Shop for OLS
Do you shop at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose or John Lewis?
If the answer is yes, then you could easily help raise money for OLS at no cost to you.
Shop for OLS is a very easy process which has a huge earning potential for the school. You order and pay for reloadable gift cards, we purchase them on your behalf, and the school receives a bulk buy discount – simple!
Each year we raise around £10,500 via this scheme alone (68 families).
If more families participated there is the potential to raise £15,000 per annum. This would provide a fantastic opportunity to enhance our children’s education and experience at Our Lady’s School.
For every £100 of gift cards ordered, the PTA receives the following commission: -
- John Lewis/Waitrose £4
- Sainsbury’s £4
- Tesco £5
All you will be doing is swapping your money for gift cards, which can then be used for in-store shopping at these stores, and online at John Lewis/Waitrose.
NB. All stores now issue an electronic reloadable gift card for your first order. For subsequent orders this gift card is remotely topped up each month to the value of your order. Nectar points or Clubcard points will be awarded in the same way as if payment was made via cash.
E-vouchers
John Lewis/Waitrose – we can now issue e-vouchers. Email us the value required, pay us and we can action the e-voucher within hours for you to use in-store or on-line. In the last 6 months we have recently placed e-voucher orders for denominations of £1,600, £500, £100 for parents buying furniture, laptops, gifts etc. By using our scheme these e-vouchers alone have raised £150 for the school. So simple but hugely beneficial.
How to join Shop for OLS?
Shop for OLS is very flexible and can accommodate both monthly and one off orders.
It’s a very straightforward process. You can email the Shop for OLS team at: ourladysvoucherscheme@outlook.com stating your order and contact details.
How do you pay & collect?
- Standing order, this can be set up using internet banking
- Online payments must be made by 1st of each month
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Bank details to set up a standing order or to make an on-line payment are: Sort code 40-08-41 Account number 81538543 Please reference your “surname” |
- Vouchers are topped up each month to the value of your order (see schedule below). Ad-hoc cards or new cards can be collected on the Friday collection date from 3pm outside the school office.
Schedule for school year 2019/2020
The below dates are provisional and may be changed to accommodate school holidays/inset days.
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Deadline for payment and orders |
Gift cards reloaded /collection |
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Sept: Mon 9th |
Fri 13th Sept |
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Oct: Mon 7th |
Fri 11th Oct |
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Nov: Mon 4th |
Fri 8th Nov |
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Dec: Mon 3rd |
Fri 6th Dec |
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Jan: Mon 6th (inset day) |
Fri 10th Jan |
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Feb: Mon 3rd |
Fri 7th Feb |
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Mar: Mon 2nd |
Fri 6th Mar |
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Apr: Mon 6th (Easter hols) |
Fri 10th Apr (Easter hols) |
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May: Mon 4th |
Fri 8th May |
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Jun: Mon 1st (inset day) |
Fri 5th Jun |
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July: Mon 6th |
Fri 10th Jul |
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Aug: Mon 3rd (Summer hols) |
Fri 7th Aug (Summer hols) |
This is a fantastic way to raise money for the school.
If you have any specific questions, please contact one of the Shop for OLS team:
Annabel Grindley/Kate Lovelace/Claire Morgan
ourladysvoucherscheme@outlook.com