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Shopping for the Earth
Would
you like to help the environment, at no additional cost to you? With the "Shopping
for the Earth" program,
your regular shopping trips can make a difference in your community. There
are two ways to shop:
- Online
ordering (national and some local stores)
- Download
the mail-in order form (local stores) (This form uses
Adobe Reader.)
Frequently Asked Questions (mail-in program)
Q: How does it work?
A: You purchase gift cards from us at full face value for any of the participating
stores, and you receive cards for
the full face value to spend at your selected stores. For each gift card that
we sell, the stores give us a donation of up to 5%. (The online program offers
donations of 15&% and more for some cards). What could be easier?!
For example: If you buy a Borders gift card through "Shopping for the Earth",
Borders will donate 5% of the face value of the card to Sierra Club. So if
you buy a $50 card, Sierra Club will get $2.50 from Borders and you'll get
$50 worth
of books, CDs, or other items from any Borders store in the U.S.
Q: What can I buy with these cards? Which stores accept them? Do
they ever expire?
A: You can use EarthCash cards to
buy almost any item
at any U.S. location for the stores listed below. Cards cannot
be redeemed for their full face value in cash.
The change and expiration date policies for each participating
store are provided in detail on the order form -
most of the cards never expire.
Stores:
- Ann
Arbor People's Food Co-op
- Arbor
Brewing Company
- Arbor
Farms
- Borders
Books & Music
- Busch's
- Hiller's
Markets
- Kroger
- be sure to register at Kroger
Community Rewards and record your card
number in your account information so that the Sierra
Club receives a donation from your reloads. Click
here for information.
- Produce
Station
- Whole
Foods
- Meijer
- Community Awards Program details
(pdf)
Q:
Which store locations accept the cards?
A: They are accepted at any U.S. location for the stores listed above – so
they make great gifts!
Q: Can Sierra Club non-members buy or use EarthCash cards?
A: Absolutely! In fact, we encourage you to tell your
friends and neighbors about the program -- it's a chance for them to help
improve their local
environment, too. Since EarthCash cards are transferable, you can give
them to others as gifts.
Q: Do I still the usual store bonuses and benefits?
A: Yes!
Q: Can the store replace EarthCash vouchers if they are lost, stolen, or defaced?
A: Sorry, neither the stores nor HVG can replace cards after you purchase
them (except at Kroger.)
Q: Can I pay online?
A: Yes! With the new online
program you can order and pay online. For the current local merchants listedon
the paper order form payment
must still be paid for by check. The processing fees for services like PayPal
are
too
expensive--the
fees represent
most of the discount we receive for the cards.
Q: I love what you're doing! How can I get more EarthCash Vouchers?
A: You can get more cards at any time by mail, or in person at our monthly
public programs. Busch's, Hiller's and Kroger cards can be reloaded by
the respective store cashier and the Sierra Club receives a contribution
for every reload, so
only one card isneeded per person from these merchants.
You can also download additional
order forms to print and mail. (This form uses
Adobe Reader.) Also, click here for
information about the new online program!
Have other questions?
Please contact Ed
Steinman (734-665-0248).
Thank you for supporting our participating stores and
The Huron Valley Group
of the Sierra Club!
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