A debit card for charitable giving.

A debit card affinity program supporting charitable giving to eight of the nation's leading child-related philanthropies has been introduced by Charter One Financial Inc., Cleveland (assets: $43 billion).

The participating charitable groups include: Make-A-Wish Foundation, March of Dimes, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Cure Search/ National Childhood Cancer Foundation, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

The bank offers the Make-A-Difference cards free of charge to customers in its network of 615 banking centers, presenting the card as an option for all new checking account relationships. Each time a debit cardholder signs for purchases, a percentage of each transaction is donated to the charity that the customer has chosen.