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Originally Posted by DeanFL
And don't get me started on marketing junk phone calls. Thankfully, able to screen those easily. But still - irritating. I decided to 'sponsor' a Central American child starting years ago with credible agency - Child Fund. Makes me feel good that one kid is -hopefully- is helped a bit with some $$ I can easily afford. However I get the usual mailing each month or so asking for more $$$. But, for the last month or so, almost every afternoon we get a phone call from "ChildFund" - goes unanswered and no voicemail. I'm certain they want to ask for $$$. Do not want to answer as that would confirm our #. I plan to write to them and threaten to quit if this wasteful marketing doesn't halt. Probably won't matter - it's the 250 to 1 hit rate thing...
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Interesting post .......... the highlighted sentence really brings to ones attention the abuse you get when you do support a charity. They are NEVER satisfied, does not matter what you send it is NEVER enough, which is why we no longer provide help to many organizations that we would like to help. We now give mainly to the Salvation Army in cash, and once a year by check.