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Woodridge United Methodist
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Join
us on Sunday for worship services
at
10:00 am.
Instructions
can be found at the end below.
All are
Welcome!
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“You've Met
Your Match!”
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Often In life we
encounter people who want to "show us how much they
know" about something. And then when we
counter back with more information than they have, the
response is "you've met your match". This
encounter covers almost every facet of life from sports
and entertainment to grocery shopping. That is the
premise behind "new and improved" products and
services and all types of competitive activities.
It is human nature to feel the confidence of having the
knowledge and ability to win.
We often hear how the Pharisees tried to "one
up" Jesus, flaunting their knowledge and asking
unanswerable questions or asking questions that would
constitute "chargeable offenses" in the Jewish
and Roman circles. Yet, without fail we see and
hear the response given by Jesus and want to yell from
the stadium bleachers... "You've Met Your
Match!"
We will take a look at how all of this impacts our lives
on our faith journey on Sunday at 10 a.m.. if you
aren't able to join us in person, join us on our Woodridge UMC YouTube Channel.
See you then!
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Elexio is having issues with syncing our calendar
onto the website and it is not working properly right now.
To view an updated version of the calendar, visit the church app.
Friday, October 27th
Sunday, October 29th
- 10:00 am Worship Service
- 11:00
am Scarf Outreach
- 11:20
am Adult Choir
- Noon
Communion (online)
- 4:00
pm Filipino Baptist
- 7:00
pm CSA Committee
Monday, October 30th
- Church
Office CLOSED
- 7:30
Square Thrus
Tuesday, October 31st
- 9:30
am Soccer Shots
- 10:30
am Tuesday Bible Study (online)
- 8:00
pm Soccer Shots Small Group
Wednesday, November 1st
- 6:00
pm Wednesday Bible Study
- 7:00
pm Den 3/6
- 7:00
pm Square Dancing
Thursday, November 2nd
- 7:00
pm Soccer Shots Seasonal Mtg
- 7:00
pm Boy Scouts
Friday, November 3rd
Saturday, November 4th
- 8:45
am Sorority
- 6:30
pm Sleep Out Saturday Rally
- 7:00
pm Square Dancing
Sunday, November 5th
- 10:00 am Worship Service
- 11:00
am Communion (in person)
- 11:20
am Adult Choir
- 4:00
pm Filipino Baptist
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Church Office Hours
Monday & Tuesday: 9:00 am - noon
Wednesday
- Friday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
We ask that you call before visiting.
The
church office is closed Friday, October 27th & Monday,
October 30th
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Ministry Opportunities
Scarf Outreach
Join Mary Ann Bruton and help fringe scarves after worship
service on Sunday, October 29th for our Hat
and Mitten Tree. Bring
your own scissors. If you would like to
donate fleece, please bring it to Mary Ann before Oct. 29th,
so she may cut it ahead of time. It's a quick and easy craft
that will be finished within a half an hour.
60th
Anniversary Celebration Begins
Did you know that our church is turning 60 years old?
What were you doing when you turned 60? If you haven't
made it there yet, what are your plans for 60? THIS
Sunday we will start a year long celebration of 60 years of
ministry here at Woodridge UMC. If you have ideas of
events you would like to see happen this year, or simply want
to "be in the room where it happens", let us
know. No idea is too ______ anything!! Join us
next week as we begin by remembering those who have been with
us but are no more. Look forward to celebrating our 60
years together.
Taffy Apples
One of the fundraisers sponsored by the PTO of
Edgewood Elementary School is their fall Taffy Apple
sale. Yes, Michael has plenty of apples for you!!
We are selling them for only $2 each. There will be a
table in the narthex after service. Help out Edgewood
School and Michael!!
First Friday Lunch
FFL will be dining in our beautiful kitchen on
Friday,
November 3 at 12:00. Bring a sack lunch and
be ready for a delightful time making new connections. No
reservations needed. Everyone is welcome!
Radical Hospitality Volunteers Needed
Memorial services for our beloved Alex Todd
will be on Saturday,
November 11th. Visitation at 10:00 am ;
Memorial service at 11:00 am; and family visitation/repast at
noon. We are in need of persons to assist on all
levels, including clean up. If you are willing and
able, please contact the church office and let us know.
Substitute
Sunday School Teachers
We have an opportunity for serving with our
families! There are currently openings for Substitute Sunday
School Teachers. Share your passion to educate
and build connections between our families and our
church. Lesson materials would be provided and the
commitment would be minimal and based on
availability. Contact the church office (office@woodridgeumc.org)
or one of the Sunday School Teachers if you are available.
