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Manna News - October 27, 2004
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What is Manna? Simple.
It’s the wonderful
program that has local and national retailers paying your tuition
(or Religious Ed fees) for you. How does it work? Really Simply:
Businesses sell their own gift certificates or gift cards to
the school at a discount. The school then sells them to the
school and R/E families at face value. The difference (the
discount amount) is then split between the school as a fund
raiser, and the family as tuition credit.
What’s the catch? There is none.
If you want $100 for Jewel, write a check for $100, and receive
$100 in Jewel gift
certificates, plus you get half of the discount as credit toward
your tuition.
Each retailer offers a different discount,
and most will be split 50/50 between the school and the families.
In some instances,
retailers offer small discounts of 2 or 3%; in these cases,
the families will receive a minimum 2% discount, and the school
will get either 0 or 1%. In many cases, however, the discount
offered is much higher—10, 15, 20% or more, and the families
will receive half of the discount as tuition credit! Over the
course of the year, this can easily add up to hundreds of dollars.
What kind of stores participate? Every
kind. Grocery, gas, restaurants, clothing stores, shoe stores,
pizza places, book
stores, department stores, you name it. Just about every kind
of purchase you are already making, you can make through Manna,
and save money off your tuition! This is money you are already
spending. You can save money for yourself, and raise money
for the school without buying anything you aren’t buying
now. It’s a no-brainer.
How can I get in on this wonderful program? The best way is
through the weekly order forms that will be sent home with
your child. Return the form and payment to school by Monday,
and you will receive your order on Friday. We will also have
a limited amount of certificates that will be sold directly
from the box, but the weekly order form is the only way to
ensure we are ordering exactly what you need, and that we have
the money to pay for it.
This is a simple, smart and easy way
to offset the cost of a fantastic education, as well as raise
money for the school,
without spending any additional money. You can have your friends,
families and neighbors buy certificates in your name, too.
They will be supporting St. Joe’s and helping you out
too.
Still not convinced? Don’t think
you need the couple of hundred bucks you could easily save?
Then think about buying
Manna anyway, and have all your credits go directly to the
school, the Religious Ed program, or the Needy Family Fund.
How can you say no to that?
Following are the policies for the Manna
Program, some new and some old, as well as some miscellaneous
information. Please keep this sheet as a reference for the
future.
- Manna orders are due Monday
morning, and will be returned either Thursday or Friday,
depending on the schedules of our
brokers, and our volunteers. Orders received after Monday
morning will be filled from the box if we can, or held
for the next
week.
- IOUs will no longer be accepted. Payment must be made at
the time the order is placed.
- Checks should be made payable to “St. Joseph Manna”.
If necessary, we will hold checks upon your request
for up to two weeks.
- We have changed the discount tuition credit from a flat 2%
to a 50/50 split between the families and the school. Families
will receive a minimum of 2% credit for each purchase,
and depending on the vendor, may receive upwards of 10% credit
for each purchase! See the new order form for vendors and
discounts.
- Although we have added many new vendors, we do not have the
resources to stock them all in the box. Families are strongly
encouraged to use the weekly order form! This way we order
exactly what you want, and have the money to pay for it.
- The availability of the box for
purchases is still being worked out, pending more help
from volunteers. The box will not be
kept in the school office at all hours from now
on. We will let you know the days & times when Manna
will be available for purchase. In the meantime, please
use weekly order
forms, or contact Jennifer Cunnane.
- Our software will now allow us
to send out statements of your Manna credits; we plan to
do this after Christmas, at the end
of March, and again at the end of July. This
way you’ll
see how quickly your tuition credits are growing.
- Think outside your own wallet!
Your families, friends, neighbors, co-workers, mailmen,
etc., can purchase Manna certificates
in your name so that you get the credit.
Everyone needs groceries, gas, clothing, and Mrs. Field’s Cookies. Encourage them
to purchase Manna—it’s money
they would spend anyway, and you can get
the credit.
- Future families are welcome! Although
we have always allowed this, it was not widely known. If
you know anyone with young
kids (or no kids yet) that may send their
kids to St. Joes, they can start buying Manna in their
own name at any time,
and we’ll hold the credits for them
until they start school.
- High school families can still
take advantage of Manna—if
you will send your kids to a Catholic
high school, continue buying Manna from us, and we will
send a check to that
high school in your name.
- Any family account that has a total Manna credit for the year
of $5.00 or less, will be considered a donation to the
school.
- Manna purchases can also be made
in the name of the school, the R/E program, or the Needy
Family Fund as a donation. Just
put “Needy Family” or whatever under the “name
of family to be credited” line
on the order form.
- This is a “transition” year where we are trying
out lots of new ideas and procedures. Some may work, some may
not, and we’ll make adjustments
as needed. Please bear with us.
We will keep you apprised of any
changes
as they
occur.
- New ideas and suggestions are always
welcome. Volunteers are always needed. If you have any
questions, comments,
concerns,
or free time, please give me
a call and I’ll take
care of it! I can be reached
at 834-9341. Thanks! Jennifer Cunnane
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