CHARLES COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL

10250 La Plata Road
La Plata, MD 20646
(301) 934-6488

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How You Can Help Charles County Literacy Council

Become a Tutor! We are always in need of tutors as we seek to meet the needs of our students.

Become a Volunteer! We are always in need of volunteers as we seek to meet the needs of our students.

Contribute! There are many ways in which you can help CCLC:

  1. Donate directly to CCLC; Donations (checks) should be made out to 'Charles County Literacy Council' and mailed to Charles County Literacy Council, 10250 La Plata Road, La Plata, MD 20646, Attn: Marlene Cleaveland. Gifts are tax-deductible.
  2. Contribute through payroll deductions to CCLC through the United Way Campaign--just write us in;
  3. Contribute through the Combined Federal Campaign (National Capital Area/Dahlgren-Ft. A.P. Hill/Quantico) CFC# 77322 or the
    Maryland Charity Campaign MCC# 1144;
  4. Participate in our fundraisers;
  5. Shop on-line to benefit CCLC at iGive;
  6. Register your Food Lion card (Click on Fundraising and select CCLC);
  7. Next time you use a search engine, use GoodSearch, type in CCLC and select Charles County Literacy Council as your charity;
  8. Donate office items: CCLC appreciates donations such as:
    • Office Supplies (paper, labels, pens/pencils, note pads, post-its, envelopes, flash cards, etc.);
    • Computer supplies (ink, software, etc.).
  9. Before you buy your next cell phone, log onto http://www.phonesforgood.com/pfg/go/193 and get a great deal on your next cell phone, and at the same time, the Literacy Council will receive up to $50 for each purchase. You can choose from a wide variety of phones from America's leading providers: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and Nextel.
  10. If you frequently shop at McKays, you can help support the Charles County Literacy Council by registering your Gold Card. To register your Gold Card, go to www.mycommunityrewards.com, click on the McKays' logo, click on 'customer', click on 'Register Here' and when the Gold Card Registration form comes up, fill out the required information; when you get to the non-profit line, use the drop-down menu and click on "Charles County Literacy Council." McKays Community Rewards Program runs through April 30, 2009.

eBay Giving Works
If you sell on eBay, there is another way that you can donate to the Charles County Literacy Council. eBay Giving Works enables you to list items on eBay and donate part or all of the final sale price to the Charles County Literacy Council. eBay Giving Works listings tend to sell at higher final prices, because buyers are more willing to purchase and often pay more for items that benefit a nonprofit. You can enhance buyer trust and loyalty by aligning with a cause, and you will receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donations. In the spirit of giving, eBay rewards your generosity by crediting a portion of the insertion and final value fees back to you. Learn how to sell your items through eBay Giving Works to benefit Charles County Literacy Council by reading the detailed step-by-step instructions (http://givingworks.ebay.com/sell/).

Amazon.com
Do you shop on Amazon.com? If so, you can also benefit the Literacy Council with your Amazon.com purchases. If you bookmark our web site (www.charlescountyliteracy.org) and click through to Amazon.com from the logo link on our site, the Literacy Council Will receive between 4% and 10% of your online purchase as a donation.

Good Search (see below for more information)
GoodSearch.com is a search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.

Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Charles County Literacy Council as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! And, be sure to spread the word!

iGive.com (see below for more information)
If you shop online, it is possible for you to help the Charles County Literacy Council while receiving a tax deduction as you shop. Just go to http://www.igive.com/welcome, download the iGive Shopping window, designate Charles County Literacy Council as your cause, and shop as you normally do by going directly to your favorite online stores. iGive.com handles the donations automatically! Mac Users: the iGive shopping window is not Mac compatible, however, you CAN still benefit the Literacy Council with your shopping. Just go to iGive.com, register, and use their shopping mall links to your favorite websites.

More than 1500 merchants make donations through iGive.com. The donation amount varies from 0.4% to over 25% of the amount you spend. When the iGive window pops up as you visit a participating merchant's site, the donation amount will be specified. You can find out how much your online purchases have benefited the Charles County Literacy Council by clicking on "My iGive" to visit My Stats. Just click on "Tax Deduction Report" for a breakdown of your donations for the calendar year. Click on "Shopping Activity Report" for an itemized list of your purchases and the cause they benefited. You can print this out for your records.

iGive.com also offers a $5 First Time Shopper's Bonus. If you make your first online purchase through the iGive Shopping Window or the iGive shopping mall within 45 days of joining, an extra $5 will be donated on your behalf to Charles County Literacy Council.

Food Lion (see below for more information)
If you shop at Food Lion, join their Shop ‘N Share program. To enroll, log on to www.foodlion.com and complete the steps below.

1. Click on “Lion Shop & Share”, located in the left hand navigation bar under “In the Community”
2. Click on “Register MVP Cards”
3. Click on “Find Organization”. When prompted, input the following
State- MD
City – Waldorf
Org. – Charles County Literacy Council
4. Click on “Add MVP Cards”

Thank you for your support!

 This page last updated November 5, 2009 (mc).