Gear up! Get some sweet items and show off your Placer spirit! Shirts, sweatshirts, hats, water bottles, and even socks! Buy online or on select days at school. All proceeds go toward school programs.
In addition to joining the PTC, there are many ways you can help generate funds for school use:
***Benefit Mobile Gift Card Fundraiser App***
We regret to inform you that Benefit Mobile will be closing the doors after 8 years of business. We are so thankful to those that supported us in the beginning, year after year, through Covid, and continue to support us now. Please take the time to read this entire email and the following emails in coming weeks. FAQ’s are below. We expect our customer service department to be overloaded with this announcement, and this should address nearly every question you have as well as provide news and updates as we transition. Please save this email to refer back to for important dates. We hope you will continue fundraising for your organization. We recommend you create an account with RaiseRight by ShopWithScrip. Here is a link to their app: https://www.raiseright.com/. You will need to contact your coordinator to receive their enrollment code to create an account if you don’t have one already, or you can start a new fundraiser for your school or non-profit. Set-up is fast, and participants can be raising funds within days. Sign up now at https://shop.shopwithscrip.com/getstarted ShopWithScrip offers:
The team at ShopWithScrip is ready to assist with your transition. Please reach out to them if you have questions or need help, and let them know you are coming from a Benefit account so they can assist you in the best manner.
We are sure you must have many questions about your Benefit account. 1. How long can I make purchases and raise funds for my beneficiary? The ability to make new purchases in the Benefit app will end on Friday, February 18th, 2022. 2. How can I access my gift cards?
4. What if I accidentally delete or change the balance to $0, but there is still money on the gift card? Don’t worry! You can get the gift card back. Go to the purchase receipts section of the app. Find the gift card and click on it. Click on "unarchive" and enter the amount on the card (or if you’re not sure, just enter $0.01 for now). Then, go back to the "retailers" section of the app. Scroll down to the retailer and click on it. Your gift card will be there again. If you’re not sure of the balance, go to the retailer’s website to check the balance, and update it in the app to help you keep track. 5. Will my beneficiary (cause) still receive all my donations? Yes. All causes will receive a final eCheck on Monday, March 21st, 2022. This check will include all funds raised (even those less than the $10 limit to send an eCheck in prior months). This check is only valid for 90 days and should be cashed immediately. eChecks will not be valid after June 20th, 2022. 6. Will my payment information be at risk? No. Benefit is extremely serious about safeguarding your payment information. When we shut down, we will be removing all your personal information entirely from Benefit systems. Your payment information is not stored with Benefit on our servers or within the app, with exception of the last four digits of account numbers. We plan to keep your information on file only long enough for customers to retrieve their gift card information and reports. 7. How do I see my reports? All reports for admins and individuals can be found by logging in at benefit-mobile.com. Individual reports show your purchase history only. Gift card codes are not available on our website. Purchase history can also be found in the Benefit app in the purchase receipts section. 8. Who do I contact if I have a question not included in this email? Again - please refer to FAQ’s first. Benefit will have customer support available until June 30th 2022. The support email is support@benefit-mobile.com. We do not have phone support. FAQ's for standard questions can be found within the Benefit app. Go to Settings, then Help Center. You can also find FAQ's on our website under Knowledge Base. Recap on dates: Feb 18th, 2022. - The ability to make new purchases in the app will end. Customers should use all gift cards with a balance now. Have a great month and let's continue to Pay With Purpose! |
Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.
Company Donation Matching Program
The following is a list of some companies who participate in this program. Call your HR department to see what opportunities your company may have.
Companies that Match:
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Adobe
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Anheuser-Busch Companies
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Aspect Matching Gifts Program
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Bank of the West
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Baird Foundation
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Esurance
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HP
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Intel
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Juniper Matching Gifts Program
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Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft
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Next Generation Coffee
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Oracle
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Pfizer
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PG&E
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Prudential
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Quest Diagnostics
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Radiological Associates of Sacramento
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Stockton Professional Firefighters
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Texas Instruments
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Thornton
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Umpqua Bank Associate Giving Campaign
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Verizon
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Vision Service Plan
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Wells Fargo
Be sure to check with your payroll department what time of year they are offering their matching program and what forms you may need on their end. If your company matches personal contributions to charitable organizations, you may be able to double your donation!
Step 1 - Request a special form from your employer by calling your HR department. Complete the employee section on the form.
Step 2 - Either bring your form and your donation to the Placer School office or mail the form along with your donation to us at the below address and we’ll complete it with Placer PTC’s necessary info and mail it into your employer!
Information For Forms:
Organization EIN:
Federal Tax ID# is #68-0086394
Organization Name: Placer PTC
Organization Address: 8650 Horseshoe Bar Road
Organization City: Loomis
Organization State: CA
Zip/Postal Code: 95650