[Namron] OT: VFW Fund Raising

[Lindsey Lewis]

The best plan is to contact the USO, they provide phone cards and other
needed items for our troops everywhere (not just overseas, Christmas is
lonely anywhere you can't get home). - Gwyneth

On 12/16/09, William Herron <fitzbubba at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I received a phone call today from someone whose Caller ID came up as
> PRIVATE.  He said that he was collecting on behalf of the Veterans of
> Foreign Wars to purchase phone cards to be sent to our soldiers
> overseas.  As I was uncomfortable with the circumstances, I said "no,
> thank you".  I then looked up and called the Oklahoma Department of
> the VFW to see if they knew about it.  They confirmed that there was a
> phone campaign in progress to purchase phone cards to send to soldiers
> overseas.
>
> While this phone call may have been legitimate, others may not.
> Please be aware that there are a lot of people out there who need
> money, and may use less-than-reputable methods to get it.
>
> If you want to donate to an organization like the VFW, I would suggest
> to you that you find a way where you can approach them directly with
> your donation instead of being solicited for it over the phone.
>
> And never, never, never feel like you have to do something just
> because someone calls you on the phone and "encourages" you to do so.
>
> Care,
> Bubba
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