Run!!! This number is from Save The Children, a non-for-profit organization setup to help needy children worldwide. While I am all for helping my fellow man (especially the babies), this company took my ONE-TIME donation, changed it to a monthly payment, and proceeded to empty out my savings account. When I realized what was happening, I called the 800 number to complain and have the payments stopped. They told me it would take one month for the payments to stop. It continued for 3 months, until my only recourse was to close the account altogether. I complained to everyone; the company, the BBB, anyone who would listen. I even called the States Attorney, all to no avail. Then they have the audacity to call me years later and ask me for, your guessed it, a one-time donation. I-hit-the-roof!! My advice, (and it's free), if you want to give back, do it in your own community. Donate clothes, send a cashier's cheque, volunteer at a soup kitchen, or pick up some trash on Earth Day. Just beware of these organizations asking for one-time donations.
Run!!! This number is from Save The Children, a non-for-profit organization setup to help needy children worldwide. While I am all for helping my fellow man (especially the babies), this company took my ONE-TIME donation, changed it to a monthly payment, and proceeded to empty out my savings account. When I realized what was happening, I called the 800 number to complain and have the payments stopped. They told me it would take one month for the payments to stop. It continued for 3 months, until my only recourse was to close the account altogether. I complained to everyone; the company, the BBB, anyone who would listen. I even called the States Attorney, all to no avail. Then they have the audacity to call me years later and ask me for, your guessed it, a one-time donation. I-hit-the-roof!! My advice, (and it's free), if you want to give back, do it in your own community. Donate clothes, send a cashier's cheque, volunteer at a soup kitchen, or pick up some trash on Earth Day. Just beware of these organizations asking for one-time donations.