Many organizations will make a donation in return for opening a service with them or match a donation you make. Here is a list of ways to benefit CARE through local companies and organizations.

Open a Checking Account at SunTrust (Now until 12/31/2007)
Eat at Sweet Tomatoes
Company Matching
Igive.com
Search the Internet Using GoodSearch
Get the PetRewards Credit Card
Save Your Receipts and UPC Codes for Dick Van Patten's Dog Food

Open a Checking Account at SunTrust (offer good until 12/31/2007)

SunTrust will donate $100 to the charity of your choice, or you can choose to receive a $50 SunTrust Visa Gift Card to keep for your own cause when you:

• Open a new Personal or Business checking account from August 6 through December 31, 2007, and
• Accept a new SunTrust Visa Check Card and make any purchase using your new card by February 15, 2008, and
• Complete and submit a redemption form by February 15, 2008

To qualify for SunTrust to donate $100 to the charity of your choice or to receive a $50 Visa Gift Card to keep for your own cause, you must:

• Open a new SunTrust Personal or Business Checking account from August 6 through December 31, 2007.
• Accept and make any purchase with your new SunTrust Visa Check Card by February 15, 2008.
• Complete and submit a redemption form by February 15, 2008.
• The U.S. charity must be an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) organization. The donation will be made by SunTrust on behalf of the client.
• Account must be open and in good standing at the time the incentive is paid. All incentives will be mailed by March 31, 2008.
• Offer valid for U.S. residents with a U.S. address (or a U.S.-based business for business checking accounts).
• Offer is limited to one donation/gift card per personal household and one donation/gift card per business household.
• Offer subject to withdrawal at any time.

Eat at Sweet Tomatoes

Eat at the Sweet Tomatoes on Route 60 in Brandon on Thursday November 8th between 5pm and 8pm. Please download the flyer when it becomes available and hand it to the cashier when you check out. 15% of your bill will go directly to C.A.R.E. Please help make this fundraising effort successful by spreading the word, bringing your flyer with you and most importantly, eating!

Company Matching

Many companies generously match employee contributions to non-profit organizations through a matching gift program, these matches are often dollar for dollar. Some local companies that offer a matching gifts program to their employees:

• Bank of America
• Citigroup
• Federated Department Stores
• Home Depot
• JP Morgan Chase
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Progress Energy
• Progressive Insurance
• State Farm
• Verizon
• Wachovia

Check with your company's Human Resources office to learn if your company has a matching gifts program. You may be able to double your donation to C.A.R.E. at no additional cost to you!

Igive.com

CARE has recently signed up as an igive.com charity. When you sign up at igive.com and make a purchase at one of their 700 participating stores, a portion of your purchase goes to CARE. Also, you can obtain exclusive deals and coupons (like free shipping) when you register.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Join to Support Critter Adoption and Rescue (CARE) by using this link: Igive CARE
2. Shop the Mall at iGive.com. You'll see familiar stores like Lands' End, Office Depot, JCPenney, Neiman Marcus, Expedia, Barnes & Noble, and eBay to mention just a few!
3. Watch the $$ roll in for Critter Adoption and Rescue (CARE)! Up to 26% of EACH purchase gets donated.

Search the Internet Using GoodSearch

CARE is registered as a GoodSearch charity. Every time you search for something on-line, CARE gets money! Log-on to www.goodsearch.com today and start searching! You can either return to this search page every time you want to look something up, or can download the toolbar to your computer and search from there.

HOW IT WORKS

1. On the GoodSearch homepage, Enter CARE - Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort (Ruskin, FL) as your charity of choice.
2. Search the Internet just like you normally would - the site is powered by Yahoo!, so you'll get the same high-quality search results you're accustomed to. You can either return to this seach page every time you want to look something up, or can download the toolbar to your computer and search from there.
3. Fifty percent of the revenue generated from advertisers is shared with the charity, school or nonprofit organization of your choosing.

Get the PetRewards Credit Card

CARE is registered with the PetRewards Visa credit card through Bank of America. Stop by the shelter today to pick up an application or call us and we will send you one. The credit card can be personalized with a picture of your favorite pet! Once you are approved and make your first purchase, CARE receives a small commission. When you hit the $10,000 mark, CARE gets $100!

Save Your Receipts and UPC Codes for Dick Van Patten's Dog Food

By sending in 50 UPC codes for Dick Van Patten's dog food, C.A.R.E. receives a $100 dollar donation courtesy of the company. Please send your UPC codes and your receipts to Carrie Sullivan at C.A.R.E. Animal Shelter, 1528 27th Street SE, Ruskin, FL, 33572.