Second
Saturday Diners Adventures
We will be meeting on November
11th at 5pm at Colonial Café - 8 W. Gartner
Road (Gartner & Washington) in Naperville. Contact Nancy
or Tricia Valenta by
Wednesday, November 8th. Save room for ice cream!
Nancy: (630) 525-1847 (call or text)
Tricia: (630) 525-1846 (text) or tricialvalenta@hotmail.com
Contact Tricia if you need easy directions.
Upper
Rooms
Upper Rooms for November
- December are now available in the narthex
with a limited number in the mailbox.
Youth
Gift Card Sale!
Our Youth Gift Card Sale is back starting in November.
Support WUMC Youth with gift card orders with two
opportunities to participate. Orders forms are due November 5th
and will be available for pick-up November 12th.
A percentage of all sales goes to Youth Ministries. Get your
November form here
or in the narthex.
December
Dates: Order by 12/10 - Delivered
12/17
Sleep
Out Saturday
Another whole church event sponsored by the Youth Group. Join
us for the Sleep out Saturday Rally at College of DuPage from
6:30-8pm
on November 4th and then back to church for
fellowship and s'mores. Please sign up in the Narthex.
Trim a
Tree at Brookfield Zoo
The Youth Group is sponsoring this whole church event on November 12th.
Join
us at 1pm to decorate a Christmas tree at
Brookfield Zoo with handmade ornaments. Please sign up in the
Narthex.
WUMC
Music Ensembles 2023-2024
Our Music Ministry offers you three ways to get involved: the
Handbell Choir, the Worship Band, and the Adult Choir. This
could be the year you take that “leap of faith” and join a
group! All ensembles are LOW commitment. We ask that you
please attend the rehearsals leading up to the service date.
It is that simple! For a full schedule see the e-News or the
handout in the narthex.
In order to plan music, please RSVP to Carrie by the dates listed.
See the full
schedule here.
Adult
Choir (high school freshmen-seasoned adults)
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Oct. 29
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11:20 AM-12:30 PM
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Rehearsal
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Nov. 5
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11:20 AM-12:30 PM
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Music Room (may need to adjust time for
Pastor Danita’s birthday)
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Rehearsal
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Nov. 12
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11:20 AM-12:30 PM
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Music Room
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Rehearsal
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Nov. 19
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11:20 AM-12:30 PM
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Music Room
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Rehearsal
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Nov. 26
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8:30-9:30 AM
(Carrie has an 11 AM call time for a Hawks game)
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Service
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Dec. 3
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10 AM
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Rehearse in the sanctuary at 8:45 AM
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Dec. 10
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10 AM
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Rehearse in the sanctuary at 8:45 AM
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Dec. 17
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10 AM
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Rehearse in the sanctuary at 8:45 AM
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Dec. 24
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10 AM
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Rehearse in the sanctuary at 8:45 AM
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Next up is Worship Band. Please RSVP by
Dec. 17.
Youth
Ministry 2023
Sunday, November 4th – Sleep Out
Saturday - Rally at 6 pm at College of DuPage.
November
12th - Trim a Tree at Brookfield Zoo - Youth
lead!
December
10th – Holiday Cards for Seniors - Write or
draw holiday notes in cards to give to local nursing home
seniors right after service: Whole church event.
Fall
2023 Bible Study
Please join us for our Fall Bible study classes. Each
class will consist of 6 sessions and is open to anyone who
wishes to participate.
Resource/Study
book:
Reading the Old
Testament through Jewish Eyes by Rabbi Evan
Moffic.... a study of the scriptures Jesus read.
Time
and format:
Tuesdays
(ZOOM only), 10:30 a.m. until noon
Wednesdays
(ZOOM and
in-person), 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
If you are interested in participating, please contact the
church office, 630/968-6050 or office@woodridgeumc.org or
Pastor Danita (PastorDanita@woodridgeumc.org).
Books are available in soft cover and Kindle through Amazon
and Cokesbury. There will be a limited number available
through the church office on a first come-first serve
basis. Please let us know if you are interested in
attending and/or need a copy of the study guide.
Interactive
Bulletin Board
Everyone is invited to go see the bulletin board in the
church hallway, take down a post-it note and fill it out with
a scripture, prayer, message, lyrics, quotes and then,
replace it on the board. We will soon have a beautiful
display representing the people of our church.
