Kroger Community Rewards Idea

Just received another great funding idea from Dick:

FYI Using the Kroger Community Rewards program might be a way to fund the Sycamore Hills and/or city wide gardening program. I have not checked out what it takes to get listed as one of their approved donor sites. Dick

Attention Kroger Shoppers! Kroger has initiated a new Kroger Community Rewards (KCR) program for providing financial support to non-profit organizations, and the Waste Not Center has enrolled in the program.The funding directed to each organization enrolled in the KCR program is based on the money spent at Kroger stores (including for gift cards to other stores) by members of each enrolled organization, starting May 1, and running to April 30, 2010.I f you shop at Kroger you can help raise funds for the Waste Not Center through your purchases. First you need to have a Kroger Plus Card or you can get one at any Kroger store (they are free). Then you enroll in the KCR program on line using the following steps. I enrolled personally to verify the process and it took only 3-4 minutes. However, if you have difficulty enrolling, I can help you the next time you are at the Center.
· To start, have your Kroger Plus card handy or get one at a Kroger store before you begin this process.
· Begin registration at www.krogercommunityrewards.com
· Click on Welcome!Sign in/Register
· Click on Sign up today in the New Customer box on the right hand side of the screen.
· Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering your zip code, clicking on the Find button and then the Select button for the store that you shop at in the list of those in your zip code, entering your email and password, choosing any email subscriptions you want (if any) and clicking on Confirm.
· Confirm agreement with terms and conditions.
· Watch for an email from Kroger with the subject: “Last step to activate your account”. Click on the link provided in that email.
· You will be directed to a page titled: “Your Kroger.com Account Has Been Activated”. But you are not done – keep going with the next steps. Click on Click here to login to your account.
· Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards Information and input your Kroger Plus card number (12 digit number on your card). Click the “save changes” box at the bottom.
· Update or confirm your personal information. Click the “save changes” box at the bottom. · Enter our organization number 81946 in the box and click on the Search box to bring up the names of organizations.
· Select Central Ohio Sustainability Alliance (the organization that operates the Waste Not Center), and click on the “save changes” box.
· To verify you are enrolled correctly you will see Central Ohio Sustainability Alliance on the right hand side of your information page. You are done at this point and may click on (Logout) in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

How much money will the Center receive?Each quarter Kroger will award up to $1,250,000 to all enrolled organizations. The amount awarded to any given organization will be based on the percentage of spending by members of that organization in comparison to that of all other enrolled organizations. Purchases made at any Kroger store (even outside Columbus or Ohio) with your Plus card count toward our spending amount.So, if you are a Kroger shopper, please take 3-4 minutes to help us with this. Its free money! Sign up by May 1.We will report to you each quarter on the amount of money we receive from the KCR Program.Thanks in advance for your help. ********************** PS: One does not need to be a member of the Waste Not Center to have his or her purchases count towards the Center’s spending amount. So if you have friends or relatives (in or outside Columbus) that are willing to support the Center, ask them to sign up using the above procedure.