How Things Work at the Foundation

Here's how it works:

Step 1: Find abandoned shopping carts. An abandoned cart is one that has been taken--by a person moving it or by some other means such as weather--from the store to which it belongs. It must be out of its home store parking lot to count as abandoned.

Step 2: Take a picture of the cart as you found it.

Step 3 (optional): If possible, return the cart to its home store. Pictures of this activity are also encouraged.

Step 4: Email your story and/or picture(s) to me. Most of them will be published here. You will have done a good deed for your community as well as for the store and its staff, and you will be publicly recognized for it! Please indicate in your email how you would like your story credited to you--by name, by screen name, by initials, or anonymously. Also note that by submitting pictures to me, you affirm that you are not violating any copyrights and you grant me permission to post them here without making any changes to them, though you still retain ownership and all other rights to the picture.


Honorable Mentions:
If you've found a cart that's still in its home store's parking lot but that has been somehow abused, I'll happily accept pictures of it as well. An abused cart is one that has been mistreated by the customers or that has been distressed from being left outside for too long. It can be upside down, run over, or significantly damaged by weather. In an effort to end shopping cart abuse, these pictures may be published as well.