Sunday
School
We use inspiring stories, creative crafts, and
fun games—all done with guidance of loving, dedicated
teachers—to engage our students.
Here’s our process: Children begin the worship
service in the sanctuary with their family. Following the
“Praying” segment, the children will be invited up to the
chancel steps for conversation with the pastors. (We call
that time “Conversing with Children.”) Following that, the
Sunday School teacher will meet the children in the Narthex
(the big room outside the sanctuary) and walk them to their
classroom. They will be in either the Trinity Room in the
main hallway or the Blue Room in the Preschool wing.
Activity Bags are available in the Narthex every Sunday and
are especially helpful on days when Sunday School is not
available.
Christ the Servant Recycling Event
An Electronic Recycling Event is scheduled for
November
18that Christ the Servant Church from 8:30 am to 11:30 am,
at 8700 Havens drive, Woodridge in the parking lot.
This event includes electronics as well as
textiles and books (one box of books per car). Find the flyer
for the event in the e-News for a list of accepted and not
accepted items or go to www.eworksesi.org.
A disposal fee will apply for all televisions and monitors
(cash – exact change only or credit accepted).
Following is an explanation of what textiles
are:
Textiles are separated into items that can be
re-worn or cut up for rags. If the items are not reusable,
they are then shredded and made into insulation, padding,
carpeting, etc.
Please see the website.
Toastmasters
Would you like to speak with more confidence in any setting?
Toastmasters can help! The Woodridge Toastmasters club meets
on the 2nd
and 4th Thursday of the month at Woodridge United Methodist
Church. Come visit us and see for yourself!
For more information contact John.
Radio
Joy Live Streaming from Tanzania
Africs University's Radio Joy has been livestreaming since
March. You may listen to it here: https://zeno.fm/radio/radio-joy-90-5.
The English progamming schedule can be found here
or on the bulletin board in the narthex. (The rest of
the time the programming is in Swalhili).
Save
the Date for Church Conference
Monday,
November 20th at 7:00 pm
Church Conference is our annual meeting with our District
Superintendent and EVERYONE is welcome and invited to attend
and participate. Yes, that means you! Mark the date in you
calendar.
Birthdays
2 Lily
Sensabough
3 Derek Manderscheid
4 Lia Kostov
5 Pastor Danita Anderson
6 Tammy McGhee
12 Rick Cihlar
14 Gen Bailey
15 Miriam Cabanas
16 Russ Ahrens
Austin
Arvanis
Geoff Morman
Sophia Pauna
19 Amelia Manderfield
24 Ron Johnson
Mike Miller
Mark
Pauna
Carlene
Smith
26 Armando Munar
27 Marion Hahn
28 Logan Miller
Northern
Illinois Conference
Grace and peace to you in the name of the One
who makes us whole.
I write today to call us to prayer and
compassion. After the United Methodist Council of Bishops’
Oct. 9 call to prayer and support
of relief efforts in the Middle East, a Plainfield landlord allegedly fatally
stabbed a six-year-old Muslim boy and
wounded the boy’s mother this past Saturday. The man will be
charged with first-degree murder and two counts of hate
crimes. The boys’ relatives said the landlord singled out his
victims because of their faith and as a response to the war
between Israel and Hamas.
While we continue in prayer for the hostages,
the humanitarian crisis, the devastation, the loss of life
Gaza and Israel, and the threat of escalated conflict, we
also pray for Rev. Jane Eesley, a Northern Illinois
Conference elder and the United Methodist staff person in the
Methodist Liaison Office in Jerusalem. The Liaison Office is
a partnership of the World Methodist Council, the United
Methodist Board of Global Ministries, and the Methodist
Church in Great Britain. The office released a statement calling on
Methodists around the world “to continue to pray for peace
and for an end to the violence.” See more here.
Repair
the Harm to Children
As you may know, the Boy Scouts of America
recently settled a lawsuit related to accusations of sexual
abuse of children. Many churches, including United
Methodists, have chartered BSA troops or packs over the
years. As part of the
settlement, the United Methodist Church has agreed
to raise and give $30 million over a three-year period to a
fund to compensate survivors. The church also agreed to work
for the healing of survivors and recommit to work toward
ending sexual abuse of young people.
We have heard the cries and painful stories of
those abused while in the Boy Scout program, some in troops
chartered at local NIC churches. Our Christian faith calls us
to have an obligation to children – past, present, and future
– to do no harm to them and to repair the breach when harm is
done.
