I believe that we have given to the American Lung Association in the past but, due the these flicking calls from ALA, will NEVER be giving again.
Hope the real ALA gets involved and hacks these hacks!

ALA was calling CONSTANTLY. I always let answering machine pick it up. Caller would hang up and I would be left a message of a dial tone. I did as John B. suggested above. I shut off the answering machine. The calls stopped after one day. (Thank you John B!). I haven't turned it back on yet- I will after one week.

Those annoying ALA calls have been at it for months - never anyone on the line, just blank. Fortunately, I have a Panasonic answering machine with the 2 remotes - it was only $40 and it has Call Block!
But ALA comes up with  different numbers so I add it to the call block. The calls have thinned out over the past month. I complained to the do not call but that does not help.
I remember a computer guy I knew in the 90's said there is a code that can be dialed in to sabotage the robot calling machine. I wish I could find that guy now.
He also said there is a program which just calls a number over and over for people who have cheated you.
I never did ask about that.
The weirdest thing is there is never, ever anyone on the other end of the line, so what's the point?..

I would like to ask them to wait, set the phone by my music player, and play some Pantera for them while I go off an do other things.

But honestly though, I don't have any Pantera. ALA keeps calling and I keep not answering. It's an understanding we have.  They also call on 202-350-0286, and so it goes.

They do good work though, and they have been around for many years, when getting TB and other serious respitory ailments of yesteryear were not all that uncommon. My own grandmother had brown lung, for instance... and the lead singer of Pantera sounds like he has a serious lung ailment too, but I still enjoy listening to them on my radio station.

Give to the United Way, to the general fund, and that settles my charity fix for the year.

CALLER ID :     ALA : NO MESSAGE.

ALA : NO MESSAGE.

it is a third party calling on behalf of the american lung assoc. they call under several numbers from the d.c. and seattle areas, when i was rudely waken today before 6am i asked them to stop, thats when i was treatesd like i had been the rude one and they insisted on all my personal info so they could look me up in the system and block thier own calls.  I hung up and called the local ala office and when i asked to speak to someone about it i was told everyone in the office was on "sick leave" and was promptly hung up on.

Repeated calls, there is no one on the phone when I answer.  Caller ID says Washington DC.

call from 202-350-0188 - American Lung Association. I answered the phone, they didn't. This is the 3rd call from them in 3 days from 202 area code using different numbers and all do not respond when I answer. I called the ALA today and the woman told me she couldn't do anything about it, that it was a call center and it wouldn't do any good to call them.  Well, I did call the number and told a robot to put my number on their do not call list.  We will see if they honor it.

Woman asks to speak with Mr. or Mrs. *****, I say "may I ask who is calling?" She pauses and rudely states "ONLY if I can speak with Mr. or Mrs. *****!" I say "Well then, neither are available." She sounds flustered and hangs up. They call a few times a week.

Political survey call, will call again, and get answering machine again!

I have been getting multiple calls a day from this number, there is dead air on the line if I pick up and they never leave a message. I am on the do not call list.

This number calls at least two times a week. I will not answer or give them money.

They call at least once a day, Driving me NUTZ,  Caller ID ALWAYS says ALA.  When the answering machine kicks in, their robocall is not even programmed to hang up!  So they spend bucks letting the machine continue B4 their machine FINALLY terminates the call.  I KNOW they are searching for money from PPL, but I never EVER contribute to a "so-called charity" when I KNOW that they are using a 3rd party to do the collecting, for this means that it is likely that 95% of the money that anyone decides to send goes to the THIRD PARTY, leaving VERY LITTLE for the charity itself.  This is the time of year that they all start hammering phone lines for $$$$$$$.  IF you care about ALA, then contribute directly - PERIOD!!  And... be prepared to be hammered with charity calls for the next 4 months!!!

For the past 5 days have received calls from this number every morning about 8AM. Never answer it but it really is a disruption in the morning. They also call from 202-350-0488 - same people. I've blocked those two numbers but have limited blocking with our Comcast phone. Would love to know how to get rid of them, they keep reinventing themselves.

Keeps calling me ... I started answering but no one responds until tonight when I said to the dead air to take me off their calling list, etc. and a lady broke in and said that charities don't have a no call list.  I told her that they keep calling and don't say anything and to stop calling me ... will this be the last?????

They call several times a day.  My neighbor canvased the "hood" for donations several years ago.  Now, I get calls and unwanted mail monthly.  Thank goodness for caller ID.  They never leave a message.   I just don't answer.

I receive at least 2 calls a day from this #.  ALA I have found out to be American Lung Assoc.  I've received my 1 call today at noon, so I'm sure I'll be receiving another one today.

Someone from this number keeps calling me.  When i pick up the phone to answer, no one responds at the other end.  I find this quite annoying.  I am on the "do not call " list.

Thanks for the explanation I don't answer phone when I don't recognize caller, others have said the caller reads ALA, which I would take to believe as you said American Lung Assoc.

HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FROM THIS NUMBER.  WISH SOME WAY TO STOP.  NEVER LEAVE MESSAGE.

They called today, Washington DC, it's the "American Lung Assoc." wanting me to stick my neighbors with their solicitation envelopes.  I've blocked 5 of their phone numbers so far.
I told them,,,,, again,,,,,  to stop calling and will block this new number.
I've found the best way to stop their robot calls is to disconnect the answering machine.   I'm stuck this week because of family activity but will do so next week. When the answering machine kicks in they know it's a good number and the robot keeps calling.

Received a call from the same number.  Laura Adams from Star Office Supply???  Going out of business and trying to sell office supplies.  Sounded fishy to me.

Several calls from this number. Do not know who it is? STOP CALLING NOW
No message?

Several calls?? No idea who it is?

I received a call from this # today.  Caller ID says ALA.  I've had a few calls from this # in the past few weeks.  They don't leave a message.

Called my cell phone twice this week before 8:30 AM.  Didn't leave a message either time.

caller id says ALA