Support GLBBS just by shopping

As of October of 2018, Amazon has given $105,515,619.04 to linked charities.

It’s a pretty safe bet that you’ve heard of Amazon before. Chances are you have something from Amazon about to delivered right to your door right now.

What you may not know is that you can help Great Lakes Boat Building School with every purchase you make through Amazon’s “Smile” program.

AmazonSmile is very simple to use—all you need is an Amazon account.

On your first visit to the site, you will be asked to log in to your Amazon account with your existing username and password (you do not need a separate account for AmazonSmile). You will then be prompted to choose a charity to support – of course, we hope you’ll choose Great Lakes Boat Building School.

During future visits to the site, AmazonSmile will remember that you’ve selected Great Lakes Boat Building School as your charity of choice and apply 0.5% of all eligible purchases towards your total contribution—it is that easy!

You can make a difference for GLBBS, just by shopping on Amazon.

A couple of things to remember:

• Only eligible purchases are applied – you can make sure that your purchases are eligible by looking for the “Eligible for  donation” designation that appears just below the price of each item.
• Only purchases made through Smile.Amazon.com count toward the program – purchases made through Amazon.com or using the Amazon mobile app DO NOT.
• If you’d like to use AmazonSmile from your mobile phone, please follow the steps listed below.

How to set up AmazonSmile from YOUR desktop or mobile DEVICE

1.) Visit smile.amazon.com. We recommend bookmarking this page so you’ll land on the Smile page every time you shop.

2.) If this is your first visit you will be prompted to enter your Amazon username and password.

3.) Locate the “pick your own charitable organization” search bar and type in “Great Lakes Boat Building School”.

4.) Click “Search”.

5.) You should see “Great Lakes Boat Building School” listed in Cedarville, MI – click the yellow “Select” button.  Once you’ve made this selection, you will receive an email confirmation from AmazonSmile.

6.) You’re done!  You’re all set up!  Now get to shopping!

How to use Amazonsmile from your mobile phone or tablet device

For iOS

1.) Open the Safari Internet Browser App and type “smile.amazon.com” into address bar.

 

 

2.) Once the page loads, select the menu button.

 

 

 

 

3.) Tap on the “Add to Home Screen” button.

4.) Change the name to “AmazonSmile” and click the “Add” button in the upper right corner.

5.) A shortcut icon will then be added to the home screen of iphone/ipad.  Remember to use this as your preferred method of shopping on Amazon to make sure GLBBS receives your donation. Pro Tip – some users choose to delete the original Amazon App from their phone so that there is no confusion.

For Android

1.) Launch Google Chrome browser app.

2.) Navigate to the smile.amazon.com.

3.) Tap on the Chrome Menu button.

4.) Tap “Add to Home Screen.”

5.) A shortcut icon will then be added to the home screen of Android phone or tablet.  Remember to use this as your preferred method of shopping on Amazon to make sure GLBBS receives your donation. Pro Tip – some users choose to delete the original Amazon App from their phone so that there is no confusion.

Alternative Method

1.) Use your app like you normally would – put all the items to be purchased in your cart.

2.) Once you’ve made all your selections, log in to smile.amazon.com from your desktop or mobile device.

3.) Click on the cart and complete your purchases.

 

Great Lakes Boat Building School would greatly appreciate your support.  Thank you for considering using AmazonSmile to the benefit of our school!  For more information on other ways you can contribute to GLBBS please click here.

If you have questions or concerns about using AmazonSmile, please feel free to contact GLBBS at 906-484-1081.