Greenwise Bankcard and Kids in Distress Foundation

Greenwise Bankcard, LLC (GWBC) of Fort Lauderdale, FL and Kids in Distress Foundation (KID) based in South Florida are proud to announce the signing of their strategic cause-related point of sale fundraising agreement.

Terri Melle-Johnson, VP Business Development at Greenwise states “it’s time for us to be the BEST neighbors we can be. Our goal is to bring more awareness and financial support to vital South Florida causes like KID at the point of sale. We want to bring their message to the consumer through our donation program, DonateWiseNow®. As an integral part of the KID fundraising initiative, Greenwise will help raise donations every time a credit or debit is used in South Florida at one of our participating merchant locations”, states Ms. Melle-Johnson.

“KID has been protecting vulnerable children from abuse and neglect in a safe, nurturing environment where they can flourish. Now we're proud to be working Greenwise Bankcard because of their commitment to our cause and their proprietary technology to support our mission”, states Patricia Gallagher-Moskol Corporate Affairs Liaison for KID. “We believe in Greenwise and know that the South Florida community will receive their point of sale donation program with open arms. KID supports Greenwise to raise donations for our vital program. Fundraising has never been this easy to implement or manage”, explains Patricia Moskul.

Ms. Melle-Johnson furthers, “we believe that it is important all across South Florida to educate all generations about giving and about protecting children and stopping abuse. DonateWiseNow® allows merchants nationwide and in their own communities be able put the spirit back into giving and put the funds raised to good use”.

As funding for many nationally recognized charitable organizations has been severally reduced, the Greenwise alternative point of sale fundraising can help bridge their financial needs and gain more community support for their cause. Greenwise Bankcard merchants may participate in electronic point of sale fundraising for national and regional branded charitable organizations such as American Heart Association, National Wildlife Federation, Child Rescue Network, and National Childhood Obesity Foundation.

• Donate Wise Now® offers cardholders (making a credit or debit card purchase) the option to donate at the point of sale to select nonprofit organizations registered with Greenwise.
• Donate Wise Now® alleviates “donor frustration” allowing the participating merchant to change the charity offered to cardholders at any time. For example, a merchant can elect to raise funds on behalf of the American Heart Association as the charity one month and then switch to a different registered charity the next month.

Through the Greenwise merchant service, patent pending, DonateWiseNow® program participating merchants now will be able to “prompt” their customers to discretely donate $1 to KID and opt-in to a paperless receipt at the same time. Being green now means that customers can elect to not take a printed receipt but rather have their receipt accessible in an online, secure repository at www.planetreceipt.com.

About Greenwise Bankcard

Greenwise Bankcard, LLC, is a registered ISO/MSP of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and third party processor. Corporate offices are located in South Florida. To date, our efforts have concentrated around market research and the development of our proprietary, patent pending solution.

With our proprietary technology, we seek to make a difference for merchants, our communities, consumers, partners, staff, and our planet. Maximizing the reduction of carbon footprint and raising substantial charitable donations at the point of sale.

We are committed to creating innovative and effective solutions encouraging merchants to be more sustainable and socially-responsible in their payment processing practices…the “new norm” of merchant processing in America. For more information about Greenwise Bankcard, LLC please contact Robert DiMattina at 877-901-0001 x5922 or media@greenwisebankcard.com

About Kids in Distress Foundation

Kids in Distress (KID) is a nationally-accredited, community-supported agency based in South Florida, specializing in children and families. KID provides services that prevent and treat child abuse, while also educating and strengthening families. KID’s programs offer care and support to families that are at-risk for abuse and neglect, and to the innocent children who suffer the effects, by tackling difficult issues like substance abuse, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, teen pregnancy, school dropout, and family conflict... Child abuse is the nation’s leading cause of death for children under the age of three, with over three million cases reported each year. In South Florida alone, more than one in 27 children is abused or neglected. KID is an industry leader when it comes to preventing and treating this appalling statistic. Children whose families have failed them come to us on a daily basis, begging the question, “Whose child is this?” At KID, we believe that they are ours collectively, until we find a loving, safe, permanent home for them.