Amazon recently started up a whole new buying program that I am absolutely loving. This is definitely for all those people who enjoy giving back and love certain charitable organizations- because now, a portion of your purchase can go to funding the charity of your choice!

I was super surprised by this the other day when I logged on to Amazon and was asked to be redirected to the "Smile" page. Amazon Smile is just like Amazon normal or Amazon Prime, except now 0.5% of your purchase goes to the charity of your choice. Sure, 0.5% is really not a lot, but when thousands of people are donating 0.5% on a daily basis, we can make a really great difference!

The charities current;y available on the main page are World Wildlife Fund, Charity: Water, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and The American Red Cross. If, however, none of these fit your fancy, you can also search for any organization that you wish and donate to them instead. Searching is super easy and really does seem to have it all. We regularly donate to an organization called Free Wheelchair Mission which gives wheelchairs to those who do not have mobility. It is an incredible organization but quite small on the big charities scale. I was able to search them out, get some info about them, and choose it as our Smile sponsor. Pretty neat!

What I also loved is that ridiculously local charities are on this list as well. The St. Jude All Children's Hospital Guild I work with is on this list along with our local marine laboratory. For now, I to support Mote Marine.

What are your favorite organizations to give to and are they on the list?