Originally Posted by mswordwiz
Originally Posted by Lisa
I get those calls too and I work for the police dept. "We" are not the ones making those calls, they must be scams. I tell the caller I work for the local P.D. and that I'm already a member and they still try to talk me into donations, I hang up on them!
Both DH and I are firefighters with different cities. When I ask them to tell me how much they donated to the Burn Foundation, or the other 4 registered public safety run charities in the area, I get "I don't know, but we do donate!" spiel.When I ask a charity for their tax exempt ID number, usually they will not call back.
I loved being told my job was strictly on a volunteer basis however, it was a good laugh for a few weeks!
I like the bit about asking for their tax-exempt #.
Our local fire dept is also volunteer, and we contribute to their annual fund-raising - which coincidentally is right now.