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June 2007

RELEASE UPON RECEIPT 1 June, 2007

For more information, contact:     Anne Thomure, Director Hospital/Community Relations 618-257-5649

MEMORIAL FOUNDATION CAN REAP BENEFITS FROM
INTERNET SEARCHES AND ON-LINE SHOPPING

Support Memorial Foundation with the click of a ‘mouse’ using two online options – GoodSearch and the shoppingmall.
           
Memorial Foundation’s mission is to raise funds and enhance community support to assist Memorial Hospital and Memorial Convalescent Center in providing high-quality and cost-effective services to the residents of Southwest Illinois.
           
GoodSearch.com is an internet search engine powered by Yahoo that donates half its revenue – about a penny per search – to the users designated charity. You use this search engine exactly as you would any other search engine and the pennies can up quickly – just 500 people searching four times a day will earn around $7,300 per year for Memorial Foundation.  Using Good Search is simple – because the site is powered by Yahoo, users are assured of high quality results – but each time you search, money is generated by the advertisers for Memorial Foundation.
           
Memorial Foundation can benefit from your internet searches, by simply going to – http://www.GoodSearch.com - and entering Memorial Foundation as your GoodSearch designated charity.

Online purchases made through the shoppingmall, a web site created in conjunction with the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and Fundlink, LLC, and over 1,300 major retailers, can benefit Memorial Foundation.

Popular consumer and business merchants such as Target, Best Buy, Macy’s and Dell as well as web based giants such as Expedia, along with 1,300 other retailers have joined in helping local hospitals and healthcare facilities by donating a portion of their online proceeds.  You shop and they give a donation.

The shoppingmall works like any other online shopping vehicle except now Memorial Foundation benefits from the experience.  After entering the shoppingmall and selecting an online retailer to visit, you will be asked to designate Memorial Foundation as the organization that will benefit from your shopping experience.  Once the designation has been made, you will be sent directly to the retailer of choice to start shopping.  It takes just one extra step when shopping online for Memorial Foundation to earn contributions.
           
You only need one bookmark to access all of your favorite online retail stores – http://ahpshoppingmall.com/ - enjoy your shopping experience and thank you for supporting Memorial Foundation.

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