VIDEO! First donation to food bank - One month worth of collecting $264+

[juliejolie]

#of Items Donated: 236
Retail value of items: $264+
OOP: $0 (made back $2.50 via cash apps and overage)
Time to Collect: 1 month

Food Bank: Mississauga Food Bank

I am looking forward to re-stockpiling my donation pile to make a bigger donation in the next couple of months. Thank you to fellow SCers for their generous RAOKs and trades! I am still looking for certain coupons for this cause so please PM me if you want to see my wishlist. I'd love to make a trade!

Thanks!

[Lavender Lady]

Awesome job! Thanks for your kindness in helping others with a hand up.

[mandy403]

Your AMAZING thank you for your generosity.

I was curious about the tax receipt

If you keep all your receipts for couponing and you get all the items free how does the food bank estimate what you should get for a tax deductible. I understand they are weighing it.

I always assumed if it's free they wouldn't give a tax receipt.

I would love if you could explain it to me.


Does it matter if you paid nothing and be able to get a tax receipt?

[iheartcoupons]

awesome!!

[juliejolie]

Your AMAZING thank you for your generosity.

I was curious about the tax receipt

If you keep all your receipts for couponing and you get all the items free how does the food bank estimate what you should get for a tax deductible. I understand they are weighing it.

I always assumed if it's free they wouldn't give a tax receipt.

I would love if you could explain it to me.


Does it matter if you paid nothing and be able to get a tax receipt?

Not all food banks give tax receipts. You need to research and give them a call to ask. Luckily, our local food bank which is one of the largest in our areas does. I checked on
their official website and also called to talk to them. It's called "gifts in kind" whether it's a tangible item or food, as long as you keep all the original receipts and circle
the items you are donating on the receipt, they will issue you a tax receipt.
So I came in with about 30 receipts with my items circled. Each item needs to show up on the receipt.
They look at the sale price listed on the receipt when it gets scanned in. They do not take the coupons into consideration. So for example, I got Scheweppes for $0.99
and used a $1 coupon to get it for free. Well they calculate the $0.99 and ignore all the coupons/discounts at the end.
They took photocopies of all my receipts corresponding to the items I was donating. They don't issue the tax receipt right away. They said I should get it by mail within 60 days.
Because I donated past the deadline for 2014 tax receipts (Dec 31 is the cut-off), the tax receipt they are going to issue me is for 2015.
Hope that helps!

[mandy403]

Okay awesome this helps a lot thank you so much for explaining it to me ☺

Not all food banks give tax receipts. You need to research and give them a call to ask. Luckily, our local food bank which is one of the largest in our areas does. I checked on
their official website and also called to talk to them. It's called "gifts in kind" whether it's a tangible item or food, as long as you keep all the original receipts and circle
the items you are donating on the receipt, they will issue you a tax receipt.
So I came in with about 30 receipts with my items circled. Each item needs to show up on the receipt.
They look at the sale price listed on the receipt when it gets scanned in. They do not take the coupons into consideration. So for example, I got Scheweppes for $0.99
and used a $1 coupon to get it for free. Well they calculate the $0.99 and ignore all the coupons/discounts at the end.
They took photocopies of all my receipts corresponding to the items I was donating. They don't issue the tax receipt right away. They said I should get it by mail within 60 days.
Because I donated past the deadline for 2014 tax receipts (Dec 31 is the cut-off), the tax receipt they are going to issue me is for 2015.
Hope that helps!

[hana.z]

Wow, you are amazing!!!!!

[Patty Smyth]

Good job!

[Keykey]

Great job Julie. It's giving of the items & your time too. Love it's a family effort & teaching your little one the importance of giving…

You have inspired me to get back into the donation kick too.

My goal is 50 reusable shopping bags of items for the food bank/animal shelter for 2015.

Have 2 already with all free items already!

[lotsasavings]

You are an inspiration!

[juliejolie]

Great job Julie. It's giving of the items & your time too. Love it's a family effort & teaching your little one the importance of giving…

You have inspired me to get back into the donation kick too.

My goal is 50 reusable shopping bags of items for the food bank/animal shelter for 2015.

Have 2 already with all free items already!

That is awesome!!

[Purdee]

You are a sweetie with a kind heart.

[SharonMe]

Very nice donation and thanks for explaining about the tax deduction.

[ticul]

Wow, Julijolie you are a hell of a women to do everything you do for people. I watch all of your vedeo and the one that you and your little family were giving food and this vedeo are just AMAZING. You are a great Power of exemple to all of us. I know lots of women on this site does this too. I think that all of us couponner have a great heart and always willing to help someone in need. I too donate to the food bank and the SPCA and this year my goal is to give a little bet more. AND THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF THIS SITE.

Thank you so much for sharing another awesome vedeo.....................

[juliejolie]

Wow, Julijolie you are a hell of a women to do everything you do for people. I watch all of your vedeo and the one that you and your little family were giving food and this vedeo are just AMAZING. You are a great Power of exemple to all of us. I know lots of women on this site does this too. I think that all of us couponner have a great heart and always willing to help someone in need. I too donate to the food bank and the SPCA and this year my goal is to give a little bet more. AND THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF THIS SITE.

Thank you so much for sharing another awesome vedeo.....................

Thank you! My family and I are blessed as a result of couponing so the least we could do is pay it forward, inspire others, and instill hope to those who need it most =)