Gift Card Program

Gift Card Sales
Summer Information

 
Gift card sales continue all year long.  Families are now earning tuition credit for the 2019-20 school year. 
 
During the summer, you can continue to purchase gift cards at the Saturday (5pm) and Sunday (10am) masses at Saint Sebastian Church.  Gift card walk-in hours at HCA will be Tuesdays and Fridays, 10am-12pm.   Orders can also be e-mailed or placed online.  Once the order is filled, you will be contracted to make arrangements for pick-up at the school office or at church during regular weekend mass sale times.
 
Please note:  For the summer, we will not be ordering Special Order cards every week.  If you can, plan ahead and place your Special Orders as early as possible.  Alternatively, you can buy Giant Eagle cards through HCA. Then at Giant Eagle, you can purchase many of their in-stock gift cards that we would have to Special Order.  This way, you can also earn your Fuel/Food Perks.
 
You can also purchase e-cards online at ShopWithScrip.com for over 700 vendors.
 
If you need more information on our gift card program or have questions about how to get your gift cards when school is not in session, please contact Kris Nastal at giftcards@holycrossacademy.net or
412-364-7171 Ext. 631.

About Our Gift Card Program

The Holy Cross Academy Gift Card Program is a great way to reduce your tuition!  Holy Cross Academy families receive 100% of all rebate credit earned from gift card purchases made through the school. These rebate credits appear in the December and April tuition payments. Gift card rebate credit for the 2018-2019 school year began April 1, 2018 and will continue through March 15, 2019.  For the 2019-2020 school year, rebate credit will run from March 16, 2019 thru March 15, 2020.

How You Can Participate

HCAfundraising.com - is the website that keeps record of each family’s purchases and tuition rebate totals.  This site is designed for families to order physical gift cards. In stock cards will be filled on a daily basis. Special orders received by Monday at 10 a.m. should be filled by the end of the week. The rebate credit shown on the HCAfundraising.com website is automatically adjusted to reflect the exact rebate credit the family will receive.
 
Shopwithscrip.com - is the website for families to purchase eCards (electronic), reload existing gift cards and take advantage of any specials offered. 
 

• If a family purchases an eCard or reloadable card from the shopwithscrip website but pays with a check, that card is not available until the payment is received and the eCards are released by the gift card coordinators at HCA.  This could take up to 7-10 days. 
• If a family purchases an eCard or reloads an existing gift card from the shopwithscrip website and pays with PrestoPay, that eCard is downloaded or reloaded to their account electronically.  ECards are available for immediate use.  Reloadable cards may take 24 hours before the funds are available.
• It can take 7-10 days to fill you order from shopwithscrip.  Payment can be made online through PrestoPay or by sending a check into the gift card coordinators.
• Families receive 100% of the rebate for eCards and Reloadables. The school does not retain any percentage of these rebates. 
• If a family purchases a physical gift card through a Bonus Offer from the shopwithscrip website, the school will retain up to 1% of the the rebate displayed from the respective vendors and apply it toward the school’s fundraising budget.  The school family will receive the balance toward their tuition credit.
  • 1% off of those rebates from 4% - 20%
  • ½% off of those rebates from 2% - 3%
  • If a rebate is under 2%, the rebate given to the family will be 1%.

Purchase at Holy Cross - Gift cards are sold in Office One between the hours of 9 a.m. - Noon. Please keep in mind, we are now processing payments daily for all gift card orders. 

Additional Gift Card Program Details

• If a family’s rebate credit from gift card purchases exceeds their April tuition payment, the overage will be applied toward next year’s tuition.
  • If the last child is graduating and attending a Catholic High School, their rebate credit can be applied toward that high school
  • If the last child is graduating and not attending a Catholic High School, a family can contribute their rebate credit to another family or fund.  If not, the rebate credit will go into the school’s general fundraising account. You must give the gift card coordinator your directive by March 15.
• If a family pays their tuition in full upfront, their rebate credit will be applied toward next year’s tuition.  That overage will come off of their total tuition for the following school year.
  • If the last child is graduating and attending a Catholic High School, their rebate credit can be applied toward that high school
  • If the last child is graduating and not attending a Catholic High School, a family can contribute their rebate credit to another family or fund.  If not, the rebate credit will go into the school’s general fundraising account. You must give the gift card coordinator your directive by March 15.

 
If you have any questions about the program, or would like your username and password or organization code, please email us at giftcards@holycrossacademy.net