It's that time of year for another reminder of how to donate for free (there is a free lunch!)

Amazon (free 0.5% donation with every purchase at no cost to you!) ^

[Red in Blue PA]

If you enter Amazon's website through this link, you can donate 0.5% of each purchase to the charity of your choice. Mine is the NRA.

It bears repeating that this is entirely free....Amazon pays for the donation, not you. A good way to donate if you are going to be doing any Christmas shopping.

[Rio]

First I’ve heard of this. NRA sounds good to me. Have to enter via smile.amazon.com? Won’t work with my iPhone Amazon app?

[Red in Blue PA]

You need to enter through the smile.amazon.com for each purchase to be elgible. I believe it will work on your cell phone via the Safari browser, but am not 100% correct. You would need to try that out to see.

[Red in Blue PA]

mean to say not 100% sure.

[leapfrog0202]

I saved the Smile link on my phone’s favorites & use that. It downloads a special logo on the link so it’s easy to see.

[Steve Newton]

Remember the Silver Star Families of America my friends.

Over 97 cents of every dollar goes to our wounded, ill, injured and dying vets.

http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3940415

[overtaxedindc]

I use my smile donations for Boulder Crest Retreat, a special place where our wounded warriors can have some time to heal wi their families.

[logi_cal869]

Uh-huhuhuHMMM (throat-clearing).

Be advised:

From AmazonSmile Program Details

Eligible Charitable Organizations Organizations must be public charitable organizations that are registered and in good standing with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) to be eligible to participate. Eligible charitable organizations must also be located in one of the 50 U.S. states or the District of Columbia. Organizations that engage in, support, encourage, or promote intolerance, hate, terrorism, violence, money laundering, or other illegal activities are not eligible to participate. Amazon relies on the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Southern Poverty Law Center to determine which organizations fall into these groups. Charitable organizations must also adhere to the AmazonSmile Participation Agreement to maintain eligibility. Charitable organizations may choose not to participate in AmazonSmile at any time. Although we aim to include only charitable organizations that are in good standing and do not engage in any of the activities described above, we cannot guarantee the good standing and/or conduct of any charitable organization.

I hope you're sure your 'donations' are being directed to the NRA, as the SPLC has CLEARLY labeled the NRA an organization of hate...

Btw, I just have to take the opportunity to be a bit anal. OT, but still...

[OneHun]

Sounds good on surface, but would I want Amazon to know who I am donating to?  For 0.5%  of my purchases? That means $0.50 donation on a $100.00 purchase. From my point of view it is a deceptive way for letting them profiling me and then selling it to everyone.  No thank you!  I see this trend going around whit grocery stores too.  They are Zuckerberging us all.

[nascarnation]

If you’re on FR, why worry?
You know you’re at the top of the govt list.
Any worry over security is just wasted....

[tbw2]

I set it up to go to “Institute for Justice”. They are fighting the ludicrous policing for profit, where police departments are seizing all cash on stops as suspicious, cars from people who shop lift, the Philadelphia office (I think) that was seizing houses if the teenager sold dope once on the porch. They fought the Kelo case to the Supreme Court on eminent domain.
They also fight the over-regulation and licensing requirements, such as hair braiders being told they have to get a barber license and go to barber school/beauty school for a year though it doesn’t teach their trade.

[logi_cal869]

Nice choice.

I’m not too keen on Amazon.

Frankly, I hope someone answers the question whether or not the NRA is an ‘Eligible Organization’...

[Red in Blue PA]

The NRA is an eligible organization.....any non profit is.

[logi_cal869]

See my post #8.

I beg to differ...without verification.

[scrabblehack]

www.goodsearch.com

[logi_cal869]

http://www.goodsearch.com/causes

No NRA listed.

For those interested:

http://www.goodsearch.com/causes/new

[OneHun]

"If you’re on FR, why worry?"

Interesting question.  But I never said or suggested that being on FR makes me worried.  My worries are about the Left destroying America.

"You know you’re at the top of the govt list."

I don't know about that, but I went trough communist regime interrogations.

"Any worry over security is just wasted...."

If this is a question, then I would say worries about security is not wasted, mostly if we do something about it.

[pops88]

Mine go to Samaritan’s Purse, Franklin Graham’s ministry.