02-02-2016, 01:13 AM
One would like to think the Policeman's Association is legit and does good things with the money they collect. But how do we know if they are legit? Is it part time and/or off duty police officers that collect?
Do they contract others to collect? I'm confused.....
A little back story first.
My daughter rents the apartment next door to my MIL. She is there for cheap rent, in exchange for watching out and helping her Gram, (my MIL). MIL is 91 and stubborn, and wants to live out her life in her house, etc. Anyway, last week, someone saying they were from the Policeman's Assoc. came to her house, the visiting CNA sent him away. Don't know if there were any previous phone calls with her promising money, as MIL has some dementia and short term memory issues. Tonight, someone else came to her door, my daughter saw this and told him to leave, as we had no info on this. She also wrote down his plate # and called the police for verification.
The more I thought about this, the more it burned my biscuit. So I went down to see my daughter and MIL and try to get more info. Shortly after I arrived, the collector guy came back.
I met him at the door, and asked if I could help him. Said was collecting for the Policeman's Assoc. I asked for ID, a believable letter from the PD to satisfy my concerns. "All I have is the little receipt that says police dept. on it" he says.
Not happy with this, I sternly tell him that I cannot trust or verify his claims.
"IF you are legit, and I don't believe you are, I would think you would have a good watermarked piece of stationary from the PD saying your name and that you are collecting for them". All you have is what looks like a store bought receipt that could be printed" (town) Police Dept" on it. He tried to explain that this was his first day on the job, was just told to go collect. I then mentioned, " I heard you were here a little while ago, when was that?" He replied an hour and a half.
"My daughter thought this was fishy when she asked you to leave, she wrote down your plate # and called the police to see if you are legit. So one and a half hours later, we still don't have confirmation of who you are or that you are legit. I suggest you get back in that truck of yours and leave right now."
I am agitated to to put it nicely.
Even if he IS legit, don't think he is, what common sense, ethics or what have you for a "respected" organization are out of whack here to repeatedly go an elderly person's house asking for donations? You go to a house, see a CNA caring for an elderly person and you stick your hand out looking for donations? Come to MY house, where I have a job, can make rational decisions about your cause and donate what I want and can afford. Not an elderly, fixed income person.
Sorry for the long rant, but the more I think about this, the more mad I get.
Dave
Do they contract others to collect? I'm confused.....
A little back story first.
My daughter rents the apartment next door to my MIL. She is there for cheap rent, in exchange for watching out and helping her Gram, (my MIL). MIL is 91 and stubborn, and wants to live out her life in her house, etc. Anyway, last week, someone saying they were from the Policeman's Assoc. came to her house, the visiting CNA sent him away. Don't know if there were any previous phone calls with her promising money, as MIL has some dementia and short term memory issues. Tonight, someone else came to her door, my daughter saw this and told him to leave, as we had no info on this. She also wrote down his plate # and called the police for verification.
The more I thought about this, the more it burned my biscuit. So I went down to see my daughter and MIL and try to get more info. Shortly after I arrived, the collector guy came back.
I met him at the door, and asked if I could help him. Said was collecting for the Policeman's Assoc. I asked for ID, a believable letter from the PD to satisfy my concerns. "All I have is the little receipt that says police dept. on it" he says.
Not happy with this, I sternly tell him that I cannot trust or verify his claims.
"IF you are legit, and I don't believe you are, I would think you would have a good watermarked piece of stationary from the PD saying your name and that you are collecting for them". All you have is what looks like a store bought receipt that could be printed" (town) Police Dept" on it. He tried to explain that this was his first day on the job, was just told to go collect. I then mentioned, " I heard you were here a little while ago, when was that?" He replied an hour and a half.
"My daughter thought this was fishy when she asked you to leave, she wrote down your plate # and called the police to see if you are legit. So one and a half hours later, we still don't have confirmation of who you are or that you are legit. I suggest you get back in that truck of yours and leave right now."
I am agitated to to put it nicely.
Even if he IS legit, don't think he is, what common sense, ethics or what have you for a "respected" organization are out of whack here to repeatedly go an elderly person's house asking for donations? You go to a house, see a CNA caring for an elderly person and you stick your hand out looking for donations? Come to MY house, where I have a job, can make rational decisions about your cause and donate what I want and can afford. Not an elderly, fixed income person.
Sorry for the long rant, but the more I think about this, the more mad I get.
Dave
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