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June Ramblings

I always wonder on the 3rd Sunday of the month why more members of the congregation don’t buy scrip cards. What started as a way to raise money for handbells has turned into a source of revenue for the congregation. All money raised through the scrip program goes to the church to help with expenses. You can buy scrip for merchants from A-Z, Ace Hardware to Zappos.com. We make any where from 2% (WalMart for example) to 23% (See’s Candies). You can buy grocery scrip (Marsh, Meijer, Walmart), gas scrip (BP, Chevron, Marathon, Mobil, Shell, Speedway, Sunoco), restaurant scrip (too many restaurants to list), vacation scrip (Carnival Cruises, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inns, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inns, Hyatt Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Quality Inns, Renaissance Hotels and Resorts, Residence Inns, and many more), department store scrip (JC Penney, KMart, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Marshall’s, TJ Maxx), movie scrip (AMC, Regal Entertainment, United Artists), office supply scrip (Office Depot, Office Max, Staples) and drug store scrip (CVS, Walgreen’s). These are just a few examples of the wide range of merchants available in the scrip program.

In addition to making money for the church, Louise tracks what you buy and at the end of the year you receive a form telling you what part of your scrip purchases during the year were a donation to the church and thus, tax deductible. Where else do you get a gift card that you get to deduct a portion of the purchase price?

Buying scrip makes it easy for your gift giving. Birthdays, graduations, weddings, Mother’s/Father’s Day and Christmas are all occasions to give scrip as gifts or purchase scrip to buy a present for relatives and friends.

If you have never purchased scrip, pick up an order form and look it over. I think you will be surprised at the number of merchants that participate in the program. Give it a try one month. If you have been purchasing scrip, thanks and keep it up!

Mary Schull

Your Congregational Council

Mary Schull, President	Pastor Tom, Vice President	Ann Wilkerson, Secretary
Jill Speraw, Treasurer	Hank Schull, Financial Secretary	Brent Speraw, Worship & Music
Nancy Cook, Fellowship	Kristen Kopel, Evangelism	Chip Wilkerson, Property
Denver Cain, Finance & Stewardship	Denise Walker, Social Ministry	Entire Council at Work