8668080880

This was a third-party calling service making a scripted solicitation for an unnamed children's cancer charity at 9:38 AM January 7. Showed TOLL FREE NUMBER on Caller ID. Charities are "exempt" from the National Do Not Call Registry.

Asking for donations for American Homeless Veterans, called twice, first one to get me to donate $40, then $30 and I said that was too much.  Said they about $20, I said I could probably send that amount.  Second call was to verify amount, and they would send me the paperwork in the next few days.  I see others have had this number call them before.  Apparently this is not really for the Veterans.

Got call 7:37 PM PST on 02/02/09.  Will be sure to ignore now...

8:08 PM PST
No message left.
I ignore this call now...

Don't know who this is, unable to find out. Also I am already on and have been on the DO NOT CALL REGISTRY

American Homeless Veterans is actually “Circle of Friends for American Veterans”. I was able to connect this via their Federal Tax Exempt tax number “54-1847890”….

They are listed on most state government sites as “Circle of Friends for American Veterans dba American Homeless Veterans”… Notice the acronym “dba”… The “dba” stands for “doing business as”, need I say more? This is why it’s hard finding good information on this outfit.

If you decide to donate, only 15% of your hard-earned money with actually be going to the Veterans!!! So, looking at one dollar, only 15 cents goes to the Veterans and 85 cents goes to the company!!! What a rip-off!
Well, now you know… Check with your state government website on “Charitable campaigns in your state”.  Find out how they have it listed on their site.

Good luck  :)

Just called "Patty" at the "Charitable Resource Foundation" (800) 242-5062. She was very polite and said my number would be taken off their calling list by "the end of the day".

Call 800-242-5062 and ask them to take you off the list.
The woman who answered the phone said 866-808-0880 was their number.

I read the comments on this website, because I keep getting calls from this number.  So I followed their suggestion (the Charitable Resources Foundation mentioned above) to call for Patty.  She was out for the day, but a very cheery and friendly guy said he would be happy to take me off the call list, and that it would take a couple of days.  Hopefully, it will end.  
Here's the number I called:
Phone number:
1 (800) 242-5062

My 85 yo mother was just called by them.  The guy told her she had made a pledge but had not yet paid.  She didn't remember making a pledge.  She told him to send her an envelope.  He said they didn't do that.  She replied that she doesn't respond to telephone solicitations.  She's supposed to be on the no call list.  My dad and brother were career Army officers.  Can't something be done about people who are sleezy while implying they are working for our military veterans?

I get these calls nightly and they hang up.  I try to call them back, it is either busy or it just rings. I left a message for the veterans disability people to call me back otherwise I will not ever consider donating to this organization. The crazy thing is, I never have donated to this organization and I renew my caller block.  No wonder our verterans can not get good care with incompetent organizations like this. If you really want to help people do not enlist the robo call especially when it hangs up on everyone that answers.

Pitiful!

People who use these tactics to "earn" money are ruining 800 service for legit business.  We no longer answer the phone when we see an 800 or similar number on our caller ID.  Nothing else seems to work.  We're on the do not call list, I've asked people at this number to take us off their list, I've even emailed their contact info on their web site and they still call.  Where's Tom Mabe when we need him?

i am a homeless veteran and these people gave me a warm bed to sleep in and gave me a shower, you people who make pledges and don't sent them back disgust me. you are liars, i hope they harass the heck out of you

This call is daily and I decided to answer it. After saying hello 3 times, finally a girl came on and called me by name and wanted a 20 dollar donation for children with cancer, I think she said she was with CRF (she spoke too fast).  Charities are all fine but not thru repetitive annoying harrassing phone calls.  I'm on the National Do Not Call list, but since Charities are exempt they can still call.  I told her kindly to take my number of her list, she wasn't so nice after that.  I hung up....annoyed again.

Same thing happened to me today.  If you *67 and call back all you get is a busy signal!!!!!  ANNOYING!

Yo, Frank! My dad is a Viet Nam veteran, and my husband an Iraqi war veteran..both have service related disabilities and both are still working! My dad is 78 years old!  Quit leaching off the taxpayer and get off your [***] and work!

Called and left the message "Wow".

Yo Frank if you're homeless then why are you on a computer? I completely agree with Ga-girl. Get off your butt and work!!! MY mother in law battled breast and liver cancer for 8 years. She got chemo and radiation and STILL WORKED EVERY WEEK DAY! She passed last year. She's my hero because SHE DIDN'T LEACH off of ANYBODY and kept her own. Now stop being lazy and playing the poor me game and work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got a call from these people today. I answered because I thought it might have been Sears calling me to tell me my item was ready for pick-up. I will be calling Patty Monday to have me removed.

I called the 800 242 5062 number to be taken off the list. It was after 08:00pm west coast time. I left a voicemail and will wait to see if it works.

I have previously worked with CRF. The charities that they represent, as far as I can tell, are legit. However, if you donate through CRF only a small percentage will go to the charity. They will not volunteer this information unless the person asks. It is a business so they have to do this to survive, they have to pay the telephone bills, etc. However, it is VERY shady. If you happen to answer the phone when a person calls you you can ask to be taken off the list and they have to do it.

Also, they won't send anything out in the mail unless you commit to a pledge. So if you receive something in the mail that means they made you commit to AT LEAST a $10 pledge. You are obviously not obligated to pay it though. They will however keep calling you.

Good luck!

(the charities they are currently doing: Kids Wish Network, American Homeless Veterans, & something Children's Cancer..?)