QCMS also participates in Scrip. Our QCMS families and friends can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase, you earn revenue for Quad City Montessori School.
 

MoneyMakers
What is Scrip?
It’s simple. Scrip is a term that means “substitute money”. When you purchase scrip through Quad City Montessori School, you’re purchasing negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards that are used just like cash. You can use scrip to make regular household purchases you would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, and gifts can be purchased with scrip, and every purchase earns revenue for our school. The scrip cards look just like gift cards are east to use and also make great gifts!

How does scrip benefit Quad City Montessori School?
QCMS buys scrip from The Great Lakes Scrip Center which purchases large amount of scrip on behalf of nonprofit organizations. Because scrip is purchased with cash up front, retailers are able to offer a discount. Certificates and prepaid cards are sold at face value, and the discount is passed on to the school. The discount, from 2 – 15% or more is revenue for the school. So, if a family buys $100 from a merchant offering a 10% discount, this purchase would generate $10 paid by the merchant to the QCMS scrip program.

How do I order scrip?
Just talk to Sue at the front desk! She’ll have a current list of companies offering scrip. We keep several of the merchants that we do a high volume of scrip with (such as Hy-Vee) on hand; others may have about a week’s turn-around time to come in. For the first time this year we are able to take credit cards as payment for scrip, but please keep in mind that the school is charged 1.5 - 3% for us to use the card. For that reason we have a $100 minimum credit card purchases for scrip. Checks and cash are always welcome for any amount.

So how can I help?
Think about where you and your family spend money. You can use scrip to purchase every-day expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase, help out your school. Scrip is an easy way to support QCMS without spending any more money that you already would.

Where can I use scrip?
There are hundreds of companies that offer scrip. Attached you will find a list available to purchase. We are also able to get Hy-Vee scrip locally with a 5% discount.
 

For more information on the Scrip program visit the QCMS website or contact Jodi Stapp at 563-823-0327 or Jodi.Stapp@qcms.org.