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bullet Why is Hopkins Choir offering these shopping pages?
bullet How do I use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?
bullet How does this help Hopkins Choir?
bullet Who should use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages? 
bullet Can my relatives, friends, co-workers or others also use this service to shop online and help support Hopkins Choir?
bullet What can I purchase thru the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?
bullet How much does Hopkins Choir make from my purchases?
bullet Do I need to register to use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?
bullet Does it cost me more to use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?
bullet Is my shopping private?  Will Hopkins Choir know where I shop and what I purchase?
bullet How are merchandise returns and exchanges handled?
bullet If I return a purchase, is the contribution to Hopkins Choir cancelled?
bullet Do I get a tax deduction for shopping online thru the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?
bullet Who is “Fill The Cup”, and what is their relationship with Hopkins Choir?
bullet Some of the online merchants I like to buy from aren’t available on the Hopkins Choir shopping pages.  Is there a way to get them added?
bullet I know other worthy organizations that also need help with their fund-raising.  Can they have their own shopping pages? 
bullet What else can I do to help increase the value of this service for Hopkins Choir?

  

 
bulletWhy is Hopkins Choir offering these shopping pages?
bullet Hopkins Choir needs additional funding and you can help.  These shopping pages provide a very easy, painless method for you to help support Hopkins Choir at absolutely no additional cost to you.  By shopping online and using the Hopkins Choir shopping pages to get to your favorite online merchants, each purchase results in a commission to Hopkins Choir.

 

bulletHow do I use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?
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It’s easy.  Just a couple of additional clicks and you’re helping to support Hopkins Choir.  When you want to shop online, go to the Hopkins Choir shopping pages, and select the merchant you want to visit.  You will then be at that merchant’s Web site to do your shopping.  The merchant will know that you got there from the Hopkins Choir shopping pages, and when you make a purchase they will automatically send a commission to Hopkins Choir.  The amount of commission paid to Hopkins Choir varies by merchant and product.

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The Hopkins Choir shopping pages can be reached from the Hopkins Choir Web site or directly at www.FillTheCup.org/hopkinschoir.html .

 

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How does this help Hopkins Choir?

bullet Every purchase you make using the Hopkins Choir shopping pages results in additional funding for Hopkins Choir.

 

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Who should use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages? 

bullet Everyone who wants to help Hopkins Choir should use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages.  If you shop on the Web, or if you are willing to start shopping on the Web for goods or services, you can be helping Hopkins Choir.

 

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Can my relatives, friends, co-workers or others also use this service to shop online and help support Hopkins Choir?

bullet Absolutely!  The Hopkins Choir shopping pages are available to everyone who wants to help support Hopkins Choir.

 

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What can I purchase thru the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?

bullet Clothing, toys, books, CDs, airline tickets, hotel stays, car rentals, sports equipment, gift certificates, computers and electronics, cameras, furniture, home furnishings, flowers, and much, much more.  You can make purchases from top quality merchants such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Macy’s, Sharper Image, Target, Office Depot, Apple, Avon, PETCO, Things Remembered, and Ritz Camera. 

 

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How much does Hopkins Choir make from my purchases?

bullet The amount credited to Hopkins Choir for a specific purchase depends on several factors, which may include the type of item purchased, the amount of the purchase and the terms of the merchant’s commission program.  Some merchants pay a flat amount per purchase, for example travel services that may pay several dollars for a purchased ticket.  Other merchants pay a percentage of the purchase price, and the specific percentage can vary greatly from merchant to merchant and for different products.

 

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Do I need to register to use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?

bullet No.  There is no setup or registration necessary for you to start using the Hopkins Choir shopping pages.  You can start immediately.

 

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Does it cost me more to use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?

bulletNo.  The cost of the items you purchase is not increased at all when you use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages.  It costs you nothing to support Hopkins Choir in this way, but it helps greatly.

  

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Is my shopping private?  Will Hopkins Choir know where I shop and what I purchase?

bulletYour shopping is kept private between you and the merchants you purchase from.  Hopkins Choir does not receive any information about where you shop, or what you purchase.

 

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How are merchandise returns and exchanges handled?

bulletEach merchant has their own policies and procedures for handling returns and exchanges.  The fact that you got to their Web site thru the Hopkins Choir shopping pages is not at all a factor.  Please see the specific merchant’s Web site for policies and procedures for returns or exchanges.

 

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If I return a purchase, is the contribution to Hopkins Choir cancelled?

bulletYes.  The commission that was credited to Hopkins Choir is debited from the Hopkins Choir account.

 

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Do I get a tax deduction for shopping online thru the Hopkins Choir shopping pages?

bulletNo.  The IRS does not allow a tax deduction for these purchases.

 

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Who is “Fill The Cup”, and what is their relationship with Hopkins Choir?

bulletHopkins Choir has partnered with Fill The Cup, LLC to offer these shopping pages.  Fill The Cup provides innovative fund-raising services to charities, schools and school teams, arts organizations, churches and synagogues, and other worthy organizations.  Fill The Cup developed the specific technology and administrative processes for this service, and operates the service on behalf of Hopkins Choir.  Fill The Cup also monitors and collects the commissions from the various merchants, crediting the appropriate amounts to the Hopkins Choir account.  Each month Fill The Cup forwards to Hopkins Choir the majority of the funds collected, retaining a portion to cover Fill The Cup’s operational costs and fees.

 

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Some of the online merchants I like to buy from aren’t available on the Hopkins Choir shopping pages.  Is there a way to get them added?

bulletPlease contact Fill The Cup at info@FillTheCup.org to let us know what merchants you would like to have added to the service.  Fill The Cup will research if the merchants have the ability to participate in the service, and if the merchant should be added to the pages.

  

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I know other worthy organizations that also need help with their fund-raising.  Can they have their own shopping pages? 

bulletYes.  And in addition to providing a valuable service to those organizations, their participation can actually help Hopkins Choir.  Increased total purchasing volume directed thru Fill The Cup participating organizations shopping pages helps raise the commission rates many merchants pay for all of the organizations.  Organizations interested in having their own shopping pages should contact Fill The Cup directly at info@FillTheCup.org.

  

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What else can I do to help increase the value of this service for Hopkins Choir?

bullet Use the Hopkins Choir shopping pages whenever you shop online
bullet Consider buying online for more of your purchases.  If you buy something in a regular store it doesn’t help Hopkins Choir at all.  If you buy the same item online thru the Hopkins Choir shopping pages, you are helping Hopkins Choir.
bullet Tell everyone you know about the Hopkins Choir shopping pages and encourage them to always use the service for their online shopping
bullet Encourage other organizations to have their own shopping pages.  Whenever you or anyone else uses the Hopkins Choir
bullet shopping pages, Hopkins Choir receives the greatest benefit from those purchases.  However, Hopkins Choir can also benefit from purchases made thru other organizations’ shopping pages created by Fill The Cup.  Some merchants determine the percentage rate for commissions by looking at the total amount of purchases made by all the shopping pages created by Fill The Cup.  By telling other organizations about the Fill The Cup service and getting them to offer their own shopping pages, you can help increase the rates of commission paid to Hopkins Choir.

 

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