Shop For Our Schools



Shop For Our Schools

A way to help your school and yourself

The Shop For Our Schools program is available to all families in the PSR program and is an easy way to help the school while helping yourself earn your registration fee. This can be done without any additional cost to you or your family. Below are some commonly asked questions about the program.

What is the Shop For Our Schools Program?

Shop For Our Schools is a unique fund-raiser that raises money for the Parish School of Religion without costing a family any additional expenses. Through use of this program, you can actually have your registration fee refunded to you.

How does is it work?

Local merchants sell us gift certificates at a discount. We sell them to the school families at face value. For example: Shop ‘n Save gives us a 4% discount. If you purchase $500 worth of grocery gift certificates, the school will earn $20.

Are these coupons?

No, these are gift certificates and they spend like actual cash. Purchase the certificates before you go shopping. Kohl’s and JCPenney’s will allow you to pay your credit card with their certificates.

Are the certificates for stores that I shop at?

We have over 150 merchants that include Dierbergs, Shop’ n Save, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, McDonalds, Kohl’s and Home Depot. The order form is separated by categories to make your shopping easier.

What if I grocery shop at Schnucks?

Schnucks does not sell certificates, but participates in a different way. If you are a Schnucks shopper, stop at the service desk and ask for an e-scrip card. Activate the card designating Sts. Joachim & Ann PSR as the recipient of the donations. Once the card is activated, simply swipe the card every time you shop at Schnucks and they will donate a percentage of your purchases to school. Contact Schnucks for more details on the e-scrip card.

Do you keep certificates in stock?

Many certificates are kept in stock. All grocery stores and most restaurants are always in stock. JC Penney’s, Kohl’s, Walgreens and Wal-Mart are also in stock. Look on your order form to see what is kept in stock and what has to be ordered. All in-stock items are marked with a ♦ on your order form.

How long will it take to get something not in stock?

Orders placed before 8:30 AM on Monday will be available for pick-up on Thursday of that week. Orders placed after 8:30 AM on Monday will not be available for pick-up until Thursday of the following week.

Do I have an account number?

All PSR Shop For Our Schools orders should have the number 8000 used as the account number.

How do I earn my registration fee?

All sales are tracked by family. Make sure you include your name and the PSR account number of 8000 on each order form. A PSR family must spend approximately $125 per month to earn their $30 registration fee. Purchases beginning March 1, 2009 and ending February 28, 2010 will be applied to the 2010 – 2011 registration fee. If a PSR family has reached their goal of $30, they will be notified that their PSR registration is paid.

When can I buy certificates?

Certificates are sold at the following times in the Church lobby:

Saturday after 5:00 PM Mass

Sunday after 8:45 AM Mass

Sunday after 10:30 AM Mass

Sunday before 12:15 PM Mass

Certificates are sold at the following times in the School hallway:

Monday during PSR (6:15 – 7:30 PM)

Wednesday during PSR (7:00 – 8:15 PM)

What is this money used for?

Each year, the cost of running the Parish School of Religion increases. The profits from Shop For Our Schools helps pay for supplies, books, teachers, etc that are used by the program.

Is participation mandatory?

No, the program is not mandatory, but it is encouraged to be used as a way to help the PSR program at Sts. Joachim & Ann while trying to keep tuition costs at a minimum.

Who handles all this work?

The Shop For Our Schools Program has a large number of dedicated volunteers. However, more volunteers are always needed. If you would like to help sell certificates during the week or on the weekend after masses, please return the volunteer sheet in this registration packet.

Thank you for your use of the Shop For Our Schools Program.

If you have any questions, please call the PSR office at 926-0021.

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