For parents wanting an easy way to reduce marching band fees, SCRIP is the answer. By using SCRIP, you get band fund raising credit for purchasing things you normally buy everyday. That means you’ll pay less out-of-pocket for your child’s band fees because you’ve built up credit in the SCRIP program.
And you and your family can start using SCRIP immediately, earning Harrison Marching Band credits even before your child starts school at Harrison!
SCRIP may be the easiest, most convenient method to support Harrison Band and reduce your child’s participation fees. Band families earn 1% up to 12% on SCRIP purchases, and sometimes more during special promotions! A small portion goes directly to the band, and the rest is credited to your family’s account.
Many families reduce their fees significantly, and our recent top earners achieved nearly 50% in fee reductions with SCRIP.
Many parents reduce their fees significantly – earning 10, 20, 50% and more of their annual participation fees just by paying their normal expenses.
Sound too good to be true? Think you can’t do it? Consider this:
- Do you buy groceries? You can use SCRIP at WalMart, Sam’s Club, Publix, Target, Sprout’s and elsewhere.
- Do you wear clothing? Use SCRIP at Macy’s, Old Navy, JC Penny, Kohl’s, Sears, Old Navy, American Eagle and other brand stores.
- Like dining out? SCRIP is available for restaurants from Panera Bread to Ruth Chris Steakhouse, and lots of places in between like Chili’s, Dairy Queen, Longhorn’s, Red Lobster, O’Charley’s, Carrabba’s, Cracker Barrel, Domino’s, and many more.
- Planning home improvement, repair project or appliance replacement? Just purchase SCRIP for Home Depot, Lowe’s or Sears.
- Need office supplies, pet food, sporting goods or gift cards? Yes, Staples, PetSmart, Academy, Visa gift cards and even Amazon.com have SCRIP offerings.
- Like or need to travel? You can pay for vacation or business trips on Delta and Southwest using SCRIP, and use those dining cards for your meal expenses.
- All this giving you a headache? You guessed it, you can use SCRIP at CVS and Walgreen’s, too!
Oh, one more thing. Using SCRIPNOW online, you can even buy SCRIP on your phone, after you ring up your purchase at your favorite retailer. That’s right – no cards to carry or forget at home!
To start, you’ll need to sign up with the Harrison Band SCRIP program. There a few forms to complete, and then you get an enrollment confirmation. Your extended family can participate, too, meaning you earn dollars for their spending.
Get complete information on the Harrison Bands website at this link. Or, if you have questions, use this e-mail link to send us a note.
Wondering why I volunteered to write this article?
We didn’t use SCRIP during most of our son’s freshman fall semester, thinking it was too much trouble. Then, we signed on at Thanksgiving and gave it a try to purchase Christmas gifts and some January home items. We earned nearly $300 in band fees by February — and now we’re hooked. We’re targeting $1,000 in SCRIP earnings for our 2020 sophomore year fees.
