A number of local and national companies have teamed up with the American Red Cross to support our life-saving programs. We encourage you to patronize these companies as a way to help the Red Cross in our important work.
Cause Marketing Partner Companeis
H & R Block
Mortgage Pledge
Merchandise Pickup Service
Phones 4 Charity
eScrip
eScrip Recycling
igive.com
Coinstar
Red Cross BenefitBar
H & R Block
Background: H&R Block discount for new clients. For each new client referred to have their taxes prepared, H&R Block will provide a $25 program reward to the American Red Cross!
How it Works: To receive the program reward, the referred members must be new clients and they must bring the referral form to H&R Block when they have their taxes prepared. The more new clients you refer, the more money your organization can make and there is no limit to the number of referrals your organization can make!
How to Donate: The program begins January 1, 2010, and continues through April 15, 2010.
Click here for more information and select "Referral Forms."
Mortgage Pledge
Background: Mortgage Pledge is a network of Real Estate professionals, committed to giving a portion of their commissions back to their clients’ charity or non-profit organization of choice on each refinance or purchase of real estate.
How it Works: On each transaction, a Giving Team is created in order to increase the donation made in your name (typically $300 to $1,000) to the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter.
Their Website: www.mortgagepledge.com.
How to Donate: Through Mortgage Pledge, you are now able to increase the support you offer to the American Red Cross, at no cost to you. Please contact Mortgage Pledge Partner Michael Krupp, 1st Continental Mortgage, or Jason Rebholz, Coldwell Banker, to learn more.
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Merchandise Pickup Service
Background: Merchandise Pickup Service (MPS) sells your donated clothing to thrift shops in the United States where they are then sold to the public. They have been in business for over 30 years. They currently have over 300 donation drop boxes in the St. Louis area. These boxes are wooden yellow boxes, which feature "Clothing Donation Drop-Off benefiting X organization." The Red Cross will be a benefactor of the drop off boxes and they will help set up locations.
How it works: MPS has partnered with the Red Cross to set up donation boxes. The value of your donation is determined by weight - MPS donates 6.5 cents per pound to the American Red Cross. If you are interested in hosting a box on your property to benefit the Red Cross, please contact Corie Story at 314.516.2710.
Their website: www.clothingpickupstl.com.
How to donate: Bring your used clothing to the MPS Clothing Donation boxes that benefit the American Red Cross, St. Louis Area Chapter.
Click here for a list of more MPS drop-off locations
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Phones 4 Charity
Background: Phones 4 Charity program recycles used wireless phones to help the environment and raise funds for a variety of charities. Most phones are resold as economic alternatives to new phones. The rest are safely recycled in accordance with all applicable U.S. environment regulations.
How it works: Phones 4 Charity will call businesses, organizations, schools, and groups to set up a phone drop off box at their site. They will ship the organization a box and shipping return information. When the box is full, the organization will ship the box back to Phones 4 Charity (using a prepaid FedEx label). Phones 4 Charity will then send the Red Cross and the collection site a spreadsheet listing each phone and what it was worth, with a total amount and a check to the American Red Cross.
Their website: www.phones4charity.org
How to donate: Bring your old phone into the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter to drop it off in our collection box. If you would like a list of businesses who currently have a box set up, or you are interested in hosting a box at your business to benefit the St. Louis Area Chapter, please call 314.516.2782.
Click here for a list of phone drop-off locations
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eScrip
Background: eScrip has proven to be a fantastic resource for fundraising. Participating business partners contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases to the school, group or organization of your choice. Schnuck's Groceries currently includes the American Red Cross as a beneficiary of the eScrip program.
How it works: You are given a card with an account number on it and the directions for signing up are printed on the card. You can either call or access the web to register your card to benefit the American Red Cross. Schnucks will donate up to 3% of your grocery bills to the American Red Cross. Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning to benefit the American Red Cross.
Their website: www.escrip.com
How to donate: Pick up a card at Schnucks or at the St. Louis Area Chapter and register your card by visiting www.escrip.com/schnucks.jsp or call 1-800-931-6258. Register the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter as your organization of choice.
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eScrip Ink Cartridge Recycle Program
Background: Did you know that every second nine ink cartridges are thrown away? Help us turn that waste into CASH! eScrip Recycling helps the environment and earns money for the Red Cross!
How it works: Collection bins, clearly marked and accessible during normal business hours, will be placed at the St. Louis Area Chapter in Creve Couer. You can drop off your recyclable cartridges whenever it is convenient for you. Periodically, we will mail the empty cartridges to the eScrip Recycling offices. eScrip Recycling will then make a financial donation to the St. Louis Area Chapter.
Their website: www.escrip.com/merchants/identity/recycle/index.jsp
How to donate: Bring your used ink cartridges to the St. Louis Area Chapter to drop them off in our collection box.
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igive.com
At over 680 brand name stores, a portion of each online purchase is donated to the American Red Cross. Over 24,367 organizations have been listed at igive.com, with10 to 20 added every day.
How it works: Up to 26% of each purchase is donated to the American Red Cross. When you join, they will donate $5 to the Red Cross if you shop within 45 days. It does not cost anything to shop on this website. You login at igive.com and from this site, you choose stores you already shop from and it will direct you to the store of your choice. If you make a purchase, it will tell you how much from your purchase will be donated to the American Red Cross.
Their website: www.igive.com
List of stores at igive: http://www.igive.com/shop/pdf_merchants.cfm
How to donate: Register online at igive.com and choose the St. Louis Area Chapter as your organization of choice.
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Coinstar
Background: Just by bringing your spare change to the grocery store, you can help the American Red Cross bring relief to disaster victims in your community or across the nation. If half of Americans living within 2 miles of a Coinstar machine donated just $1 in spare change to the Red Cross, it would raise more than $65 million to support American Red Cross lifesaving services in communities nationwide!
How it works: Donate your change at the Coinstar machine in your closest grocery store. To find the Coinstar machine nearest you, call 1-800-928-CASH or visit Coinstar's website.
Their website: www.coinstar.com
How to donate: Donate your change at the nearest Coinstar machine and choose the St. Louis Area Chapter as your organization of choice.
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Red Cross BenefitBar
Background: BenefitBar is a web toolbar that is easy, safe, and simple to use. In the toolbar, subscribers get instant, up-to-the-minute ticker news from the St. Louis Area Chapter.
How it works: BenefitBar doesn't replace your current web toolbar, it just appears below it. The features on the BenefitBar are all designed to help us communicate better with you in a non-intrusive way. Yahoo! makes a donation every time you use the search engine. So the more searches, the more money Yahoo! donates to the St. Louis Area Chapter!
Website for download: www.redcrossstl.org/content.aspx?id=5722
How to donate: Download the BenefitBar application to your computer.
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