Your On-line Shopping Can Help
by Cathe Morrow
How can your on-line shopping help Hackensack Riverkeeper (HRI)? Simple, just go to our web site (www.HackensackRiverkeeper.org) and start your on-line shopping by clicking on the Charitable EmporiumTM icon.
How does it work? The Charitable EmporiumTM brings together HRI with our supporters and vendors to the benefit of all. By using this service, you are able to shop at hundreds of your favorite on-line stores. HRI benefits because a percentage of each sale from any of these on-line stores will be donated to our organization. You benefit because you can receive a tax deduction for the amount donated to HRI.
And on-line merchants benefit through increased traffic to their web sites and improved sales.
Best of all, there are no additional costs to the shopper. You pay the same price for items whether you shop through the Charitable EmporiumTM or shop directly at the on-line store. However, using the Charitable EmporiumTM shopping service enables you to contribute to a charitable organization and receive the benefits of a tax deduction.
The donation amount varies from store to store and sometimes from product to product. There is a note near each on-line store name at the Charitable EmporiumTM indicating the amount to be donated to HRI. All of the on-line stores at the Charitable EmporiumTM employ secure Internet technology to process orders and protect your credit card information.
Go to our web site and start your shopping now. To receive the tax deduction, you must become a registered user at the Charitable EmporiumTM. This is done in minutes (there is no charge) by clicking on "New Member Registration" and completing a very simple on-line form. This will also enable you to view summaries of your contributions.