Other Ways to Give to United Through Reading

January 12, 2016

• Goodshop – With Goodshop, you can stand united with UTR in our efforts to help connect military families through reading with every purchase you make online. How? Easy. Use Goodshop to buy things like gifts at Shutterfly, clothing at Old Navy and gifts at Harry & David and you can help generate a donation for United Through Reading based on how much you spend on each purchase — at no extra cost to you. With this free service, you can also find the best selection of deals online, so there’s no reason not to! To get started, simply sign up and select United Through Reading as your favorite cause.

• AmazonSmile – A simple and automatic way to support United Through Reading every time you shop on Amazon, at no extra cost. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to United Through Reading. To shop with AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com and sign in. Visit “Your Account” at the top of the page and select the option to select or change your charity.

• Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Donations – CFC promotes and supports philanthropy through a program that is employee focused and effective in providing all federal employees the opportunity to give back. When giving through CFC, your tax deductible donations support a worthy cause, and often can be deducted from your paycheck. United Through Reading’s CFC # is 11393. Learn more at cfctoday.org.

• Matching Gifts – Don’t forget that you can ask if your employer (or your spouse’s employer) honors a matching plan for charitable contributions. If so, whatever donation you are able to make toward United Through Reading through our website, will be doubled, and have twice the impact on our military families. It’s an easy way to give a little and watch your matched funds make a big difference!

• Donate an Auction Item – Support the United Through Reading Storybook Ball fundraiser in San Diego in November by donating an auction item. The Storybook Ball creates a significant source of revenue to support the fulfillment of our mission attracting over 300 attendees from San Diego and across the nation each year. Auction items can including vacation get-aways, signed children’s books, restaurant gift certificates, jewelry, and more — the sky’s the limit!