The Repair the Harm to Children campaign
was created to address the needs of the survivors in three
ways; listening and providing healing to the survivors,
contributing our fair share to the survivor fund established
by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and working to create
safeguards against harm in the future. It was formed by the
Conference Committee on Finance and Administration and the
Conference Board of Trustees in collaboration with Bishop
Schwerin and the conference staff. We seek pledges from
churches and individuals to fund restorative healing for the
survivors.
We care for the survivors financially by
contributing our fair share to the survivor fund established
by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Of the $30 million committed by
the United Methodist Church, the amount allocated to Northern
Illinois is $754,348. The amount is payable over the next
three years, but no reparations will be paid to survivors
until all United Methodist annual conferences have paid their
fair share.
We intend that every church will contribute
and repair the past harm as quickly as possible. We recommend
that the church administrative council discuss their pledge decision with
input from the finance committee and/or the church’s Scouting
liaisons. All pledges are welcome and
meaningful to the healing of victims of sexual abuse. We are
grateful for whatever you are able to do to meet this
financial challenge.
We ask you to consider your commitment during
April and May prayerfully. Our first goal is to receive
initial pledges by the start of Annual Conference this June.
A church or an individual can make a pledge by using this
form here.
You may complete your pledge over three years. As you
consider your ability and duty, we have provided
resources here.
We are asking for payments towards pledges to
start in the fall of 2023. Payments can be made online here or
via check. Please make payments by checks payable to Northern
Illinois Conference mailed to 303 E. Wacker Drive, Suite
2020, Chicago, IL 60601. Please include a note or indicate on
the check that it is for the BSA or Repair the Harm.
All children in the care of the United
Methodist churches should be safe from any kind of harm.
Unless repairs are made to children who have been hurt, we
are not being honest with the present and future children God
brings us. We are speaking to every United Methodist in the
NIC when we ask for your participation in repairing the
damage done to the children of formerly chartered BSA troops
and creating safe spaces for the future.
To safeguard against any future harm, all
churches in the Northern Illinois Conference of The United
Methodist Church (NIC) have committed to having Safe Sanctuary policies
administered by their church leaders and appointed clergy.
Safe Sanctuaries is an overt expression in making
congregations safe places for all within the community of
faith. More information on Safe Sanctuaries can be
found here.
If you would like more information, you can
visit the FAQ page here.
Thank you for taking the time to prayerfully
respond with a Christian heart to the harm that has been
done.
Rev. Tammy Scott, CCFA President
Prairie
Central Informal Gatherings with the District Superintendent
Informational
gatherings will be held on the second Thursday of the
month.
Zoom Links (The links will stay the same for all meetings,
though clergy links and lay links will be different)
Clergy Gathering 9:00 am link.
Lay Gathering 7:00 pm link.
Lay persons: This is NOT for Lay Leaders only. It
is intended for all lay persons who want to know more about
what is going on and be connected.
Northern
Illinois Conference
Find out
about upcoming events in the Northern Illinois
Conference of the United Methodist Church by clicking
this link
Outreach Opportunities
October Outreach Offering
Rosecrance Kinley Charity Care Fund
Rosecrance has been a leader in mental health
and addiction treatment for decades, with over 60 locations
across Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. The Kinley Fund
provides charity care to reduce financial barriers to
treatment at Rosecrance. The fund supports special programs
including those for veterans, first responders as well as
mental health programs and support for their most vulnerable
clients. To learn more about this important mission
visit rosecrance.org.
See the i-News for ways to give to our outreach offering.
Ways
to donate to the October Outreach Offering:
- Check or cash in an Outreach
Offering envelope placed in the offering plate in the
- Narthex (the room outside the
sanctuary) or in the gold-plated mail slot at the
church’s east door.
- Online via our website. Select
“Current Month Outreach” in the drop down menu.
- Text the amount you want to give to
630-449-7121 and select “Current Month Outreach” in the
drop down menu.
Ongoing
Opportunities
Suits for
Success
There are donation boxes in the hallway by the
coat rack just outside the narthex for both men and women's
clothing. The clothes are picked up, dry cleaned and
then taken to area men and women's prisons for people being
released. NO belts, shoes or underwear.
"Goin'
Green" Shoes & Clothes Recycling Box
Located in the northeast corner of our parking lot,
this receptacle is a convenient place to recycle any shoes
and your clothes that are at or near the end of their
usefulness.
Did you know discarded clothes account for more
total landfill space than any other waste item? The “Goin’
Green” Box helps us reduce our waste.
How is this different from our “Suits for
Success” ministry?
