The activities of the Amigos de Bolsa Chica are supported entirely from dues, private donations, grants and fund-raisers. Like any organization or business, the Amigos must meet the costs of staff payroll, utilities, office rent, insurance, educational materials and a myriad of other expenses that are necessary to fulfill our pledge to acquire, preserve and restore the Bolsa Chica, and to educate people about the importance of wetlands. With the opening of the newly restored wetland, public education will become our principal activity. You can help inform and educate the public, young and old, about the value of wetlands by joining the Amigos de Bolsa Chica. All contributions to Amigos de Bolsa Chica are tax-deductible (FIN 33-0752003) as allowed by law under IRS Code Section 501(c)3.

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You can also support Amigos de Bolsa Chica by signing up for the following programs that give every time you shop:


Ralphs Rewards Program
Important Change in Ralphs Donation Program!

Ralph’s Stores have been very generous to us when our members link their Ralph’s Rewards cards to the Amigos. Ralph’s requires all of us to signup annually.

Participants will be required to register for the new term at www.Ralphs.com or by using the scanbar letter at the register after September 1, 2009.

As many of you know the online method is time consuming so please feel free to give Amigos Office Manager, Laura Holdenwhite, a call and she will mail you the scanbar letter that you can take to Ralph’s and the checker will scan it along with your groceries. Done! Call Laura at 714-840-1575 or email her at info@amigosdebolsachica.org.

Ralph's Rewards card members do not need to be members of Amigos to participate with this program, so please encourage friends and other family members to sign up too.

Thank you for supporting Amigos through shopping at Ralphs.


Albertson’s Community Partners Fund Donation Program

For those who regularly shop at Albertson ’s and/or Sav-On, this is a wonderful donation program for you.  To register, you first must have a Preferred Savings Card.  For those who need to apply for this card, please go to www.albertsons.com and apply for this card. 

For those who already have the Preferred Savings Card, please click on the link www.albertsons.com/cp/.  Follow the steps for shoppers to enroll in the donation program by entering your card number and your phone number.  Next click on “Find a Partner.”  Under name, enter Amigos de Bolsa Chica, city as Huntington Beach and the state California.  Click on “Find Partners.”  The Amigos de Bolsa Chica information will appear on your screen.  Check the box and then click on “Add Selected Partners.” If you have any difficulty with your registration, please contact Amigos' office (714) 840-1575.  You do not need to be an Amigos member to sign up for any of our donation programs, so please encourage your friends and family to register as well.  Without any money out of your pocket, your registration guarantees donation funds will be used for our educational programs.  It simply is that easy.

eScrip Donation Program

After many months, we are thrilled to report that our eScrip donation account now reflects our Amigos de Bolsa Chica name with our new 501c3 tax status.  We want to thank everyone who signed up for this donation program under the Bolsa Chica Foundation.  Your registration has been preserved under our group ID 500000659. 

The beauty about this donation program is that over 150 merchants are registered through this program, including Vons, Macy’s and many online sites. To register, please click on the link escrip.com/.  On the upper link bar, click on members/supporters, then click on Sign Up.  From there, you will enter the group ID 500000659 to begin your registration process.  Because this program is associated with many merchants, contributions are calculated by the store cards and credit cards entered on the secured site.  Once you have entered all your information and reviewed your summary, complete the registration process.  eScrip will automatically send you information and updates about all the many businesses and services that participate in making donations.   Donations from the program are calculated monthly and then deposited into our bank account.

For those who have not signed up for any of these wonderful programs, why don’t you spend a few moments during this winter holiday season and sign up TODAY without spending a dime of your own money?