The eScrip program offers schools many funding opportunities, beyond only the Safeway rebate. Online purchases made via eScrip's "Online Mall"--over 1,000 participating merchants--can bring schools a substantial earning percentage!
Formerly, people's online purchases would earn schools money if they first had signed up for the eScrip program (at www.escrip.com) and registered a credit or debit card, then used that card when purchasing from an eScrip Online Mall vendor after signing in to their account.
Now there's a new and easy way for Northwood to earn money from eScrip Online Mall vendors, by first clicking on the eScrip Online Mall graphic that's on Northwood's news page and PTSA page.
People can support schools "anonymously"--they do not first need to register for the eScrip program. If shoppers already are registered with eScrip (but don't have any credit/debit cards linked to their account), they also can use this Online Mall link, sign in to their eScrip accounts, and their online purchases will appear on their monthly eScrip statement.
eScrip-registered shoppers who had designated other eScrip beneficiary schools can decide if they'd like their purchase to support those groups, or those groups as well as Northwood (for a maximum of three groups), or only Northwood. Shoppers who are not registered for eScrip will have their online purchase rebate go to Northwood.
• When you use the Online Mall, we earn up to 16% of your purchases from over 1,000 name brand merchants
• You shop from the same websites you know and trust and pay exactly the same price
• The specific items you buy are not recorded in any way, just the total you spent from each merchant to calculate your earnings
• Be sure to visit the Online Mall first whenever you shop so we can earn every time!
Please use this link at the start of every online purchase from a participating eScrip online vendor and Northwood will benefit. A sampling of popular Online Mall vendors and their rebate amounts are 1-800-FLOWERS (12%), Amazon (2.4%), Barnes&Noble (3.6%), ColdwaterCreek (4.2%), eBay (1.2%), eddiebauer (4.8%), expedia.com (1.5%), HarryandDavid (7.2%), HickoryFarms (4.2%), OrientalTrading (3%), PetSmart (4.8%), travelocity (1.8%) and hundreds more. Many sites also have discount coupons that can save you money as you earn funds for Northwood. Some Online Mall merchants are not traditional online "stores," but sites to buy airline or cruise tickets, hotel or car rental reservations, wireless/Internet services, etc. Using this portal, you'll get to the online merchant's identical home page, and Northwood will receive a rebate with each purchase, at no additional cost to you!
Thanks so much for bringing extra funding to Northwood when you shop online for books, clothes, sports gear, flowers, home furnishings, airline tickets and other travel-related items and numerous other products! Please pass this info on to your coworkers, neighbors, family and others who would like their online purchases to benefit our school--no matter where they live!
--Carol Smalls, Northwood PTSA painless fundraising coordinator
