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+# Rewe Vereinsscheine Fetcher
+Get information for the Campaign 'Scheine für Vereine' of Rewe.
+Finds 'Vereine' in the given location and exports their address and 'Scheine' information.
+
+## Usage
+```bash
+./main.py <latitude> <longitude> [--export-file <file>]
+```
+
+This generates a csv-file with the following structure:
+`account_name,address,post_code,city,total_balance,available_balance,redeemed`
+
+## Background information
+More information about the campaign can be found on the [corresponding page](https://scheinefuervereine.rewe.de/).
+
+The API endpoints used are:
+`https://scheinefuervereine.rewe.de/consumer-api/customer.php?action=get_club&id=<id>`
+and
+`https://scheinefuervereine.rewe.de/consumer-api/customer.php?action=get_clubs_near_location&count=<count>&lat=<latitude>&long=<longitude>`