Original Franciscan "Third Order" -- Confraternity of Penitents
Make Every Day a Path to Holiness
AmazonSmile and Kroger's Community Rewards Program
The Confraternity of Penitents has registered with AmazonSmile and Kroger's Community Rewards (see below for Kroger's information) as a Charitable organization.
AmazonSmile
If you buy from Amazon and go through the Amazon Smile portal (Smile.Amazon.com) l to access all the products, you can select the Confraternity of Penitents as a recipient of 0.5% donation of the total purchase price of your order.
There are several Confraternity of Penitents addresses. Please select the main group, Confraternity of Penitents at 1702 Lumbard Street, Fort Wayne IN, as the recpient.
We are not asking you to shop AmazonSmile if you do not order from Amazon already.
But, if you do use Amazon, please consider shopping through AmazonSmile and supporting the Confraternity of Penitents with your Amazon purchases.
Thank you and God bless you!
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About AmazonSmile
What is AmazonSmile?
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com.
The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile (Smile.Amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.
How does AmazonSmile work?
When first visiting AmazonSmile (smile.Amazon.com), customers are prompted to select a charitable organization from almost one million eligible organizations.
In order to browse or shop at AmazonSmile, customers must first select a charitable organization.
For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer’s selected charitable organization.
Is there any cost to charitable organizations or to customers?
No. There is no cost to charitable organizations or to AmazonSmile customers.
The shopping experience is identical to Amazon.com with the added benefit that the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate to the charitable organizations selected by customers.
Kroger's Community Rewards
If you shop for groceries at Kroger's, you can help the Confraternity of Penitents with every purchase.
The Confraternity of Penitents has enrolled with Kroger’s Community Rewards Program.
While you lose nothing, the Confraternity will gain. How does this work?
If you shop at Kroger’s, you can attach your Kroger’s card to the Confraternity of Penitents through the Krogers.com website. A small portion of your grocery bill will be donated to the Confraternity. This will not affect your rewards points nor increase the cost of your groceries.
To enroll in the Community Rewards Program, go to Krogers.com, click on Community, and follow the prompts. The Confraternity of Penitents can be designated by name or by our enrollment number 23488.
You will have to reenroll every year to keep the donations coming to the Confraternity of Penitents.
Thanks in advance to those will designate the Confraternity of Penitents as a recipient of Kroger rewards donations.
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