Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Fund-raise for the Food Bank!

Online social networking is fun and all, but wouldn't it be great if you could use it to really make a positive impact in your community? Well now you can! Whether you have five, fifty, or five hundred Facebook friends, you can become a Food Bank Fundraiser and make it easy for them to donate! Did you know that every dollar donated to North County Community Services Food Bank provides three complete meals to a children or adults that are unsure where there next meal is coming from? So $25 provides 75 meals, $50 provides 150 meals, $100 provides 300 meals... you get the point. So why not get started? Here is a step-by-step guide to get started! Oh, and don't forget to update your status to let all your friends know how easy you have made
it for them to donate!

1. Login to Facebook.
2. In the Search bar at the the top of the screen, type "Active Giving" and click the search icon.
3. Click on the "Active Giving" logo.
4. Under the picture on the left, click on the blue square that says "Go to Application".
5. Click the "Allow" box.
6. Click on "Settings" near the top of the application
7. Type in "www.active.com/donate/foodbankteam" and click "Submit"
8. Click on "Profile" in the upper right corner
9. Click the "+" button to add a new tab, and select the Active Giving application by clicking on the icon if you see it, or begin typing "active giving" to search available tabs and it should pop up.
All set! Now your friends can donate to North County's Food Bank directly from your profile.

Overwhelmed? If this seems all around to complicated, you can direct your friends to donating by going to http://www.active.com/donate/foodbankteam and clicking on "Share this page". Either way, please let all your Facebook friends know how easy it is to donate to North County's Food Bank!

Thanks for being a Food Bank fundraiser through Facebook!

~Abby Weglarz, NCCS Volunteer Coordinator~

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