We are pleased to offer you an opportunity to become a Partner with Knoxville Christian School. KCS strongly believes that we are developing children spiritually, emotionally, academically, and physically with the Lord Jesus Christ as their standard and the Holy Bible as their guide. Instilling Christian principles such as God first, work ethic, service focused, and appreciation for authority are just a few of the skills we strive to instill.
We are committed to producing students who will be great employees and who will give back to our community. In the last few years we have increased our ACT scores to an average of 25, and sent students to schools such as UTK, UTC, VMI, Dartmouth, Lipscomb, Harding, and Freed-Hardeman. Currently our student population is around 200, and we strive to be a school of 300 within the next five years. We like our small school because we can work with students and their families in an effort to bring each student to their fullest potential.
One of the first things we are looking to do is to increase our visibility within the community. We are attempting to visit with the businesses in this area in an effort to share what is happening at KCS and gain input as to what our community partners see as needs. We are also looking for people and businesses to become involved in our school as prayer partners and as financial supporters.
The generosity of parents, alumni, grandparents and friends enhances the life of students and faculty every day! There are several ways to give to Knoxville Christian School. Gifts of all sizes and all forms are invaluable to KCS and many gifts have substantial tax benefits for the donor. KCS is a 501c3 Non-Profit organization and all donations are tax deductible according to what is allowed by federal law.
If you are interested in knowing more about KCS, we would love for you to schedule a tour or call and speak to one of our staff members. If you would like to get involved in helping KCS continue our mission while growing our school, please check out the links below.
One-time gift or pledge and pay in installments– Both can be done online at www.kcsknights.org; just follow the prompts for donations. If you would rather send a check, please feel free to do so. Mail check to KCS 11549 Snyder Rd. Knoxville, TN 37932 or drop it off in the office, so we can thank you in person!
Securities– Gifts of appreciated securities provide significant tax savings for the donor with regard to capital gains taxes.
Gifts in Kind– Do you have any gifts of service or items that you think KCS can utilize? Let us know! Gifts in Kind are tax deductible for the value of the service or item.
Memorial Gifts– Gifts made by a surviving spouse, relatives, or friends of a deceased member of the KCS family. In addition to honoring the memory of an individual, these gifts preserve his/her known interest in KCS!
Planned Gifts “Forever Friends”– implemented for planned gifts and bequests. They are an important source of long-term support for KCS.
Capital and Endowment Giving– Gifts made to KCS for the purpose of preserving and enhancing the school community. These gifts support facility upgrades, property improvements, and support our faculty and students. These gifts ensure long-term educational strength.
For more information on giving please contact the manager of our Business Office Rikki Brandenburg. She may be contacted at 865-966-7060 ext. 7101 or via email at [email protected]
Other Ways to Give
Banner Sponsorship Program
Click for more information about this programPolicies & Guidelines
Purpose
- To allow businesses and organizations to support the Knoxville Christian School athletic and
academic programs through financial sponsorship. - To create an effective administrative process to manage Knoxville Christian School’s athletic
banner sponsorship program.
Guidelines For Banner Content
- Banners shall not be used to convey political messages or campaign or religious messages
- Banners shall not contain any offensive, hateful, and/or negative messages or graphics.
Knoxville Christian School at its sole discretion may refuse to display any banner containing
any language or a graphics of a questionable nature.
- Banners shall not promote the sale of alcohol or tobacco.
- Banners shall not promote adult entertainment.
Banner Design & Types
- The banner size shall be 4 feet by 6 feet for the indoor courts and 4 feet by 8 feet for the
outdoor sports fields. Banners will be hung horizontally only. - The graphic design of the banners shall be developed by Power T Graphics.
- The banners shall be printed on one side.
- Banners shall be made of 13 ounce vinyl with textured finish, with grommets.
- The sponsor business shall provide its logo in digital format (PDF or JPG). Text and logo shall
be limited to two lines. The purchasing company will be asked for final approval prior to
manufacturing.
Banner Location Choices
- Location choices for sponsorship banners shall be noted on the sponsorship application
- Current sponsors will be given first choice for placement for the next academic school year.
- All new sponsor banner locations shall be placed on a first received, first placed basis.
Sponsorship Requirements and Expectations
- The fee for the banner sponsorship reflects the cost of application, installation, and removal.
- Sponsored banners shall be installed for one academic school year (August 1st-July 31st).
- Knoxville Christian School is not liable for any damage or loss to the sponsored banner due
to vandalism, theft, and extreme weather. Knoxville Christian School will coordinate the
replication and installation of missing or damaged signs should the sponsor choose to pay a
$75 replacement fee - KCS reserves the right to remove a banner due to extreme weather conditions
- Banners shall be considered property of Knoxville Christian School and shall not be returned
to sponsoring agency, organization, or individual for use anywhere else.
For more information contact Rikki Brandenburg in our Finance Office at 865-966-7060 or email [email protected]
Kroger Community Rewards
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Kroger is committed to helping our communities grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations will earn millions of dollars through Kroger Community Rewards®.Kroger Community Rewards® makes fund-raising easy…all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card!
To sign up for Kroger Community Rewards, please visit Kroger’s Community Rewards page and register your Plus Card. When registering your card, please use code: 80773
This program does not cost you a dime. In order to help raise money for KCS, register our code (80773) with your Plus Card, and just shop. The rest is handled by Kroger.
Steps to Register
- Visit: https://www.kroger.com/communityrewards
- Click on Sign In/Register
- Most participants are new online customers, so they must click on SIGN UP TODAY in the ‘New Customer?’ box.
- Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions
- You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.
- Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.
- Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
- Update or confirm your information.
- Enter NPO number (KCS is 80773) or Knoxville Christian School, select organization from list and click on confirm.
- To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.
Amazon Smile
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Do you shop online? More than likely if you do, you’ve at one time or another shopped on Amazon. Did you know that if you continue to shop online, using Amazon, you could actually help Knoxville Christian School. All you need to do is shop through the AmazonSmile program.At no additional cost to you, a percentage of your Amazon purchases will be given back to KCS from Amazon.
What is AmazonSmile?
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from nearly one million organizations to support.
How do I Use AmazonSmile?
To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to AmazonSmile to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.
Upon your first visit to AmazonSmile, you will be asked to choose a charity. At the bottom of the screen, type in “Knoxville Christian School”.
Enter in Knoxville Christian School
Which products on AmazonSmile are eligible for charitable donations?
Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. Recurring Subscribe-and-Save purchases and subscription renewals are not currently eligible.
Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile?
Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.
Box Tops for Education
Click for more information about this programTHE NEXT GENERATION OF BOX TOPS IS HERE!
No more clipping. No more sending Box Tops to school. All you need is your phone. Download the ALL-NEW Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts to find participating products. The app will automatically credit your school’s Box Tops earnings online. Visit www.boxtops4education.com to create an account and start earning now!
Here’s How It Works
BUY BOX TOPS PRODUCTS
Look for the logo. You can find it on hundreds of products you know and love.
SCAN YOUR RECEIPT
No more clipping. Tap the scan button and snap a photo of your receipt within 14 days of purchase.
EARN CASH FOR YOUR SCHOOL
It’s that easy! Box Tops earnings are identified and automatically updated online.
Traditional Box Tops clips are being phased out of production, but may continue to be found on many products throughout the store. You can still clip and send them to school!
SCRIPS
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It’s that time again! Everyone is starting to gear up for the holiday season! Here at KCS we have a wonderful program that we can utilize and we like to offer our families the convenience of SCRIP. SCRIP is a gift card company that pays us! It’s really an amazing thing…it doesn’t cost you anything and the convenience is worth a million dollars!This is how it works:
1. Look at your gift list and weekly family spending habits…remember birthdays, holidays, special occasions, college students (love a gift card for coffee shops, food and gas!), high school students on the go (food, entertainment, clothing, etc), weekly spending for your family (groceries, gas, dining out, entertainment, home repairs, etc), and HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPOTS (including lunch while you shop)…you get the idea!
2. Download this form, find your needs on the list and fill in how many you want of each card. Total at the bottom of each sheet.
3. Add the totals up and write a check to KCS in the amount of the purchase. Example: If you purchase a $25 gift card from O’Charley’s, you will receive a $25 gift card. The SCRIP company gives us 13% ($3.25) just because you ordered a card! It’s really very simple! The percentage that the school receives is clearly stated on the order form.
4. Orders with payment must be turned in by 11am on Monday or you can email the order to [email protected] and pay for your SCRIP order online if you add a 3% convenience fee to your total order. The cards will be ready to pick up or be sent home with your child on Wednesday. It’s not only convenient, it’s quick too!
5. We would like to make this a year round program! We will begin the program on Monday November 28th. There will not be any SCRIP orders during the Christmas break. The last order before the break will be Monday December 12th and we will resume on Monday January 9th.
6. Call Rikki Brandenburg at 865-966-7060 Monday-Thursday 7:00 am-2:30 pm if you have any questions.
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What is SCRIP
When you hear the word “fundraising,” you probably associate it with pestering friends and family to buy from your abundant supply of wrapping paper, tubs of cookie dough, and trinkets galore. The truth is, the majority of fundraisers out there revolve around selling overpriced products that most people could live without. Sure, they bring in money if people are buying from you, but they’re never guaranteed to succeed. Scrip, on the other hand, offers big earnings with no selling— it’s fundraising while you shop®!
Instead of relying on families to become salespeople like other fundraising ideas do, families fundraising with scrip are raising money simply by changing their method of payment. They won’t be spending extra time, energy, or money on your fundraiser. In fact, once it’s up and running, scrip fundraising is simply integrated into your everyday life.
The only planning ahead you have to do is deciding what SCRIP you need to purchase, and even this revolves around your schedule. From taking on a home improvement project to planning a date night out to even just buying gas and groceries, you can order scrip beforehand and earn rebates every day!
Scrip is a lifestyle fundraiser. Families see how easy it is to earn just by purchasing a gift card, so after placing their first few orders, shopping with scrip becomes a habit. They’re continually motivated to shop with scrip because they can immediately see how much money they’re raising.
If you need a little more convincing, we came up with the top 4 reasons why scrip is the better fundraising solution for both your organization and your families.
Why Scrip is Better for Organizations?
1. You’re not spending time and energy trying to organize a fundraiser and sell overpriced products.
2. Scrip isn’t burdensome. You aren’t asking families to go out of their way to raise money. Instead, their everyday family purchases become immediate earnings for your organization.
3. The earnings add up fast! One family can generate $600 to $1000 or more per year just by paying with scrip.
4. There are no upfront costs and there’s no middleman taking a cut. Your organization receives every penny you earn.
Why Scrip is Better for Families
1. There are over 700 brands to choose from, so they can use scrip on practically every purchase.
2. Scrip is a great budgeting tool since families can use scrip for gas, groceries, and other household expenses.
3. Families can shop in-store or online at participating retailers.
4. Paying with gift cards keeps families safe from credit card fraud.
And the biggest benefit of all: everyone can participate in a scrip fundraiser because everyone makes monthly purchases.