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Checking my email today, I was heartened to read:

This is your quarterly AmazonSmile donation notification. Your charity, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., recently received a quarterly donation of $10,320.31 thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com.
To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of $135,084.47 to Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.

For anyone who shops through Amazon anyway, why not try going through Smile? It doesn't cost a penny more, and your shopping results in a donation to a worthy cause. As you see, I chose FFRF, but the site supports hundreds if not thousands of charities, and has passed on millions in donations. It's simple and it's worth it. [smile.amazon.com] (Updated with link)

Paul4747 8 June 15
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Level 7

Thanks for letting us know about this! I was able direct donations to the Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie.

JGal Level 7 June 16, 2020
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Level 8

Good for you! I was pleased to get my email this morning as well, but for the Alzheimer's Association. Initially I was suspicious (which is just my personality coming through), but it seems to be straight-forward and legit.

Lauren Level 8 June 15, 2020
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Did you start donating recently? These emails come quarterly, as a little boost to keep the donations (and the shopping) going. It's a marketing technique, sure, but it's also something to legitimately feel good about.

@Paul4747 I'm thinking it was a couple of years ago that I signed up for it. I'm sure they aren't making a fortune from my purchases but, like you said, it feels good that I can provide something to the charity with no extra effort on my part.

@Lauren Hmm. Maybe they started sending the emails recently, I don't really remember how long I've been getting them.

Not trying to gaslight anybody, honest. I just get so many emails, and I delete 75% of them.

@Paul4747 It absolutely, positively never crossed my mind that you would try to gaslight anyone. On the contrary, I thought it was a great suggestion, and hopefully the Freedom From Religion Foundation will benefit from this. 🤗

@Lauren I meant, on getting emails. Silly reply, I was tired. Sorry. Even more so now. I should go to bed.....
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Level 7

That's a great cause, but my Amazon Smile account is supporting the Ferndale (Michigan) Public Library. My brother is a librarian, and he is the Director of Adult Services there.

Kudos to him and you.
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Level 7

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing.

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Level 9

I sinned again and registered. Thank you.

Nope, thank you.
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Level 9

[smile.amazon.com]

Follow this link to learn more about Amazon Smile. My charity is Omaha Metropolitan Area Humanist Association. With all my purchases I think I give them about $20 per year. Today I had to order blades for my rotary cutter, right now I'd rather shop at home than in the fabric store. And just typing that makes me wanna cry.

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