Gift Card Fundraiser
Our gift card fundraiser—also called scrip—is an easy way for members and friends to donate more to our church at no extra cost to themselves. Many people order gift cards monthly for their own shopping and additional cards before the holidays as presents for others.
How the church makes money: People pay the face value of gift cards they order through UUCH. The church buys the cards at a discount and keeps the difference so UUCH makes a small profit on each card.
Two different categories of gift cards available:
Grocery scrip is for gift cards from Martins/Giant and Weis grocery stores, which give 5% of each card’s value to the church. Grocery scrip orders are collected on the first Sunday of every month.
The Great Lake Scrip (GLS) program has gift cards from most retailers, chain restaurants, on line stores, and more. If the GLS order form doesn’t have the gift card you want, ask our scrip coordinator, Jane Peatling if it’s available. The percentage the church earns is shown on the order form and varies with each retailer. GLS orders are also collected on the first Sunday of every month.
Gift card order and distribution process: Grocery store and GLS order forms are available online (links above) for you to print out at home. Paper forms are also available in a folder on the cabinet in the back of the sanctuary.
Place your order in two ways:
Complete the form and deposit it and your check (made out to UUCH with gift cards in the memo line) in the gift card orders folder at the back of the sanctuary when you are at church. (Yes you can order both kinds of cards –2 forms– and write one check.). Orders are due on the first Sunday of each month.
Or mail the completed form and your check to UU Church of Hagerstown, att: Jane Peatling, 13245 Cearfoss Pike, Hagerstown, MD, 21740. Mail your order early enough to reach the church by the first Sunday in the month.
Jane picks up the forms at church, places the orders, and distributes the cards at the end of the month.
Eventually we hope to have the whole gift card process available on line but this interim step works.