Join ECOSLO

ECOSLO is a member-supported, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the local environment. Membership dues and donations help pay for the community programs, activities and work we do each day. Click here to read about our areas of focus!  Your tax deductible contribution of $35 or more ($15 for students) will help ECOSLO succeed in our mission to create a sustainable future for the Central Coast. In addition to helping protect the environment, benefits include invitations to special events, our bi-monthly Eco-bulletins, action alerts, and a subscription to our seasonal newsletter, ECOSLO Elements.

To become a member or to donate, please click the button below which will take you to the secure server at Groundspring. Thank You!

Other Ways to Donate:

Give a Gift Membership

Looking for an environmentally friendly gift for the holidays, a birthday, or another special occasion? Give the gift that keeps on giving: an ECOSLO gift membership. After ordering your gift membership, a welcome gift card will be mailed to the lucky recipient within two weeks. To make the gift extra special, you can also choose to send an organic cotton tote bag. In addition, they will receive all the benefits of full membership for an entire year. Simply, print and mail us a completed membership form.

Donate IRA Savings

New federal legislation enables individuals to make tax-free charitable distributions in 2006 and 2007 of up to $100,000 each year from traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs.

Planned Giving

One of the easiest ways to leave a lasting legacy to ECOSLO is to name them as a beneficiary on your assets. Click here for more information.

Do you GoodSearch?

Give money to ECOSLO every time you search the internet by using GoodSearch. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and select the Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo County as your organization. Then search the Internet just like you normally would — the site is powered by Yahoo!, so you'll get the same high-quality search results you're accustomed to. Fifty percent of the revenue generated from advertisers goes to ECOSLO when you select us as your charity. To make it even easier, add GoodSearch to your browser's toolbar.

Donate Goods and Services

ECOSLO gratefully accepts donations of goods and services, including donation of food and beverages for our events, volunteer and staff appreciation gifts (e.g. gift certificates), and other items. See our wish list for items we need currently need donated.

The "Friendship Fund" at Scolari's Food Company

Everyone who has a club card at Scolari's is entitled to special values on certain items in the store. As an added incentive, you have the option of contributing a portion of your purchases to ECOSLO. Scolari's "Friendship Fund" donates 1% of quarterly revenue from participants receipts to the organization of their choice.

The process is easy. Just fill out a "Friendship Fund" form to link your club card to ECOSLO's code #5040. You can request the form at Scolari's or click here for an electronic version that you can print out at home. Fill out the "New Friendship Fund Information" at the bottom with ECOSLO's code #5040.

Scolari's Food Company
555 Five Cities Dr
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
(805) 773-2121

Scolaris Food Company
1321 Johnson Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 545-8851

Even More Ways to Donate

We will also gladly accept the following:

• Gifts of Stock
• Employer Matching Gifts
• Tribute Gifts
• Endowment Contributions

About Groundspring

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If you have any questions about membership or donations, please call us at (805) 544-1777.