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Angel Fund
Shop on AmazonSmile to
Help Scholarship Fund
Did you know that each time you use Amazon, you
In 2021, the Angel Fund contributed $7,000 to pet owners
challenged by the cost of care for their four-legged family
members. Angel Fund Wants to Help you and your patients.
Our cooperative venture with the Animal Health Foundation
has contributed more than $130,000 to truly needy pet owners
throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties. The cases have
ranged from major medical conditions to challenging surgical
procedures, but the common thread is pet owners with real
financial need, who want to provide the care their pets need.
If your practice hasn't taken advantage of this and would like
more information, you can find it on the SCVMA website
(www.scvma.org) or the AHF website (http://www.animalhealthfoundation.net/how-we-help/angel-fund.html).
Or,
better yet, pick up the phone and call Allyne at the SCVMA
Offices (714-821-7493) or e-mail her at membershipdesk@
scvma.org. She can provide information or enroll your practice.
There is absolutely no cost to sign up. Thus, there is nothing
to lose and everything for your patients to gain.
An Edna Boydston Grant also can help your senior clients
with cost-of-care issues. Use the same contact information
as for the Angel Fund.
To participate in the Angel Fund or the Boydston Grant, there
must be an SCVMA member veterinarian at your practice
and the pet owner must not qualify for traditional sources of
funding nor have any available personal financial resources.
The Angel Fund will gift up to $1000 per case and the hospital
must contribute an equivalent amount. The pet owner is committed
to paying only 10 percent. Everybody helps and everybody
is invested in making sure the best care is provided.
could be making a contribution to the SCVMA Education
and Scholarship Foundation?
What is AmazonSmile?
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to
support your favorite charitable organization every time
you shop at no added cost. When you shop at smile.
amazon.com, you'll find the exact same low prices,
vast selection and convenient shopping experience as
Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will
donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite
charitable organization. You can choose from over 1
million organizations to support.
How do I shop at AmazonSmile?
To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.
com from the web browser on your computer or mobile
device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.
amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start
your shopping at AmazonSmile.
Which products on AmazonSmile are eligible for
charitable donations?
Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible
for donations. You will see eligible products marked
" Eligible for AmazonSmile donation " on their product
detail pages. Recurring subscribe-and-save purchases
and subscription renewals are not currently eligible.
Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on
AmazonSmile?
Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com and
AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding
or baby registry and other account settings are also the
same.
How do I select a charitable organization to support
when shopping on AmazonSmile?
On your first visit to AmazonSmile, smile.amazon.com,
you need to select a charitable organization to receive
donations from eligible purchases before you begin
shopping. Amazon will remember your selection, and
every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com
will result in a donation.
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