Holiday Shopping for a Cause

Get into the holiday spirit and share a smile. Shop on AmazonSmile and a portion of the sale can be donated to the County Employees’ Charitable Organization (CECO).

AmazonSmile functions the same as Amazon, but the online retailer donates 0.5 percent of the product price of eligible purchases to a charity of your choice.

Using AmazonSmile is easy and automatic once you set it up.

1.       Go to smile.amazon.com (different from the regular Amazon link).

2.       Sign into your Amazon account.

3.       If it is your first visit, select a charitable organization. Type “San Diego County Employees' Charitable Organization” or “CECO” as your charity. You can also visit this link and CECO will already be chosen for you as your charity.

4.       Shop as you normally would. (You will see eligible products marked as “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on the product detail pages.)

5.       Save AmazonSmile to your web browser favorites. Shop from this link during the holidays and beyond.

There are several other ways to support CECO throughout the year. Make a biweekly donation via payroll deductions for as little as $2 per pay period. See CECO pledge instructions. Or you could make a one-time donation by contacting your CECO Department Representative.

Donating to CECO has a huge impact on the communities that we work and live in. As the charitable arm of the County that is employee-managed and volunteer-based, CECO has distributed more than $7 million to local nonprofit programs and County employees experiencing a financial crisis since forming in 1956.

Just this year, $128,271 in grants were awarded to 86 nonprofit programs included Alzheimer’s San Diego, Blind Community Center of San Diego, Coastal Roots Farm, Crisis House, Developmental Services Continuum, MANA de San Diego, NAMI San Diego, Solutions for Change and Union of Pan Asian Communities.

See your donations at work.