Community Chat

[~moxie~]

When my husband decided to go to hospice I was impressed with the nurses and care takers. When he passed we gave them $5000. Since that happened they call me several times a week asking for donations. It has gone to the point that since I have caller ID I don't answer their calls. Has that happened to any of you? I told them several times that I am okay. But they end their conversation with a request for another donation.

[muttmom]

This happens with almost all organizations we've supported. You almost have to get rude before they'll stop soliciting for more.

[croemer]

Shame isn't it. You should not be hounded. We too had to use their services when my father became so ill with cancer(11 days). They were wonderful and have never called us.

[MaggieToo]

Yes, it never stops either. I have returned their mailings with the request to take me off their list, but that has not worked.

[serenity4ever]

We give a yearly donation to the hospice my dad was in. I was getting frequent literature in the mail soliciting donations and phone calls too. I just explained that our donation would be yearly and make a notation that we would no longer accept phone calls. They listened and now we just get an occasional mailing but no more phone calls...

[kdgn]

For the first year we received materials from them but no phone calls. I don't remember that we personally were asked for donations. That request was always included in the printed materials, more along the lines of "if you wish to donate".

[Krimpette]

I hate that. You try to do something kind and generous and then end up getting hounded for more. And if you don't answer the phone, you still get hounded with the mailings. It just seems so wrong to me. Most recently I had that with St Jude's. I finally wrote them and said that if they didn't stop the incessant phone calls, they'd never get another donation from me. Their phone calls have stopped.

[CelticCrafter]

We used Hospice when my brother was at the end of his life and the only time they called after he passed was to check on how we were doing.

I have received letters from them asking for a donation, but no phone calls.

The Hospice nurses were the kindest, most caring medical professionals I ever encountered.

[goodstuff]

Call their central office and clearly ask that the calls stop. Also request in writing that they take your name off their donor list. Instead of passively enduring their calls, actively take the battle to them.

[DoneTryin]

Yes, that's happened to me though not from Hospice. I once donated to Habitat for Humanity & now they call me every day, including weekends. Same with a couple of other major charities to which I have donated small sums. I also have Caller ID & don't answer. I understand that they have to do that to raise funds, but most of us out here can only donate a little every now & then, as we can afford it. I quit feeling guilty about it when I realized that I simply can't save the world. I do what I can, when I can.