Watch Out For Telemarketer Claiming To Raise Money For North High School in IA

Your advice should be to NEVER give money to a "charity" that telemarkets at all.
a) Don't encourage a nuisance.
b) Since they're pretty much all crooked, it's the only safe policy.

I have donated to the American Lung Association this year but continue to receive calls that show on my caller ID as the American Lung Association and feel the frequency of those call amount to harrassment.  How do I stop them?  I am registered on the Do Not Call Registry but know charities and Political Parties are exempt.

I WERE CHECKING TO SEE IF THIS AARP BUSINESS ARE CORRECT...

OK! I GIVE UP THIS IS MY FOUR RESPONSE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION CONCERNING THIS AARP MATTERS.                                                    THANK ALOTS!

AARP is real....We have belonged for many years. Just check them out on their web sight....WWW.AARP.com

As stated above, I would never give to any charity who solicits me.  There are plenty of them that are scams.  They claim to be collecting for legitimate causes, but often only give less than 10% of the money collected to the charity, and keep the rest.  I sometimes get calls from the "POLICE protective association" (they introduce themselves with the emphasis on POLICE).  The local cops have said they have no affiliation with these people.

If you really want to give to a charity, you should initiate the contact yourself.  I don't personally give to any charity, because even the well known ones are getting to be fraudsters.

As far as AARP goes, they are legit, but I wouldn't bother with them.  They used to represent senior citizens fairly well.  Now, however, they are little more than an introduction service for companies that want to sell you crap insurance.

Hey Cherry, are you a blond?  Just curious...