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Shopping & Gift Cards
An easy way to support your Church
Overheard at a nearby grocery checkout…
“Hi, Valerie. How are you? I see you’re loading up on all the great specials this week.”
“Oh, hello, Margaret. Yes, have to keep the family fed!”
“What was that card that you used to pay with – it sure was fast!”
“Yes, I love it. No carrying around lots of cash or scrambling for change. No signing a VISA slip or punching in debit card numbers. The clerk just swipes the card and I’m on my way. It’s a retail shopping card I buy through the church and then Islington United gets a percentage. It costs me nothing extra; I have to shop anyway.”
“Sound’s like a win-win setup. Is it just for groceries?”
“Oh no. There are dozens of retailers – everything from gas to restaurants, drug stores to movie rentals, department stores to specialty shops, and more. Jack uses Rona and Canadian Tire cards and others for jobs around the house – you know we’re redoing the rec room downstairs.”
“Sounds great! I better look into it. And you say that the church gets a percentage at no cost to you?”
“That’s right. Get in touch with John Wevers at coffee hour, or email or phone him. He can tell you all about it.”
“Will do. See you later.”
Cards from popular retailers make great gifts (birthdays, graduations, thank you's, special occasions) and use them for your own everyday shopping. A portion of the retailers' profit comes to Islington United at no cost to you.
Here is a sampling of the retailers in this program:
| Clothing |
House & Home |
Personal Care |
Aldo
|
Best Buy
|
Body Shop
|
Banana Republic
|
Canadian Tire
|
Shoppers Drug Mart
|
Coast Mountain,
SportChek |
Future Shop
Home Outfitters
|
Sunglass Hut
WaySpa |
| The Gap |
Home Depot
|
|
| LaSenza |
Home Hardware
|
Restaurants |
| Mark’s Work Warehouse |
HomeSense
Pier 1 Imports
|
Cara Group:
(Harvey’s, Montana’s, Kelsey’s,
Milestone,
Swiss Chalet) |
Old Navy
Payless Shoes
Roots
|
Rona |
Darden Restaurants:
(Olive Garden, Red
Lobster) |
Department
|
Entertainment |
Pizza Pizza |
| The Bay, Zellers |
Blockbuster |
Prime Restaurants:
(Casey’s, East Side Mario’s,
Bier Market, Prime Pubs) |
Cadillac Fairview
(Sherway, Erin Mills,
Eaton Centre,
TD Centre)
Toys R Us
Sears
Winners |
Chapters/Coles/Indigo
Cineplex,
Famous Players,
Galaxy Silvercity,
Coliseum
HMV
Rogers Video |
Sir Corp: (Jack Astor’s, Alice Fazooli’s, Canyon Creek, Toronto Signature)
Starbucks |
| Grocery |
Gas Stations |
Subway |
Loblaws Group:
Fortino’s, Loblaws, No Frills, Valu-Mart, Zehr’s |
Canadian Tire
|
The Keg |
| Longo’s |
Esso
|
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Metro Group:
A&P, Dominion, Metro |
Petro Canada |
| M&M Meat Shops |
Ultramar |
| Safeway |
|
Sobey’s Group:
Price Chopper’s, Foodland, Sobey’s
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Place your order with John Wevers at coffee hour or contact him for more information at 416.767.3691 or
.
Page Revised:
May 27, 2010
 
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