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Don't Forget To Use smile.amazon.com For Your Charity

PA Mom-mom — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:24:32 GMT

If you make purchases on Amazon, please consider using smile.amazon.com to contribute to your charity of choice. Mine is Williams Syndrome Association. What's yours?

You can register by going to smile.amazon.com. Here are the details provided by Amazon:

AmazonSmile is a way for customers to support their favorite charitable organization every time they shop with Amazon.

Shoppers who start at smile.amazon.com will find the same Amazon they know and love, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the price of eligible purchases to the charity of your choice.

Signing up is easy!

Here's how to sign up for AmazonSmile:

1. Visit smile.amazon.com

2. Sign in with your Amazon.com credentials

3. Choose a charitable organization to receive donations, or search for the charity of your choice

4. Select your charity

4. Start shopping!

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brandiwine — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:26:21 GMT

Thank you for posting this. I've been doing this for over a year for a foundation I support. Every little bit counts.

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:28:43 GMT

I support Warrior Canine Connection.

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Josmad — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:32:14 GMT

I support Midwest BREW beagle rescue

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mspatmac — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:34:59 GMT

I too use smile. The pennies add up. I'm sure we will get comments on how Amazon gets credit for the donations and the amount we contribute is buried somewhere in the cost but when I see the total amount donated yearly to my chosen charity it's amazing. I support St. Judes

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Mary Bailey — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:36:08 GMT

My charity is Morningstar Missions or sometimes Rialto Theatre both in Joliet.

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suzyQ3 — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:36:42 GMT

This is mine:

Friends of UNFPA promotes the health, dignity, and rights of women and girls around the world by supporting the lifesaving work of UNFPA, the United Nations reproductive health and rights agency, through education, advocacy, and fundraising. UNFPA is the lead United Nations entity for reproductive health and rights for all. Working in over 155 countries, UNFPA works to end the unmet need for family planning, to end preventable maternal deaths, and to end violence and harmful practices against women and girls.

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feline groovy — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:45:15 GMT

Mine is 'Noah's Animal House' in Nevada.

They house and care for the pets of domestic violence victims, who live in adjoining buildings.

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:58:23 GMT

Planned Parenthood for me.

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eddyandme — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:05:02 GMT

I give to Second Chance Rescue - NYC. They rescued a paralyzed dog, provided surgeons and medical care for him - they brought him to me. I'm soooo grateful to be Eddy's momma!

Re: Don't Forget To Use smile.amazon.com For Your Charity

Mindy D — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:05:27 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
If you make purchases on Amazon, please consider using smile.amazon.com to contribute to your charity of choice. Mine is Williams Syndrome Association. What's yours?

You can register by going to smile.amazon.com. Here are the details provided by Amazon:

AmazonSmile is a way for customers to support their favorite charitable organization every time they shop with Amazon.
Shoppers who start at smile.amazon.com will find the same Amazon they know and love, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the price of eligible purchases to the charity of your choice.
Signing up is easy!

Here's how to sign up for AmazonSmile:

1. Visit smile.amazon.com
2. Sign in with your Amazon.com credentials
3. Choose a charitable organization to receive donations, or search for the charity of your choice
4. Select your charity
4. Start shopping!

@PA Mom-mom @Can you make your donations anonymous to the charities?

Re: Don't Forget To Use smile.amazon.com For Your Charity

MamaWick — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:10:29 GMT

Our Amazon smile donations go to our local no-kill animal shelter.

Re: Don't Forget To Use smile.amazon.com For Your Charity

PA Mom-mom — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:31:53 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
@PA Mom-mom wrote:
If you make purchases on Amazon, please consider using smile.amazon.com to contribute to your charity of choice. Mine is Williams Syndrome Association. What's yours?

You can register by going to smile.amazon.com. Here are the details provided by Amazon:

AmazonSmile is a way for customers to support their favorite charitable organization every time they shop with Amazon.
Shoppers who start at smile.amazon.com will find the same Amazon they know and love, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the price of eligible purchases to the charity of your choice.
Signing up is easy!

Here's how to sign up for AmazonSmile:

1. Visit smile.amazon.com
2. Sign in with your Amazon.com credentials
3. Choose a charitable organization to receive donations, or search for the charity of your choice
4. Select your charity
4. Start shopping!
@PA Mom-mom @Can you make your donations anonymous to the charities?

@Mindy D As far as I know they are all anonymous, since Amazon controls the funds that flow to the charities.

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JudyL — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:40:52 GMT

I use it every time I shop on Amazon. My charity is The Wild Animal Sanctuary in CO.

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GenXmuse — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:11:03 GMT

I've been using it since they started. My charity is the ASPCA. Sounds like they have more to chose from since I signed on. Thanks for the reminder.

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gardenman — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:21:44 GMT

The Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation for me. It used to be the Hemophilia Association of New Jersey, but they failed to provide Amazon some information Amazon needed and were dropped, so I switched to the Eastern PA chapter instead. When I get the quarterly update from Amazon they always say it's Doctors Without Borders, but Amazon swears the money's really going to my choice instead and it's a glitch in their reporting.

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PA Mom-mom — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:52:03 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
The Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation for me. It used to be the Hemophilia Association of New Jersey, but they failed to provide Amazon some information Amazon needed and were dropped, so I switched to the Eastern PA chapter instead. When I get the quarterly update from Amazon they always say it's Doctors Without Borders, but Amazon swears the money's really going to my choice instead and it's a glitch in their reporting.

@gardenman That is a really strange glitch! I know you are a hockey fan. Do you remember that Bobby Clarke had hemophilia? Am I correct?

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icezeus — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:56:14 GMT

I have for years. I support ASPCA. When you receive notification on how much you have as an individual donated it's not that much, but when they send out the quarterly update it's always a WOW moment for me.

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gardenman — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:56:52 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@gardenman wrote:
The Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation for me. It used to be the Hemophilia Association of New Jersey, but they failed to provide Amazon some information Amazon needed and were dropped, so I switched to the Eastern PA chapter instead. When I get the quarterly update from Amazon they always say it's Doctors Without Borders, but Amazon swears the money's really going to my choice instead and it's a glitch in their reporting.
@gardenman That is a really strange glitch! I know you are a hockey fan. Do you remember that Bobby Clarke had hemophilia? Am I correct?

Bobby Clarke had diabetes not hemophilia. Yeah, it is a weird glitch but Amazon assures me the money goes to my charity instead of the one they say it goes to. Trust me, we've had chats about that at the highest levels and the Eastern PA chapter says they get money from Amazon, so I guess they do.

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PA Mom-mom — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 02:03:03 GMT

@gardenman Sorry, my mistake about Bobby Clarke. Well, I'm glad you followed up with the glitch. I know it isn't much for each person, but the aggregate is impressive.