I received a call from this number on 6/10, a man asking for children's clothes to be donated. I agreed and he said they would be in my neighborhodn on the 19th of June, which is today. I live in Applegate North towhnhomes in Pasadena, MD. should I call the police and maybe these people will show up and they can apprehend them?
As others have said, it IS the National Children's Center. The first time they called me, I told the girl that I've never heard of them. That's when I decided to look them up on the Internet. Below is what I found. The trucks that come to my neighborhood say, "National Children's Center" on them. Below is what the "Net" says about them. I'm not sure, though, what they do with their neighborhood collections.
"Founded nearly 50 years ago, National Children's Center, Inc. (NCC) is a leader in providing comprehensive and innovative services for children and adults with developmental disabilities in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Our mission is to provide a lifetime of opportunities for people in our community with developmental disabilities to live full, meaningful and productive lives."
This does not excuse the way they make their calls but I don't think any of these "Pick up your stuff" charitable places leave a message.
We have been donating to the National Children's Center for the past 6 years... They do call and tell us when they will be in our area to pick up donations... They do not take larger items and will refer you to Salvation Army for those types of donations. The program is called "Household Goods Donation Program". http://www.nccinc.org/giving/don_HouseholdGoods.cfm
They are a NON-Profit Org. and can call even if you are on a do not call list. Hope this gives you the informatin you were looking for, best of luck...