Didn't Answer

Keeps calling the business. Noone ever there when we pick up.

Donors Grant Wish of Telemarketer

When someone calls on the phone and asks you to donate to an organization with a name like Children’s Wish Foundation International, wouldn’t you like to think that most of your money would help grant the wishes of terminally ill children? When AIP President Daniel Borochoff got this call at his home in Maryland, he did what any informed donor would do – he asked how much of his contribution would go to the telemarketing company. The caller, who had identified herself as a telephone solicitor for Reese Brothers Company, asked her supervisor and came back with a figure of “a set amount, no more no less.” When Mr. Borochoff asked her to clarify, she asked another superior and then stated, “Almost 100% goes to charity.”

This statement seems curious since the Children’s Wish Foundation’s 1997 federal return showed a budget of $21.3 million, with $12.9 million, or about 60% being paid to Reese Brothers. The actual amount spent on granting dying children’s wishes was reported as $1.9 million, about 9% of the organization’s total expenses, to complete 207 wishes, and another $0.4 million was spent on related services. $11.6 million, or about 84% of this charity’s program service expenditures, were used to “distribute educational material about wish children to the general public.” The group’s tax-return indicates that nearly all such materials were distributed in conjunction with a fundraising solicitation.

How can a telemarketer that is paid nearly $13 million tell donors that almost all of the money will go to charity? According to state law in Maryland and other states, all money collected by an outside professional fundraiser must go directly into an account controlled by the charity. The fundraisers may receive a large chunk of that money later on, but to say that it all goes to charity is not technically a lie. It is however, very misleading. In a 1988 ruling, the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional for any regulator to require charitable fundraisers to say something they do not want to say when speaking to potential donors. At the same time, professional fundraisers have a financial incentive not to volunteer the percentage of each contribution that ends up in their hands.

Giving in response to a slick telemarketing appeal is tricky business. A wise donor finds out what the professional solicitor’s cut is before making a donation.

call display indicated solicitation. answered only to blast them. no answer. cowards...

This number has called several times with nobody taking responsibility for it. I’m hoping to trace this number to a company, find their internet site, and purge their servers of all numbers. If they want to call someone they should at least do it with some integrity and decency, as well as respect both National and international “do not call” lists.

Just rings and no one answers when you pick up!!!
keeps calling....driving me crazy

Called our business, had the business owners name wrong, the name of our store wrong, I kept asking who I was speaking with and he kept bugging me for the correct name.  I refused to give out any information until he told me his name - he was rather rude and bluntly said "Jim White" and then hung up on me.

This number has called several times with nobody taking responsibility for it. I?m hoping to trace this number to a company, find their internet site, and purge their servers of all numbers. If they want to call someone they should at least do it with some integrity and decency, as well as respect both National and international ?do not call? lists.

Called our business number and asked to speak w/the owner. Told him owner wasn't in but I could assist him.  He said no, he could only speak with the owner.  I asked him who the owner was?  He didn't have the owners name. I told him any ligit company would have the owners name.  He hung up on me.  Too bad because had he stayed on the line a little longer with me he may have found out I am the co-owner.  We'll play this game again I'm sure.

no one on line when i answered it

repeated calls asking for donations. Ignored request not to bother me ever again

I did not answer this number appeared on my caller ID today.

We just moved. While waiting for our ph# to be ported over to a voip carrier our phone has given a busy signal every time it's been called. So so for a few weeks now we've enjoyed telemarketer-free days. Today this # showed up on our call display. I called the number also, and their recording advised it is the information line for Wonder and Illusion's Show for the Children's Wish Foundation .. they gave an alternate ph# to callback for more information: 800-379-5964.
Why don't we all set up our own foundation and call THEM and ask for money? I bet everyone has some sort of funding we could use extra $$ for. We could call it the Ignoring the DNC Registry Penalty Fee!

If you call the number back, a very friendly voice (autumated) will explain thw who and what of the call, and will direct you to the phone number for the customer care centre; they will remove your number at your request.

The same man called yesterday asking for someone who I clearly said "does not live here." He called again this am asking for same lady. I said "you called here yesterday and I let you know there is no one here by that name." Kind of a snotty guy. I usually don't answer 800 #'s but was curious yesterday, as they seem to call daily. I will try to call back their # and pick the option to be taken off their list.

same number just called.but the man even mentiond my wife's name. when I asked him who's calling. he hung up.

