Amazon is donating hundreds of thousands of
items to hundreds of local and national charities across the U.S. –
supporting causes that range from STEM education to homelessness,
hunger, disaster relief, and more including Mona Bailey Academy,
Project Hospitality, Second Harvest Food Bank, AHC, SBP and others
– to help ensure they have the supplies and items they need
most
AmazonSmile Charity Lists are an easy way for
charities to curate lists of needed products from Amazon’s wide
selection of items, while giving customers a convenient way to
donate directly to causes they want to support
Customers can also shop with AmazonSmile and
have the same experience they know on Amazon with the added bonus
of supporting their favorite charity at no cost to them – since
launching, AmazonSmile has donated more than $155 million to
hundreds of thousands of charitable organizations
(NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that it is surprising
hundreds of charities – which support causes from STEM education,
to homelessness, hunger, disaster relief, youth organizations,
sustainability and more – across the U.S. by fulfilling products
requested on each of their AmazonSmile Charity Lists. Amazon is
donating hundreds of thousands of items to charities from their
AmazonSmile Charity Lists through the end of the year to ensure
they have what they need to round out the holiday season, and to
get a jump start on the new year. Some of the total items donated
include:
- More than 5,000 blankets, sheets, and pillows.
- More than 30,000 toys and educational items for kids.
- More than 40,000 socks, outerwear, pajamas, shoes, and other
apparel items.
- More than 60,000 food and pantry items from water to canned
goods.
Customers can get in the spirit too by donating to an
organization of their choice by visiting
smile.amazon.com/charitylists. To shop with AmazonSmile to support
your favorite charity start with smile.amazon.com.
“This is a season of giving and we are thrilled to deliver
smiles and surprise hundreds of charities with the products they
are most in need of right now,” said Jeff Wilke, CEO Worldwide
Consumer, Amazon. “AmazonSmile and Charity Lists are two amazing
programs that help inspire customers to shop with a purpose. I shop
with AmazonSmile and it’s great to see the continued donations
Amazon has made to Make A Wish Foundation, Boys & Girls Club,
and PATH - People Assisting the Homeless over the years.”
“We are enormously grateful to Amazon for fulfilling our Charity
List,” said Chris Bailey, Executive Director of the Mona Bailey
Academy. “We believe philanthropy can reform the educational
system, and receiving this type of product donation allows us to
continue our mission of delivering cutting edge and creative
educational programming to underprivileged elementary age students
in the Seattle area and beyond.”
"Amazon's generosity will allow us to meet a portion of the
great needs of people experiencing homelessness on our borough's
streets, in the ferry terminal, in our churches, and especially the
children and families in our Staten Island shelter,” said Reverend
Terry Troia, President and CEO of Project Hospitality. “We are
grateful to have a compassionate partner in the midst of great
human need."
"We are so grateful that AmazonSmile’s Charity Lists program is
helping disaster-impacted families rebuild their homes and lives,
including those in the New Orleans area,” said Elizabeth Eglé,
Chief Development Officer, SBP. “Having the ability to request
specific products allows SBP to get what we need to rebuild homes
quickly and affordably, and gives donors a direct view into how
they've helped a family in need."
“AHC Inc. is thrilled to be surprised by Amazon to receive
donations of educational games and electronics from AHC’s
AmazonSmile Charity List,” said AHC President & CEO Walter D.
Webdale. “The low-income families we serve in Arlington and the
surrounding areas are especially struggling during the holiday
season, and contributions to support the girls and boys in AHC’s
afterschool and teen tutoring programs will not only brighten the
holiday but help keep learning front and center.”
“We are so grateful that Amazon has fulfilled our AmazonSmile
Charity List,” said Nancy Keil, President and CEO of Second Harvest
Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. “The holidays are a difficult time
of year for families struggling with hunger and we are working
tirelessly to ensure that every family in our community has enough
to eat. Thanks to Amazon, we are one step closer to achieving this
goal.”
In addition to fulfilling hundreds of AmazonSmile Charity Lists,
Amazon is surprising several organizations whose mission is to
support those experiencing homelessness across the country with
more than $1M in monetary and in-kind donations for the holidays.
Winter is the hardest time for the homeless community – a monetary
donation provides nonprofits with the flexibility to fund existing
gaps including emergency shelter, medicine, food and supplies, and
seasonal staffing. Along with the donation, 10,000 “Boxes of
Smiles” gift packages will be delivered for individuals, children
and families at A Journey Home, Bethany House Services, Central
Arizona Shelter Services, Domestic Abuse Women’s Network, and
SEARCH Homeless Services. Packed by thousands of operation employee
volunteers, these boxes contain popular products such as toys,
electronics, personal care products, and books.
AmazonSmile Charity Lists
There are thousands of AmazonSmile Charity Lists supporting
causes from STEM education to homelessness, hunger, disaster
relief, pets and animals, youth, health, veterans, and more, with
each Charity List carefully curated based on the needs of the
respective organization. Plus, many non-profits have been able to
get donations quickly since the program was unveiled. For example,
Purrfect Pals, a local cat shelter based in Arlington, WA, posted a
request on Facebook asking for donations to restock their food
pantry. Within just two days of the post, customers placed 300
orders worth of $20,000 in pet food. In addition, after Hurricane
Dorian struck the Bahamas in September of this year, Amazon
customers purchased relief items, worth over $200,000, from
AmazonSmile Charity Lists created by The American Red Cross, Save
The Children, and SBP, to support communities affected by the
hurricane. To learn more visit, smile.amazon.com/charitylists.
How to shop AmazonSmile
Charity Lists:
- Visit
smile.amazon.com/charitylists.
- Sign in with your Amazon.com
credentials (customers who are not already signed-up for
AmazonSmile will receive a prompt to do so).
- Shop your favorite
organization’s Charity List.
- Select and donate items from
the list.
- Ship to the
charity.
AmazonSmile
Amazon launched AmazonSmile in 2013 as a way for customers to
easily support their favorite charity when they shop, at no cost to
them. Customers who start at smile.amazon.com will find the exact
same Amazon they know and love – including incredible deals
throughout the holiday, a wide selection of products across every
department, fast and free delivery options and more – with the
added bonus that AmazonSmile will donate a portion of eligible
purchases to the non-profit of their choice. There are over a
million organizations to choose from on AmazonSmile – everything
from school PTA’s or local pet shelters to international
non-profits that provide clean drinking water to people in
developing countries and nationally recognized cancer research
institutions. Thanks to our customers, AmazonSmile has donated more
than $155 million, to hundreds of thousands of charitable
organizations like United Way, Feeding America, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, The American Cancer Society, The Nature
Conservancy and many more so they can expand their meaningful
work.
Amazon in the Community
Amazon is committed to helping more children and young adults,
especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities,
have the resources and skills they need to build their best future.
Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact
programs that leverage Amazon’s unique assets and culture.
Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and
excite 10 million children and young adults from underserved and
underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in
computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs,
including addressing family homelessness through donations and
housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, as well as
global relief efforts for people in need following natural
disasters.
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