Fireman--Yes. Police--No.

The firemen are out collecting money for muscular dystrophy. I put a dollar in a boot yesterday, and will no doubt fork over more money. Pam can never resist giving to the fireman, and she transferred that to me.

It's a lot different from the police, who call annually about their benevolent fund.

  • They call, rather than stand in the street under the hot sun.
  • It's not real policemen--just a firm hired to do their work.They don't tell you that.
  • The fundraising firm takes a huge percentage of the donations.

So I never give to the policemen. But when a fireman's standing on the pavement holding a boot, I pull out my wallet or scrape out some change.

Posted on August 22, 2008 12:22 PM|

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