With essentially flat rate long distance calling, paid fundraiser call centers can be located anywhere, not just in the city of the charity they are calling for. However, it is never a good idea to donate via a paid fundraiser as far too much money goes to the paid fundraisers and far too little to the charity. You can likely donate directly to St Jude Hospital in Tennessee and be sure you are getting the most out of your donation.
St. Jude Hospital in Tennessee calling from Erie PA sounds suspicious to me. I receive letters requesting donations but they are from Tennessee...not from PA and I do contribute to them but I refuse to contribute to someone who is misrepresenting a legitimate cause. Something needs to be done to crack down on these criminals.
With essentially flat rate long distance calling, paid fundraiser call centers can be located anywhere, not just in the city of the charity they are calling for. However, it is never a good idea to donate via a paid fundraiser as far too much money goes to the paid fundraisers and far too little to the charity. You can likely donate directly to St Jude Hospital in Tennessee and be sure you are getting the most out of your donation.
2-12-17
Received phone call from this number claiming to be from St Jude Children's Hospital. The call was a 814 area phone number in PA. St Jude's in in Memphis TN. I called St Jude's, they never make phone calls, and certainly not from PA!!
Scam CALL. Don't answer!!
This call came from an 814 # and I am located in the 814 area however it also had the number "1" before the area code of "814" and it is never necessary to use the number "1"when calling from the same area you are calling to. Doesn't this raise a red flag to you? It is terrible when they are using the name of an organization like St. Jude to raise money under false pretenses.