Got spare change lying around? It can help save a life.
Donate Now to the American Red Cross at Coinstar machines
Your Spare Change Makes a Difference!
Just by bringing your spare change to the grocery store, you can help the American Red Cross bring relief to disaster victims in your area and across the country.
Approximately 130 million Americans live within 2 miles of a Coinstar machine. If even half of those American 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!
Find the Coinstar machine nearest you. (Please note that some Coinstar machines are not yet equipped with the donation option. To confirm that your grocery store can accept donations to the American Red Cross, please call 1-800-928-CASH.)
How Can $1 Make a Difference?
66 pennies: Allows us to give a child any one of 11 "after the disaster" coloring books and a box of crayons.
$1: Buys one family expert safety information.
$3: Buys a comfort kit with toiletries for one disaster victim.
$6: Buys one blanket for a disaster shelter.
Quarters: Add up to dollars and $ 30 buys a pair of shoes for a disaster victim.
Dimes: Add up to dollars $ 65 buys a winter coat for a disaster victim.
$10: Buys one day of groceries for a family affected by a disaster.
$20: Buys a home clean-up kit for a family affected by a disaster.
For future reference, there are other non-profit organizations that also accept donations through Coinstar, including: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, March of Dimes, The U.S. Fund for UNICEF, and World Wildlife Fund. Those pennies sitting on your counter add up to something important to those in need.
Also, thank you so much to everyone who is participating in the CD donations. We've got a good number of people involved already and they keep coming in. I didn't realize what a daunting task this would be. It is going to be rather time consuming so I hope you can all be patient, but I'm so glad it's going well.
Also, if you want to read and see details, photos, and video from the heart of NOLA, friend interdictor. Forget the sensationalized media and their ratings, this is the real deal.
Your Spare Change Makes a Difference!
Just by bringing your spare change to the grocery store, you can help the American Red Cross bring relief to disaster victims in your area and across the country.
Approximately 130 million Americans live within 2 miles of a Coinstar machine. If even half of those American 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!
Find the Coinstar machine nearest you. (Please note that some Coinstar machines are not yet equipped with the donation option. To confirm that your grocery store can accept donations to the American Red Cross, please call 1-800-928-CASH.)
How Can $1 Make a Difference?
66 pennies: Allows us to give a child any one of 11 "after the disaster" coloring books and a box of crayons.
$1: Buys one family expert safety information.
$3: Buys a comfort kit with toiletries for one disaster victim.
$6: Buys one blanket for a disaster shelter.
Quarters: Add up to dollars and $ 30 buys a pair of shoes for a disaster victim.
Dimes: Add up to dollars $ 65 buys a winter coat for a disaster victim.
$10: Buys one day of groceries for a family affected by a disaster.
$20: Buys a home clean-up kit for a family affected by a disaster.
For future reference, there are other non-profit organizations that also accept donations through Coinstar, including: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, March of Dimes, The U.S. Fund for UNICEF, and World Wildlife Fund. Those pennies sitting on your counter add up to something important to those in need.
Also, thank you so much to everyone who is participating in the CD donations. We've got a good number of people involved already and they keep coming in. I didn't realize what a daunting task this would be. It is going to be rather time consuming so I hope you can all be patient, but I'm so glad it's going well.
Also, if you want to read and see details, photos, and video from the heart of NOLA, friend interdictor. Forget the sensationalized media and their ratings, this is the real deal.