Charity uses Groupon to get to your giving heart

A great deal on Fish ‘n Chips, an online store where you can print your photo albums, and a coupon to get your nails done: Groupon gets you deals on them all. Now you can donate to charity with the coupon service too.

Food Lifeline partnered with Groupon Grassroots, the service’s branch that aims to discover local causes and “lend a helping hand,” they say on their website.

Using their website or phone app, you can donate $10 or $25, all of which goes directly to the organization.

It’s not the first time Food Lifeline has used Groupon, during the holiday season they ran a similar campaign.

“We raised over $6,700, which is the equivalent of 26,000 meals,” says Food Lifeline’s Ann Jacobus. “It was really successful.”

Groupon is also sponsoring the Bite of Seattle July 18-20. At the annual foodie event, you can visit The Alley, where a $10 admission comes with a multi-course meal of tastes from some of the area’s best restaurants, and proceeds from that ticket also benefit Food Lifeline.

The Groupon campaign for Food Lifeline is running now through the Bite.

“We know that in the summer people are hit hard with school being out and folks not being able to rely on school breakfasts and lunches,” she says.

Jacobus says their fundraising efforts go to support 275 food assistance programs throughout western Washington.