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Jean · 05-26-2008, 05:33 AM

Brenda,
I received a call from them also! Did not donate as I am not trusting anymore on phone calls asking for donations.

I went on the web and tried to check them out on the Charity Navigator and they are NOT listed.

There are sites they will show and report what the group is spending on the chairty (the % of each donation and how much truly goes to the chairty)
For instance, St. Jude give 100% of the donation to the
children.

I will bet they have collected alot of Dollars from good
and innocent people. It is a shame that a group can
use the word cancer etc. set up a charity and use most of the money to pay themselves a salary.

Thanks for the heads up Brenda.
jean

05-26-2008, 05:33 AM	#6
Jean Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,154	Brenda, I received a call from them also! Did not donate as I am not trusting anymore on phone calls asking for donations. I went on the web and tried to check them out on the Charity Navigator and they are NOT listed. There are sites they will show and report what the group is spending on the chairty (the % of each donation and how much truly goes to the chairty) For instance, St. Jude give 100% of the donation to the children. I will bet they have collected alot of Dollars from good and innocent people. It is a shame that a group can use the word cancer etc. set up a charity and use most of the money to pay themselves a salary. Thanks for the heads up Brenda. jean __________________ Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05 Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC Node Neg. (Sentinel node) ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH Ki-67 40% Arimidex 5/05 Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05 Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk TOPO 11 neg. 4/06 Stopped Arimidex 5/06 TCH 5/06, 6 treatments Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr. 9/06 Completed chemo Started Femara Sept. 2006