Support Prader-Willi Research through Online Programs
1. eScrip
Shop your favorite stores such as Wild Oats, Whole Foods, Safeway, Payless Shoe Source, Spiegel, The Sharper Image, Pep Boys, Big 5, and Eddie Bauer, just to name a few. Register the credit/debit cards you use, buy the items that you would normally buy, and the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research will automatically receive up to 8% of your purchase. For more information and to register go to the eScrip Website , click on "sign-up" and follow the instructions.
Shop your favorite stores such as Wild Oats, Whole Foods, Safeway, Payless Shoe Source, Spiegel, The Sharper Image, Pep Boys, Big 5, and Eddie Bauer, just to name a few. Register the credit/debit cards you use, buy the items that you would normally buy, and the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research will automatically receive up to 8% of your purchase. For more information and to register go to the eScrip Website , click on "sign-up" and follow the instructions.
2. iGive
Support The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research just by shopping online for brand-name items at over 482 well-known online stores. Try safe and secure Internet shopping at iGive.com . Retailers like Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Gap, J.Crew, Kohl's, Land's End, Office Depot, eBay and the New York Times participate in this program and will donate up to 26% of each purchase to FPWR. It's quick and easy! Log onto iGive , click on "My Cause" and start earning money for research!
3. Chapel Creek Candle Company
Want to participate in an easy, enjoyable fund-raising project that you can do on your time while accelerating research into treatments for Prader-Willi Syndrome? Cheri Wood, mom to Michelle with PWS, owns Chapel Creek Candles and has developed a fund-raising project for FPWR to make that possible. Buy beautiful, hand-poured candles for all occasions or sell them as part of your fund-raising activities for FPWR. Each candle is specially labeled just for The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research and 50% of every order will be donated to our cause. Details are available at the Chapel Creek website or by calling Cheri at 903-520-5178.
If you are an event planner and would like to sell Chapel Creek Candles at your fundraiser, just log onto the Chapel Creek website and fill out the online fundraiser form. This will give Cheri your contact information. She will then be in touch with the organizers to help set up the candle sale. Be sure to mention that this is an FPWR fundraiser so that the candles get the correct labels. Visit Chapel Creek Candles FPWR support page or call (903) 520-5178.
4. Usbourne
Usbourne offers an irresistible collection of children's books and educational supplies. and Arbonne has a line of excellent skin care products. Jenn Paige, mom to Nick w/PWS, is an Usbourne distributor and has offered to donate her proceeds from the sale of Usbourne products to FPWR. To shop with Jenn and Usbourne, go to www.ubah.com/Z1151 and follow the instructions there. Jenn asks that after you have ordered, please send her an email at marchroses@hotmail.com to let her know that you have placed this order. Everybody likes Usbourne books! We can't go to a festival without stopping by the Usbourne display and leaving with something new. If Erin has her way, we leave with several somethings! Her favorites are the search books, such good visual exercise. Several of their finest reference books have internet links which multiply their usefulness. It's fun just to browse through the choices, but more fun to receive your order!
5. Arbonne
Arbonne offers a large line of excellent skin care products. Laurie Baskin, mom to Nick w/PWS, has connected us to Arbonne through her friend, Lisa VanWyk. Take a look at this fine line of Swiss skin care products . Lisa will donate her profit of 35% of each sale to FPWR. At that rate, your purchase will quickly amount to a nice donation to PWS research.
6. Tiny Tot Greetings
Tiny Tot Greetings: Angela Pham produces customized holiday cards, birthday invitations, birth announcements and other types of cards. If you go to her website, you can see how beautiful her work is: http://www.tinytotg reetings. com/home. html.
Angela is offering to help us in two ways. First, she is giving a 5% discount on all purchases that we direct to her. Second, she is donating 10% of the final order price to FPWR. Angela can customize a card for your family for any event in which you will need invitations or cards--birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, holidays, etc. Angela customizes at no extra charge and will work with you to create a truly unique design. To let her know that you are a PWS family and to get your discount when you order, use the Coupon Code: FPWR.
You can view an example of one of these cards here on the Tiny Tots Website.
7. Specialty Children's Socks
Lori Guthrie, mom to precious twins Anna, with PWS, and Kayla, is gifted in creating specialty socks and will make a donation to PWS research through FPWR for every pair purchased. Please email her at lvkag@verizon.net or call at (804) 598-6325 for prices and ordering information.
8. Tabletop Corn Hole Games
How many of you know of the game "cornhole"? It is really popular here in the Midwest and seems to be spreading. It is played at almost every backyard BBQ and just about everyone on the block owns one of these fun bean-bag toss games. Originally an outdoor game, Jim and Dianna Herrmann created an indoor version and are selling it through their website. In addition to the regular cornhole game, Jim is able to put logos from almost any team (collegiate, NFL, NASCAR, etc.) on the games. He can also do custom logos for a small additional cost making this a great gift or promotional item for your business. What Dad wouldn't love a cool little bar game with his favorite team on it for Father's Day? Shipping anywhere in the U.S. is around $8.00.
When ordering, please mention that the order is to benefit FPWR or mention Marc and Stephanie Arnold, and FPWR will be credited for the sale. This is a great way for your family to have fun with a new game and to support the FPWR all at once. Thanks so much to Jim & Diana for their generosity and for helping us to accomplish our mission!
9. i Sold It
All of us have things in our homes that we don't use, don't need, or don't like. Some of us have yard sales, some donate to Goodwill, and some of us just let these things take up space in our closets for years on the chance that someday we will use these things for something. Here's another option, a way you can donate these items and have the proceeds go to PWS research through FPWR.
A company called "i Sold It" with locations nationwide will sell these items for you on eBay. All you have to do is take the item to the store, instruct them to send the money from the sale to FPWR, and they do the rest. When the item is sold, "i Sold It" will send a check to FPWR. It's as simple as that.
To increase the impact of this opportunity, organize your school/church/civic groups and ask the group members to take their sellable items to "i Sold It" and direct the proceeds to FPWR. The only work this involves is promoting the idea among your chosen group and waiting for the check to come in. When donors drop off items, they will get a link to the auction so they can watch the sale. It's really fun to see what your extra blender brings on eBay that can be directed to FPWR's work.
Below are some links to "i Sold It" that you can use. Of course, if you are already an eBayer, you can sell items directly and save the commission that they charge, but if you are not set up to do that, this is a wonderful way to sell without breaking a sweat!
Website: http://www.i-soldit.com/index.asp
How it works: http://www.i-soldit.com/how_works.asp
Locations: http://www.i-soldit.com/locations.asp