Shop Save & Share Event Returns For 14th Year

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL — For the 14th year, the Junior League of Birmingham will hold its Shop Save & Share fundraising event to raise money for the League’s more than 30 community service projects. The fundraiser runs Oct. 2-13.

When shoppers purchase a Shop Save & Share card for $40, they receive a 20 percent discount on merchandise and food at more than 450 participating stores and restaurants throughout the Birmingham area.

The funds raised from one just one Shop Save & Share card can provide 240 diapers to families through the JLB Diaper Bank or food for 13 children through Backpack Buddies. It also supports initiatives related to domestic violence, human trafficking, homelessness, juvenile crime and more. Since its inception, Shop Save & Share has put more than $700,000 back into the community.

South Boutique, St. Vincent’s Spa One Nineteen, Mason Music, Alabama Outdoors, and Soca, are back. Anthropologie, The Woolworth, The White Room, Ruby Sunshine, Dreamcakes Bakery and Holland and Birch are among the 70 new stores participating in the event.

The Junior League of Birmingham is once again partnering with Birmingham-based software company Planet to host Shop Save & Share on its free mobile app. Shoppers will be able to purchase and download a digital Shop Save & Share card online at shopsaveandshare.net, through the Planet (formerly Planet Fundraiser) app, or by texting “SSS” to 205-660-0030. Paper cards will also be available at local retailers.