The American Association of Physics Teachers is working with SocialOffset!
This partnership will allow attendees to make a positive difference in the lives of members of the St. Louis community.
The American Association of Physics Teachers has partnered with SocialOffset to offer meeting attendees the opportunity to contribute to local organizations in St. Louis that make a positive difference in people’s lives and the local community.
We worked with SocialOffset to select vetted charities that support racial justice, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ equality, and hunger relief in St. Louis. Every dollar counts and please give what you can.
Racial Justice – A Red Circle
Reproductive Freedom – Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri
If you’re attending
AAPT 2025 Winter Meeting we invite you to use this
campaign to offset any spending in
AAPT 2025 Winter Meeting,
Missouri that doesn’t
align with your values by supporting local charities that do.
When you travel, every purchase you make generates tax revenue for a state government. That revenue may contribute to governmental policies that don't align with your values. Giving to a local charity working towards the equity goals you care about can help balance the scale. Every dollar counts, please give what you can.
How much should you give ?
When you travel, every purchase you make generates tax revenue for a government that may make (or fail to make) policies that don’t align with your values. Giving to a local charity working towards the equity goals you care about can help balance the scale. What should you give? Based on ISHLT’s estimated spend per Leadership Meeting attendee and Florida’s state tax rate, SocialOffset suggested an offset contribution of $35 or more.
This is based on the following information:
11% per hotel room night (Florida’s state tax rate of 6%, and 1% tax for Pinellas County, and 5% tourist development tax)
7% sales tax per meal or beverage (Florida’s state tax rate of 6%, and 1% tax for Pinellas County)
7% sales tax per taxi (Florida’s state tax rate of 6%, and 1% tax for Pinellas County)