The big difference is that “Suits for Success”
cannot accept shoes of any kind, nor can they accept belts,
ties, or underwear. “Goin’ Green” accepts all shoes and
clothes.
In summary: Keep bringing your gently used clothing
donations to the “Suits for Success” collection boxes in the
hallway.
For all shoes and any other clothes, instead of
throwing them in the trash, put them in the “Goin’ Green”
receptacle in the northeast corner of the parking lot.
West Suburban
Food Pantry
We have a basket that we "inherited"
from the Faith, Lisle church that is waiting for
donations. It sits in the narthex, usually near the
sanctuary doors. They did not stop operating during the
pandemic and there is pending legislation in our state and
nation that might cut their corporate donations in large
amounts. Let's replenish our basket!!!
Used Eyeglasses
There is a
basket also in the narthex for collecting
used eyeglasses. Kendra Manderfield Moore makes
sure that they are recycled to the Lions Club and Gift
of Sight groups. (Prescription eyeglasses only).
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Wellness Guidelines
WUMC considers the good health and well-being of not
only our members, but also our community, an act of Christian
stewardship. We continue to seek to avoid harm and do good as we
attend to the practices that help us grow in the love of God. As
a result of guideline changes from the Illinois Department of
Public Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention,
we have updated our COVID Safety Guidelines:
- We recommend each group consult with each other
on how to do good and avoid harm as a group in consideration
of each other's needs and desires.
- We will continue to practice COVID-19 safety
best practices throughout our building including cleaning
protocols and air circulation.
If you are feeling sick, please stay home and join
us via livestream on YouTube. If community transmission spikes in
our area, we may return to mask requirements for all
activities. We follow the CDC guidelines.
Online Worship
Where to find the YouTube Live Stream
The worship service is live-streamed every Sunday at
10:00 a.m. on our Woodridge UMC YouTube Channel. All available worship service recordings are on
our channel too.
Sacrament of Communion 1st Sundays
We will be celebrating the
Sacrament of Communion in person on the first Sunday of each
month immediately following the livestream of our worship
service. We will need a few moments to set up our ZOOM link for
those who are not able to be with us in person. Please
remain seated following the postlude on the Sundays that we are
serving communion. Please remember that communion is
available every Sunday via ZOOM. Please contact the church
office or Pastor Danita for the ZOOM link.
Worship Attendance
If you watch the online service, please email the
church office at office@woodridgeumc.org and let us know that you joined us for
worship, so that we might record your attendance.
Prayer Requests for Worship
Our joys and concerns are
announced during worship service and printed and placed on the
table in the narthex as you come into the sanctuary. We
will continue to do this going forward. Therefore, all joys
and concerns must be emailed to Pastor Danita (PastorDanita@woodridgeumc.org) no
later than 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. If joys
and concerns are received after that, they will be sent on Monday
to the Prayer Ministry Team. Thank you for your flexibility
as we make updates to our worship services.
(There have been
requests that we include full names and/or more detailed
information for people on our list of Joys & Concerns.
Please remember our services are broadcast on YouTube and are
available to anyone who has internet access. Details are shared
with our Prayer Ministry Team on Monday mornings. You are
invited to join them in prayer and share in this information by
contacting the church office).
Offering
Options
There are different options for getting your
offering to the church.
- Go to the website & click on the Giving
tab at the top of the page or go straight there with this link.
- Text 630.449.7121 with the amount
- Drop off in the gold mail slot next to the east
door of the church.
- Mail your offering to the church.
iGive Replaces
AmazonSmile
Amazon announced the closure of AmazonSmile as of
February 20th. Woodridge UMC is working with iGive to
offset this loss of donations. Please go here to
set up your account and
to help simply by continuing shopping.. iGive is offering
an additional $5 bonus with shoppers first purchase if they join
before March 30th and make their first purchase within
30 days. Donations average 3% of the purchase, compared to 0.5%
with Amazon. iGive features over 2,000 fantastic stores
like Walmart, Chewy, and Expedia. See a brochure here.
See a list of stores here.
See technical information on using the system here.
Ways to Use iGive:
- Clicking
on a store link directly from iGive.com or iGive.com/mobile sites.
(You must be logged in)
- Installing
the iGive Button and shopping online as you
normally would (for more info: iGive Button - How It Works)
- Shopping
via the iGive App for
iPhone, iPad or Android (visit the App
Store and search "iGive" - free)
- For
faster shopping, create your own list of favorite
stores on your iGive member home page under My Stores.
Remember follow this link to set up your
account.
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