Our local grocery participated in a Round up for Ronald MacDonald house for a month. It started sometime in August and wrapped up last week. Customers, whether paying in cash, debit or credit, were given the option to round up to the nearest next dollar and that change would go to the charity.
It seems like such a small amount to give. I mean at most, it's 99 cents per visit. While your pockets don't fill with change, it's a rather non threatening way to donate money. No one is going to knock on your door or call and say 'our books show that you gave to our cause last year....how about this year too?"
If you pay via debit, it makes that bank statement look slick with zeros :-)
I wonder if they will let folks know how much this store was able to contribute during that one month period? It would be nice.
Tuesday, Nice weekend!
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3 comments:
that does sound like a fairly non-invasive way to ask people to donate! hopefully that raise a lot of money.
I agree it would be nice to know how much all those spare cents came too. I,ll bet you would be surprised.
It's a great way for folks to give small amounts.
If you like the charity, and the cashier asking you about it causes you to think you'd like to give, why not take a few extra minutes and write the charity a cheque yourself?
This way, you can contribute a little bit more ($5 or $10 or more) and the best part is, you will likely get a charitable tax receipt.
Donations to Canadian charities give you a tax credit on your annual return to the CRA. This way, you get a perk, and the charity gets a bit more.
Not to suggest that folks only give for the tax receipt - that's not the case. Just a suggestion for a win-win for both you and the cause!
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