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You
can help raise money for MTCS
without
spending any extra!
Middle Tennessee Christian School must
raise about $700,000 each year. These funds are needed to help with
operational expenses, to purchase new equipment and supplies, and to maintain
facilities and grounds.
We rely on MTCS supporters like you to help raise this amount. Through
your generous support of our Fall Festival, Steak Dinner, Spaghetti Supper,
Magazine Sale, and other fundraisers, we are able to meet our financial
responsibilities.
To encourage everyone to raise money for MTCS, there are several programs in
place. And, these programs don't cost you a dime! These programs are
easy and designed to be used by parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and
friends of MTCS.
Scrip Program (Scrip Order Form)
- Tuition Exchange Program
• We work with the Great Lakes Scrip Center. The Scrip Center negotiates
with
retailers who offer gift cards at face value and agree to donate a percentage to
participating nonprofit organizations like MTCS.
• Different
retailers have different percentages, ranging from 2% to 25%. For instance, when
you order a $25 gift card from O’Charley’s, they will donate $3.25 to the
school.
• Find all Scrip
retailers on their website www.glscrip.com.
There will also be a link to the list on
our school website. Check this list when you place an order as percentages are
subject to change without notice.
• Order gift
certificates for restaurants and stores where you already shop.
• Orders can be
placed: Fridays at the Paw Patch, Mondays turned in to homeroom teacher or Business
Office by 8:15am. Cards will be available for pick up the following Friday at
the Cougar Paw Patch from 2:00-4:00. Cards not picked up by 4:00 on Friday will
be available in the Business Office during regular business hours.
Kroger
Cares - Tuition
Exchange Program
Let
4% of your Kroger grocery and pharmacy bill benefit MTCS. Our school receives 4%
of all items purchased with the Kroger Gift Card. Here's how it works.
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Purchase
a Kroger Gift Card that is coded to identify our school's account from
the MTCS business office (cards are sold throughout the year). Cost of
the card is $5.00 and can be loaded up to $500.00. (Order
Form)
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You
can add value to, or "recharge," up to $500 on your Kroger Gift
Card at Customer Service or at the register by paying with cash,
check, or charge. (Many people put their monthly grocery money on the
card at one time to help eliminate overspending.)
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If
you recharge at the register, you must do so before the cashier
begins scanning your items.
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The
Kroger Gift Card is a debit card and can be used at any Kroger store and
Kroger Pharmacy in the country. It can now be used to pay for gasoline
as well. (It is great for grandparents, aunts and uncles, and friends to
help MTCS. Think about the card for gifts, stocking stuffers,
emergency milk and bread runs, etc.)
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Your
remaining balance on the Gift Card will be printed on your receipt.
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Every
time our supporters collectively spend $5000, Kroger sends MTCS a check.
If
300 families spend $150 a week on their Kroger Gift Card, MTCS will get $93,600
a year! You spend no more than you are already spending for food and other
items. Kroger is making the donation, not you. Let's go Krogering
for MTCS!
Fast
Fixin' Home Team School Rewards
We
are introducing a new fundraising program sponsored by Fast
Fixin' -- a line of
fully cooked chicken and beef products found in your grocer's freezer. The
Fast Fixin' Home Team School Rewards program makes it easy for us to raise as
much as $12,000 a year for our school. All we have to do is clip and save
Home Team logos from the back of specially marked bags of Fast Fixin' products.
Fast Fixin' will redeem them for 30 cents per logo. Click here
for eligible products. For more information, contact Lisa Richardson
(lisarichardson@mtcscougars.org)
at 893-0601.
Cartridge
World Recycling Program
Cartridge
World will donate $1 for each name-brand ink cartridge and $2 for each
name-brand laser cartridge turned in for recycling. Cartridges can be
brought to the collection center in front of the Elementary Office or taken to
Cartridge World. If you take the cartridges to Cartridge World, tell them
it is for MTCS.
 Terracycle
Program
Our
newest fundraising opportunity is through the Terracycle Company. Through
the company, we now recycle the following items: empty
Elmer's glue bottles and sticks; any type of juice pouch (like Capri Sun, etc.)
- not juice boxes, though; Scotch tape dispensers and tape cores; empty
inkjet or toner cartridges; Huggies packages; Scott brand plastic packages;
Toasted Chips bags; Mars candy wrappers (any size); Nestle and Keebler cookie
wrappers (any size); old cell phones. MTCS receives 25 cents for each cell
phone recycled, and 2 cents for all other items.
Other
Ways to Help
Tyson
Project A+: Clip and save Project A+ redemption panels from Tyson
boxes or bags. Each panel we collect is worth 24˘ for our school! Drop off
Tyson Project A+ redemption panels at the collection center outside the
elementary office.
General
Mills Box Tops for Education: Box tops can be found on General Mills
cereals, Yoplait yogurts, Betty Crocker products and more. Bring the
General Mills Box Tops for Education symbols to the collection center outside of
the elementary office. General Mills will give MTCS 10˘ for each box top.
Campbell's
Labels for Education: MTCS is no longer participating in the
Campbell's soup label program because of their support of non-Christian views.
Schoolpop.com:
Visit www.schoolpop.com when making
purchases online. You can register with MTCS and shop at tons of popular
online stores. Schoolpop rebates a percentage of your sales to the school.
It's another great way for everyday shopping to benefit MTCS.
Thank
you for your continued support of our school!
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