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DigitalCharity.com - give so that others may live

Donate as you click without it costing you a cent

By Emma Kae - 27th September 2001 - Back to News

Would you like to feel as though you had, in some way, assisted world charities and consequently the global scale of happiness but are either too lazy or poor to make a donation? Log on to www.DigitalCharity.com and give for free, simply by clicking your attention onto the websites sponsors, who in turn donate to the charities.

There is a huge range of fantastic charities to select from, from End Homelessness Now to Stop The Hunger and Peace For All. Remember that each time that you click onto one of the sponsored websites, a donation is automatically made to that charity. The more you click, the better you do for our global society.

Click here to visit the website.

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