts, Amici’s, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Build-A-Bear, CiCi’s Pizza, DAKS, Denny’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Domino’s, DressBarn, Edible Arrangements, El Taco, Foster’s Grills, Great Wolf Lodge, Hard Times, House of Bounce, IHOP, Jerry’s, Kilroy’s, King’s Dominion, Los Toltecos, Dunkin’ Donuts, Brother’s Pizza, Six Flags, SplashDown, Sports Authority, Subway, TCBY, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Walgreens, Washington Wizards & Mystics, and zPizza just to name a few (ok, more than a few….).

Our Annual

Community Yard Sale

GOT STUFF?

GOT A BUSINESS YOU WANT TO PROMOTE?

WELL COME SELL IT AND PROMOTE IT

AT OUR ANNUAL

COMMUNITY DAY & YARD SALE

SATURDAY, May 12^TH

7:00 AM – 1:00 PM

RAIN DATE: Sunday, May 13th

Vendor & Seller Information

• Registration will end Friday, May 11th
• Payment is due at time of registration.
• Please send this form and checks payable to Coles PTA to Coles Elementary School, 7405 Hoadly Road, Manassas, VA 20112.(Note that while we are hoping for good weather, we cannot control it! The purchase of the yard sale space is non-refundable; a rain date has been scheduled.)
• There will be a fee of $35 processed against any checks returned by our bank for any reason.
• We are NOT offering a “quick drop” of items for the PTA to sell this year!
• The school’s dumpster is not available for the disposal of unsold items and carrying containers.  You must remove everything that you bring onto the school’s property.

Spaghetti Night was a great success! Thank you to the CAC, Coles Staff and parents who helped make the evening a success.

Upcoming Event!!!Community Yard Sale is Saturday, May 12th – It’s only $15/spot ( Our rain date is the 13th). FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Marzetta Waller – 703.791.3609 or Stacia Kelly 703.597.2951or email us at colesvolunteers@gmail.com

Attraction Books – what are they? They’re Discount books for all your favorite places! Places such as Advance Auto Parts, Amici’s, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Build-A-Bear, CiCi’s Pizza, DAKS, Denny’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Domino’s, DressBarn, Edible Arrangements, El Taco, Foster’s Grills, Great Wolf Lodge, Hard Times, House of Bounce, IHOP, Jerry’s, Kilroy’s, King’s Dominion, Los Toltecos, Dunkin’ Donuts, Brother’s Pizza, Six Flags, SplashDown, Sports Authority, Subway, TCBY, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Walgreens, Washington Wizards & Mystics, and zPizza just to name a few (ok, more than a few….). It has over $5600 in savings! The books are $25 and we currently have 48 books for sale.

The Scrips Program is alive and ready to go. Now, you ask….what is THIS one? It’s gift card purchases for things you ALREADY buy. You know those carousels at the grocery store? Where you can pick up iTunes cards…or Best Buy cards? Well, this is the same thing, but rather than putting money in the pockets of the grocery store, a small percentage goes to the PTA instead, allowing us to give teacher grants or help fund things like new computers! You can see a FULL list of Participating Retailers at ShopatScrip.com. Scrip is a term that means “substitute money”. When you purchase scrip, you’re purchasing negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards that are used just like cash. You can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase, you earn revenue for our PTA.

How To Order Scrip

1. Fill out an order form and return with payment to the scrip coordinator.
2. Log in to ShopWithScrip.com and create a free account.
1. Go to the green Family Sign Up box on the left side of the page and click on create account.
2.  Enter organization enrollment code – 87FFF8LB32671 before ordering.
3. Place order for over 300 national and local retailers.
3. Submit payment to the scrip coordinator.
4. Scrip orders will be available for pickup at Coles Elementary on two Wednesday evenings a month (same date as Market Day pickup). Additional pickup dates will be available and alternative arrangements can be made with the scrip coordinator based on the need.

OUR SCRIP COORDINATOR – Monica Hornauer – 703-794-0044  mwhornauer@yahoo.com

SHOUT OUT! Parental Improvement Program – We’re pretty sure you don’t know this….but 12 parents went through classes to learn to speak English. They have to study, pass tests, and more. We had 12 graduates from our school! It was here at school. Thank you to the ESOL TEAM! And WAY TO GO GRADUATES!

Ohhh, it’s that time of year again….we’re getting ready for PTA Elections and setting up the new PTA Board for success in the 2012-2013 school year.

• ELECTED POSITIONS OPENING UP: Pres/VP Positions are open for next year.
• Stacia Kelly, our PTA Secretary has put her bid in for PTA President
• VP position is up for election
• More positions we’d love to have your help with!
• Secretary/Communications Coordinator – OPEN
• Club Coordinator – Stuart Josephs – He’s looking for people to help participate and run some of the clubs
• Volunteer Chair – OPEN, plus committee members needed
• Market Day Chair – OPEN, plus committee members needed
• Spirit Wear Chair – OPEN, plus committee members needed
• Hospitality Chair – OPEN, plus committee members needed
• Meeting Snack Coordinator – OPEN
• We will also be recruiting Parent Classroom representatives to help out with the classrooms and grade levels
• Current Teams
• Fundraising Chair – Palmer Denny – committee members needed
• Scout Liaison – Meg Layton
• SCRIPS Program – Monica Hornauer – please contact her if you would like to learn how to help

UPCOMING EVENT!!!! May 10th – Teacher/Staff Appreciation Breakfast – we will be collecting food AND we would love to find some volunteers to help out in making sure everything is ready for our wonderful teachers and staff!

PS – don’t forget, look to your right and sign up for text messages!

I challenge each of you to start the New Year off by attending (1) PTA meeting, I ask you to come check us out, if you have ever had any questions as to the purpose of the PTA and what it is that we do for our school.  I encourage you to come out to a meeting and find out.  You will find out everything you wanted to know; but were afraid to ask.

Hope to see you at one of our Meetings this Year!

• Tuesday, Jan. 10th – 7:00 pm, Library
• Tuesday, Feb 14th – 7:00 pm, Library
• Tuesday, March 13th – 7:00 pm, Library
• Tuesday, April 10th, – 7:00 pm, Library
• Tuesday, May 8th, – 7:00 pm, Library

We are currently recruiting for the following positions:
Secretary, Hospitality Chair & Co-Chair, and 5th Grade Promotion Coordinator.

Upcoming Events: 

• October 27th – Booktober Fest and Market Day Order Deadline
• Nov. 2nd – 7:30-8:30 Market Day Pickup
• Nov 4th – FALL FESTIVAL!!! (Volunteers Needed!)
• Nov 8th – PTA Meeting – 7pm in the Library