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. 

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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 widest assortment of brands’ gift cards
  • Highly rated and readily available customer support
  • Maximum fundraising rebates and earning potential

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.

Organizations who do not have an account on ShopWithScrip, contact:

 

ShopWithScrip New Organization Advisors

1-800-727-4715 Option 4 

getstarted@shopwithscrip.com

www.shopwithscrip.com

Organizations who are currently set up with ShopWithScrip account, contact:

 

ShopWithScrip Customer Support

1-800-727-4715 option 3

support@shopwithscrip.com

https://shop.shopwithscrip.com

 

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?

You will still be able to access the Benefit app to retrieve and use your gift cards, however, the Benefit app WILL BE SHUT DOWN at a later date. This date has yet to be determined.
PLEASE USE YOUR GIFT CARDS NOW. If you have unused gift cards that you cannot use right away, please click the email icon under the gift card to send yourself an email with the entire gift card code. This will email the gift card to the email on file with us (your login email). If you do not retrieve your gift card prior to the app shutdown, you will have to reach out to Blackhawk Network for assistance in getting your gift card number. How to do this will be determined at a later date. We will be sending further information. 

3. How do I know which gift cards are used?

Benefit cannot see your transaction history or balances on a gift card. We do not know if a gift card is used or not. To refresh the balance for a gift card, click on "update balance" under the gift card. Enter the new amount on the gift card after you've made a purchase. If you're not sure of the balance for a gift card, the best place to check is the retailer website, just like you would for a plastic gift card. Some of our retailers do have an automatic refresh within the Benefit app, but not all of them have that feature available. The button under the gift card may say "refresh balance". In that case, the app attempts to connect to the retailer to get the balance for you. If the balance is $0, the app will automatically change the balance to $0 and remove it from your wallet. You can manually change the balance to $0 for any gift card you use. 

 

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. 
March 20th, 2022 - Final checks will be sent out. 
June 20th, 2022 - All eChecks should be cashed by now. All reports should be exported.
June 30th, 2022 - Benefit support will no longer be available

Please watch for future emails from Benefit for important updates.
Thank you again. It has been a pleasure to be part of your fundraising efforts.
 

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.

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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:

  • Adobe

  • Anheuser-Busch Companies

  • Aspect Matching Gifts Program

  • Bank of the West

  • Baird Foundation

  • Esurance

  • HP

  • Intel

  • Juniper Matching Gifts Program

  • Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft

  • Next Generation Coffee

  • Oracle

  • Pfizer

  • PG&E

  • Prudential

  • Quest Diagnostics

  • Radiological Associates of Sacramento

  • Stockton Professional Firefighters

  • Texas Instruments

  • Thornton

  • Umpqua Bank Associate Giving Campaign

  • Verizon

  • Vision Service Plan

  • 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