And this is why whenver someone calls for the firefighter's or policeman's ball, etc. I always hang up the phone. I do give money to charity and our church and the foodshelf every year. But I don't give it to solicitors because they are required by law only to give a small portion to the cause they are touting and keep the majority for themselves. Its often a scheme. I've seen this detailed on 20/20, Dateline, Primetime, you name it. For instance, those change or coin jars at the local supermarket touting money for the blind or whatever cause only requires those who put them out to give pennies on the dollar to the charity. [:-]Not to say that some are legit but its good, very good to be skeptical and check these things out before handing over even 50 cents.