The Children's Wish Foundation was contacted by a friend of mine.  Sad to say that they hired this company to raise funds on their behalf.

He received a reply from Linda Marcos who is the Director of Development.
Ms Marcos advise that CWF is looking into the way this company is doing business for them and their Telephone Etiquette.  

If you have a problem Ms Marcos should hear about it.

linda.marco@childrenswish.ca

Hang ups.  Call number back and it is the Wonder and Illusion's Show for the Children's Wish Foundation.

Normally I donate to a worthwhile charity but when this type of harassment occurs,
F$#@ them.
I filed a complaint with the DNC centre.

I just wish they would stay on the line so I could tell them I DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A DONATION TO YOUR SCAM. REMOVE ME FROM YOUR LIST.

I have also had them call several times, even several calls in one evening, I say hello and they hang up..........

A man called and asked for my husband, who answered the phone. When asked "who's calling" he just said he would call back later and hung up. I have registered our phone # with the "Do Not Call" registry - how did this call get through?

receive call from this number many times.....Grrrrrrrrrrrr

silence, then click -hung up.  Very annoying.

they just about call every day I am sick and tired of it..the phone seems like there is nobody on it

Wonder and Illusion's Show for the Children's Wish Foundation

Asked for the "mister" of the house. Hung up when I asked him who he was.

Donors Grant Wish of Telemarketer

When someone calls on the phone and asks you to donate to an organization with a name like Children?s Wish Foundation International, wouldn?t you like to think that most of your money would help grant the wishes of terminally ill children? When AIP President Daniel Borochoff got this call at his home in Maryland, he did what any informed donor would do ? he asked how much of his contribution would go to the telemarketing company. The caller, who had identified herself as a telephone solicitor for Reese Brothers Company, asked her supervisor and came back with a figure of ?a set amount, no more no less.? When Mr. Borochoff asked her to clarify, she asked another superior and then stated, ?Almost 100% goes to charity.?

This statement seems curious since the Children?s Wish Foundation?s 1997 federal return showed a budget of $21.3 million, with $12.9 million, or about 60% being paid to Reese Brothers. The actual amount spent on granting dying children?s wishes was reported as $1.9 million, about 9% of the organization?s total expenses, to complete 207 wishes, and another $0.4 million was spent on related services. $11.6 million, or about 84% of this charity?s program service expenditures, were used to ?distribute educational material about wish children to the general public.? The group?s tax-return indicates that nearly all such materials were distributed in conjunction with a fundraising solicitation.

How can a telemarketer that is paid nearly $13 million tell donors that almost all of the money will go to charity? According to state law in Maryland and other states, all money collected by an outside professional fundraiser must go directly into an account controlled by the charity. The fundraisers may receive a large chunk of that money later on, but to say that it all goes to charity is not technically a lie. It is however, very misleading. In a 1988 ruling, the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional for any regulator to require charitable fundraisers to say something they do not want to say when speaking to potential donors. At the same time, professional fundraisers have a financial incentive not to volunteer the percentage of each contribution that ends up in their hands.

Giving in response to a slick telemarketing appeal is tricky business. A wise donor finds out what the professional solicitor?s cut is before making a donation.

Wishful Giving Goes Down the Well



Burn your money before giving.


Whoops! The professional telemarketing solicitor had it reversed. The solicitor told potential donors that 80% or more of their donation would be used for granting the wishes of terminally ill children when in actuality the solicitors?not the children?got the 80%.

This was no honest mistake, according to the Attorney General of Minnesota, who has charged Wishing Well Foundation USA, Inc. of Metairie, Louisiana and its hired fundraiser, Gecko Communications, Inc. of Iowa and Missouri with charities fraud in a lawsuit that seeks to stop such practices. Wishing Well, whose purpose is to grant wishes to children with life threatening illnesses, took in $3.5 million in 1996 and 1997 yet only spent $45,214, or 1% of these contributions, on granting wishes, according to the Minnesota A.G.

I got a wish for them...EAT CHIT!

They keep calling and we are becoming very annoyed.
STOP CALLING

Hey same problem but heres hopfully a solution to it. Call 1 800 379 5964. listen to the guy , hit the number he tells you to, he says it takes you off the liist to be called. Cross your fingers.  Hope this helps