Internet shopping

...books and music...clothing...house and garden...sports and recreation...computers and electronics...pets...fitness and personal care...food and wine...travel...gifts...

If you shop for just about anything in these and other categories on the internet, your purchases from more than 400 different online stores mean a financial donation to Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin.

Participating businesses donate a percentage of your purchase to the charity of your choice. It is secure, easy and costs you nothing.

It is also convenient - both to register and to shop. Go to igive.com and register Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin as your designated charity. Then each time you go online to a participating business, igive.com will automatically record the amount of your purchase, add it in with all others designating our food bank as their charity, and send a check to Second Harvest.

Here is a sample of participating "dot com" retailers:

American Blind & Wallpaper, Ancestry, Ann Taylor, Apple Store, Avon, Babiesrus, Barnes & Noble, Bass Pro Shops, Bath and Both, Best Buy, Buy, Cabela's, Circuit City, CompUSA, Dell, Disney Store, Drugstore, Eddie Bauer, Expedia, FTD, Gap, Hallmark, Hammacher Schlemmer, Harry and David, JC Penney, Kohl's, L.L. Bean, Lands' End, Marshall Field's, Martha Stewart, Michigan Bulb, Neiman Marcus, Office Depot, Old Navy, Omaha Steaks, One Hanes Place, OshKosh B'Gosh, PETsMART, REI, Sears, Spiegel, Sports Authority, Target, The Golf Channel Store, Tupperware and WalMart.

What an effortless way to help Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin continue our important programs to provide food to our neighbors facing hunger.