What is Great Lakes?

Our Great Lakes program (formerly known as GECKO) is a wonderful way to earn tuition credit while shopping and dining at local establishments and online.! You can buy gift cards from over 780 retail stores that you already shop at while earning a rebate on every gift card you purchase at face value. That rebate is split between the school and yourself! If you have children who attend Most Holy Redeemer School or School of Religion, you will receive a tuition credit. Credits for MHR School families are applied monthly and credits for MHR School of Religion Families are applied once a year with tuition.

As part of their mandatory fundraising obligation, each MHR School family is required to earn $100 in credits through the Great Lakes program. Once the family has realized its obligation, continued use of the Great Lakes program will accumulate in tuition credit.

Products

Our program offers the following:

  • Physical Gift Cards: these are available on Thursdays (7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.) and Saturdays (9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.) at the Rectory.
  • Reload and ReloadNow: some physical gift cards are available for either Reload or Reload Now. Once you register an eligible gift card you can add funds to it when the balance is running low. Funds are added overnight for cards that offer Reload and instantly for ones that offer ReloadNow when you pay with PrestoPay.
  • ScripNow: this is an eCard that you can buy and receive instantly. You can print off or redeem it on your mobile device for certain retailers. They are immediately available when you pay with PrestoPay.
  • MyScripWallet: this is a mobile website that you can use to order any of the above named products on the go. It’s perfect for adding funds to your gas or grocery cards.

What is PrestoPay? PrestoPay is the online payment system that you use for a convenience fee of $0.15 per order. When you use PrestoPay, your order payment is transferred securely via the electronic debit of your checking or savings account, and your orders will process faster than if you paid by check.

Benefits of the Program

  • Great Lakes is available to order online!
  • Order from home anytime
  • Have access to participating vendors
  • Add to your order all week
  • Receive your order on Thursday

Reminders

  • Place your order by Monday at 11:00 a.m.
  • Click here to get started
  • Most Holy Redeemer’s Enrollment Code is: B1LC23322659
  • Information about online payment options can be found here.
  • If you are looking to volunteer, please click here.

If you have questions about enrolling in Great Lakes or about an order, please contact Jessica here.

A paper order form is available to download here.

Great Lakes Walk-In/Pick-up Purchase Schedule:

Saturday mornings:  9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

During the school year, families may opt to have certificates sent home with a child.