Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Benefit Ride and Tie update. Come join us for the fun!

Ride and Tie Association President Melanie Weir is coming to our Ride and Tie! She's flying in from California to help out and possibly participate.

Saturday September 4th 6pm Hoe Down at the Story Co. Fairgrounds in Nevada, IA. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door.

Sunday September 5th 5K Road Apple Fun Run/Walk at the Heart of Iowa Trail head in Collins, IA.

www.oneheartrideandtie.org

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Shop online and help One Heart

Did you know shopping online can help One Heart? And it doesn't cost you anything.

1) Go to http://www.goodshop.com
2) Enter your cause (If you don't choose One Heart Equestrian Therapy your shopping will go to the charity of the day)
3) Go shopping. Click over to your favorite store from GoodShop and go shopping as usual.
4) GoodShop donates--Up to 30% of your purchase will go to your favorite cause! Find products, coupons and deals for more than 1,500 stores

It really is that EASY!

You can shop at more than 900 top retailers. For example Amazon, Nike, PetSmart, Staples, Microsoft, Kohls, iTunes, J.Crew, etc.
From the FAQ page at goodsearch.com:
Where does the money come from?

When you shop through GoodShop at one of our retail partners, GoodSearch is paid a commission. At GoodSearch, we've developed a way to track these shopping-generated proceeds and direct them to charities.

Am I paying more to shop through GoodShop? Is this any different than buying directly from the retailer?

Absolutely not! The experience of shopping through GoodShop is exactly the same as going to the retailer directly – you receive the same prices and level of service. The retailers are responsible for collecting payment, shipping and returns.

Do all purchases qualify for a donation?

While the majority of all purchases will generate a donation for your organization, each retailer has its own rules and some purchases may not qualify. For example, many merchants do not contribute donations for gift cards or gift certificates. You can read about restrictions by clicking on the percentage generated link under each retailer's logo on the GoodShop shopping homepage.

You can also help out by searching the internet.
Start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to your favorite cause every time you do a search! http://www.goodsearch.com
So far this year we've earned about $9.50 just by searching! Use goodsearch for school and work and kill two birds with one stone. :-)