Eight Simple Ways to Support HEAV Every Day

Most of these are also great ways for family, friends, and neighbors to help support homeschooling.

1) BECOME A MEMBER

Visit www.heav.org/support-homeschoolers/join.html to read about all the benefits of joining HEAV and to find out how you can become a member.

2) LET YOUR INTERNET SURFING COUNT

How would you like to support the work of HEAV at the same time as you search the Internet...with no cost or extra effort? Well, now you can!

Simply download HEAV's benefit bar and use it for all your Internet searches. Downloading the benefit bar is simple and only takes a few minutes, but it has the potential to support HEAV in a big way. This toolbar sits on top of your web browser (Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) and allows you to quickly search the web using the Yahoo! Search engine. Every time you click on a sponsored link in the search results, HEAV will receive 10 cents from Yahoo! If you search the sponsored links three times a day, on average, that is 30 cents per day. And if 100 of you click three times a day, HEAV will earn $900 a month! That's $900 extra dollars we can use to help families in need, provide scholarships, produce materials, and work to defend the rights of families.

3) SEND IN BOXTOPS

Remember to check your groceries for Boxtops for Education labels. The next Boxtops deadline is September 30. Click here for more information.

4) BOOK TICKETS AND HOTELS THROUGH EDUTRAVEL

Next time you're in need of airplane tickets or a rental car, or will be booking hotel rooms in advance, visit www.edutravel.org. The rates are competitive with other super-saver travel sites, and by purchasing your tickets through EduTravel, you're benefiting HEAV with 40% of the travel commissions!

"After booking flights through Travelocity for more than five years, last month I decided to try EduTravel. I compared the two sites and was pleasantly surprised to find I could get the exact same flight and price! It is so nice to know EduTravel will offer my family the best deals while benefiting HEAV!" -Linda Linder of Manassas

"I booked my first flight on EduTravel and found a lower fare than was shown on the other search engines. It turns out EduTravel will automatically let you know if a lower fare is available for another travel time or day--a great money-saving feature that avoids having to spend huge amounts of time searching for the lowest fare!" -Anne Miller, president of HEAV

5) SHOP AT FOOD LION/BOTTOM DOLLAR/BLOOM/UKROP

If you're a Food Lion shopper, register your MVP card here. Every time you use your card at checkout, regardless of the products you buy, Food Lion will donate to HEAV. (Bloom and Bottom Dollar stores, members of Food Lion LLC, also participate.) For a limited time, Ukrop shoppers can also support HEAV while they shop! Click here for more information on both the Food Lion and Ukrop programs.

6) SHOP ONLINE

You can now support HEAV when you shop at Answers in Genesis, CBD, Everyday Education, and many other great companies. Check out the homeschool supply companies that offer HEAV a way to raise funds on purchases you make through our website--at no extra cost to you!

Do you like to buy office supplies, clothing, footwear, groceries, electronics, or books online? Well, now you can support HEAV while you make your ordinary purchases! Benevolink and Box Tops for Education both offer programs that allow you to support HEAV through your everyday online shopping.

Participating stores include: 1-800 PetMeds, 1-800-flowers, Avon, Barnes & Noble, Home Depot, JC Penney, Kohl's, Lands' End, Office Depot, Office Max, Oriental Trading Company, and MANY others. Get started today!

7) JOIN HSLDA

If you're an HEAV member, you will receive $20 off the membership price when you enter the code on the reverse side of your membership card!

Plus, join through our website or write "Affiliate 2294016" in the space marked "Other" on Section 2, Question B (the question labeled "I received this application from"), and HEAV will also benefit. Joining HSLDA is a great way to support homeschooling freedoms and homeschooling in Virginia at the same time! Click here for more information.

8) RECYCLE YOUR INK CARTRIDGES

It's simple! Just collect all your used ink cartridges (and those from your family, friends, and neighbors) and drop them off at Staples, asking them to credit the HEAV Staples Rewards Account #3900342779. You can recycle Dell, HP, Lexmark, and Kodak cartridges. For every cartridge you recycle this way, HEAV will get $3! For more information on how you or your business can help, click here, or e-mail office@heav.org.