No Cost Ways to Donate to the ASPCA

by Courtney Mroch | More from this Blogger

04 Mar 2008 01:19 PM

Because I donate to the ASPCA, I get lots of literature from them. Many times it's via email or accompanies donation request forms.

Two things in recent such distributions have really stood out at me. Maybe you've seen them too if you're an ASPCA supporter. (Or maybe you haven't. Sometimes I don't always read their emails as closely as I should.)

If you aren't a supporter, maybe you'll be inspired to become one once you see these easy, fun options for doing so.

Help the ASPCA by Spending Just a Little Time on the Internet

• Register with AnimalAttraction.com and they'll donate $1 to the ASPCA.

All you have to do is create a free profile with them and BOOM!, the ASPCA gets $1.

It's really easy. You fill out some questions about yourself to set up your account, then add your pet(s), then add their pictures. It took me about three minutes total. (The majority of that was spent trying to decide which photos to post.)

But the giving doesn't stop there. For every friend you get to join, they'll donate another $1. And for every day you log in they'll donate a penny.

Want to keep track of how much you raise? They even have it set up to where it'll show up on your profile. Cool!

(To make sure the ASPCA gets their $1, you have to click the account activation link that AnimalAttraction.com sends to you in a separate email.)

• Search the Net with GoodSearch.com, they'll donate a penny to the ASPCA every time.

Sure, it's just pennies, but it can really add up. I think this figure from the ASPCA's own newsletter sums it up best:

If 500 people search four times a day, roughly $7,300 will be raised in a year-without anyone spending a penny. To date, more than $12,500 has been raised for the ASPCA.

Also... if you shop using GoodSearch.com's shopping center, GoodShop, they'll donate an additional percentage to the ASPCA.

They not only have it broken down by section (including one devoted to Pets), but they have a bunch of great stores. For Pets they have ones like PetSmart, PetCo, and Doctors Foster and Smith (just to name a few).

In general stores include iTunes, Target, Walmart, Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Barnes and Noble, Best Buy... This list goes on. Trust me, there are a bunch of major stores to choose from.

Or, better yet, check it out for yourself...and become an ASPCA supporter!

Courtney Mroch writes about animals great and small in Pets and the harmony and strife that encompasses married life in Marriage. For a full listing of her articles click here.

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Courtney Mroch is a wife, a proud pet parent, and a writer. She's been with her husband, high school sweetheart Wayne Pryor, over 20 years, married 11 of those. She's "mom" to Mr. Meow, a.k.

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