With Christmas just around the corner and the news about the economy getting bleaker and bleaker, I thought I’d mention this site, http://www.igive.com/welcome/, to those of us who still have some shopping left to do.

You shop at name brand online stores at the Igive Mall and select your favorite cause (you can even add a new one). A portion of each purchase is donated to your cause. What causes? The list goes from animal rescue to community service, childrens’ health to education.

Over 700 stores are participating in the IGive donation program, including eBay, Lands’ End, Staples, JCPenney, Barnes & Noble, Overstock.com, drugstore.com, Office Depot, QVC, Expedia, Home Depot, HSN, Best Buy, Drs. Foster & Smith, Gap, Buy.com, & NORDSTROM.

Another small way we can all do our part to help someone else.

Until next time!