It's important to note that these police "fundraisers" keep 90+% of the donation for themselves, with 10 % or less going to the firefighters or police. If your police dept has a children's charity, they will accept money directly to that charity without the need for a "third party collection agency". I have taken issue about this fact with the people calling who can become extremely rude. This is a predatory practice and as others have stated. We all know easily duped/elderly people who don't realize this is a for-profit "charity" that does very little for those they are claiming to help.