If you're like me, much of your shopping is done online. If so, please, please give this a try.

Fundraising for Civil Air Patrol units at all levels is just a few online clicks away, thanks to CAP's new partnership with Fundlink to build a CAP Virtual Shopping Mall that allows users to benefit specific units in CAP.

By accessing http://cap.fundlinkllc.com, customers can shop at more than 1,000 different stores, including some of the nation's largest retailers, such as Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot and more. If you can’t buy it here, you don’t need it!

Every time a customer makes a purchase, the retailer will donate a portion of the proceeds – from 2 percent to 15 percent – to the unit the user chooses, from a local squadron to wing or region headquarters. Customers can also choose to donate directly to CAP National Headquarters.

Anyone can shop from the site, and no registration or login is required. The user selects a unit from the list of beneficiaries when a store in clicked on. Donations will be sent directly to National Headquarters, along with a breakdown of squadrons and amounts. The money will then be sent to each wing for further disbursement.

When you click a store, a list will appear. Scroll down the list to the states and single click New Jersey. That will bring up a list of New Jersey units. Single click Delaware Valley and shop away. It’s that easy!!!

2Lt Chris Casey