I have set up fundraiser selling gift cards for over 600 locations for the Spanish Club. The way it works is that we sell the cards at face value and purchase them through Raise Right (formerly Scrip) at a discount. The difference in cost is money that will go into your child's account for the Spanish Club trip. Instead of using a check or credit card at a place you normally do business, you will pay with a gift card. The discount amounts vary by retailer. For example, Cub is 4%, Holiday Stationstores is 4%, American Eagle is 10%, Barnes & Noble is 9%, Chili's is 11%. So, if you purchase a $100 Cub gift card, you will receive $100 to spend at Cub, the Spanish Club will pay $96 for the card and $4 will be deposited into your child's account.

To sign up, go to https://www.raiseright.com/shop. You will need to enter our enrollment code: EDCCED6E4L119. This ties you to our group account. You can pay for the gift cards by cash or check turned in to me, by credit card (for a fee) or you can also sign up for direct bank account pay, which is a way to pay by having the money pulled directly out of your checking account.

Here is a link to the steps you need to take to set up an account: https://www.raiseright.com/resources/participant/start-earning/

Some retailers offer cards that can be reloaded. The first time you order, you will order a regular gift card. When money is out or running low, you can reload them through your family account, by choosing the Reload or Reload Now option from the retailer dropdown. If you pay using your linked bank account or a credit card, the money will be available right away. If you pay with cash or a check, the reload money will not be available until the day after the order is released by the coordinator (me). I use the Cub Reload Now all the time. Before we go shopping (or sometimes on the way there), I load money onto the card and pay. When we get to Cub, the money is on my card and that is how I pay for our groceries.

E-Cards can be ordered and then printed at home or pulled up on your phone. If you use your bank account or credit card, you will be able to print the eCard or access it on your phone in minutes. If you pay by cash or check, the order will need to be released by me. You will then receive an email when you can use or print the gift card. 

If you have questions, please feel free to email me at ampeters@isd717.org or call me at 952-393-8989. 

We place orders monthly on the 15th of the month. Orders are entered using your family account. If you don't want to use your linked bank account or if you sell gift cards to family or friends, checks should be written out to Jordan Spanish Club and need to be given to Mrs. Peters by the 10th of the month.

This is a GREAT way to earn money for the Spanish trip. By using gift cards to pay for your everyday things and selling them around holidays, it is amazing how quickly the savings add up. My family raised over $4000 in two years!