Make Your Holiday Shopping Help Pacem

By Judy Butler

Earn a halo this holiday season by helping three great loves at once:  1) the person for whom you wish to buy a present, 2) the earth by reducing your carbon footprint by not driving to the mall, and 3) Delaware Pacem in Terris!    Make on-line purchases through GoodShop.com.  

First, go to www.goodshop.com and enter “Delaware Pacem in Terris” as the organization you want to support.*  Then, choose from over 700 stores to shop, and a percentage (usually around 0.5-5.0%) of your purchase amount will be donated to Delaware Pacem in Terris.  Purchase prices are not inflated to accommodate the donation; prices are the same, whether you access an on-line store directly or through the GoodShop website. 

Here are some of the stores that are featured on GoodShop, along with the percentage amounts that they donate:  amazon.com (1.5%); Apple Store (1%); Barnes & Noble (3%); Expedia (1%); FTD (7%); Hewlitt-Packard (2%); iTunes (2.5%); Lands’ End (4%); LL Bean (2%); Kohl’s (2%); Old Navy (3%); Gap (3%); drugstore.com (5.5%).  For some of these stores, special deals and gift cards have restrictions.  For example, LL Bean will only make the 2% donation for gift cards that are at least $25.

So, if you’re someone who shops on-line at a store featured on GoodShop, this is a really great way to support Delaware Pacem in Terris without spending an extra dime!   

*Caution: always be sure the “Delaware Pacem in Terris” appears in the field that says “Who do you GoodShop for?”  If it doesn’t pop up automatically when you return to the GoodShop website, just re-enter it.

Judy Butler is the Chair of the Board of Pacem in Terris and serves on the Fundraising Committee.