First Church's own Veteran's Organization, American Legion Post 38, is a
unique Service Club, created by former First Church member Rev. George
Dinwiddie. With limited ways to raise funds, Post 38 struggles to meet
it’s mission to expand it’s Service Projects. To contribute
cost free call J. R. Pervine
Post 38 Finance Officer, at 765-474-5380 or the Post Adjutant at
765-463-5277. E-mail
wlpost38@gmail.com
Here
is how you may help: Regardless of where
you live, you can help us raise funds when you buy your
groceries by purchasing a Kroger/Payless gift card from us for $5.
Your gift card will immediately have $5 worth of groceries or
services on it (this includes Kroger/Payless gas & purchases at
Kroger’s Pharmacy!). Take your gift card to your Kroger/Payless
store and load more money on it (using your credit card, cash, or
check) BEFORE you start shopping. When your cashier finishes ringing
up your order, just swipe your gift card (like you would a credit
card) and pay for your groceries. After you have purchased your
groceries, your balance will show on your receipt.
This is a “gift card” that you don’t throw away; when the balance
gets low, reload the card. Every time we reach $5,000 or more in
reloads (as a group, not just you individually), we will receive a
rebate check for 5% of the total amount (5% of $5,000 is $250 for
us!). So, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 to make money for our Service
Projects!
1. Purchase a Kroger/Payless Gift card for $5 by calling
(765-474-5380).
2. Reload your card with additional value before you shop at
Kroger/Payless.
a. You may reload your card with any amount up to $500 at one
time.
b. You may pay for your reloads with cash, check or major
credit card.
c. You will need to reload your card at the register BEFORE
your purchases are scanned
in a separate transaction at the register or at the service
desk.
d. The balance on your card will show at the bottom of your
receipt.
You may also obtain your balance at the customer service
desk, the register, by
calling 866-822-6252, or at
http://www.gcbalance.com
3. Every four weeks, Kroger/Payless looks at how much has been spent
as a group. If there are $5,000 or more in reloads, Kroger/Payless
will send us a check for 5% of the amount and we start adding up our
purchases for the next four-week cycle. If the ammount purchased is
less than $5,000 worth of items in a given four-week cycle, the
total will roll over into the next four-week cycle.
These cards can also make great gifts – Mother’s Day, Father’s Day,
for students going off to college, etc. Buy one for your teenage
shopper to use for groceries or gas – it’s much better than loaning
them your credit card! After you gift these folks, encourage them to
reload and continue to use the card to earn dollars for
our Service Projects.
Besides being accepted at all Kroger/Payless Stores (and their
Pharmacies) throughout the U.S., your gift card can be used at Fred
Meyer, Ralphs, Fry’s & Fry’s Marketplace, King Soopers, Dillons,
Smith’s Food & Drug, City Market, QFC, Food 4 Less, Owen’s, FoodsCo.
Hilander, Cala-Bell, Baker’s, JayC, Fred Meyer Jewelers,
Littman & Barclay Jewelers.
*Any more questions, please call J. R. Pervine Post
38 Finance Officer, at 765-474-5380 or Post Adjutant at 765-463-5277. Post 38 is a Not-for-profit
organization and donations to it may be tax free.
