Maniactive is Laura Bergells

OK, non-profits and charities that telemarket for funds, especially during the holiday season:

You suck. 

You’re not getting any money from me. Stop calling. Put me on the do-not-call list.

And oh! How I DON’T love hearing you smugly tell me that because you’re a non-profit, you’re exempt from DO NOT CALL. 

QUESTION: How do you know that the people you’re randomly dialing aren’t the exact same people you’re purportedly trying to help? 

ANSWER: You don’t.

Ever wonder how many elderly and handicapped have fallen while eagerly trying to get to the phone, thinking it might be a relative they haven’t heard from in years calling to wish them a happy holiday? 

Of course you don’t. 

Because you obviously don’t seem to care. You only seem to be in it for the pennies. 

I’ve watched the handicapped and elderly fall trying to get to your phone call. I’ve watched them choke back tears of disappointment when they learn that it wasn’t their son calling: it was you. 

You. With your pitch for dough… so that you can ‘help’ the less fortunate.

You. Suck.

Stop calling. 

You’re not helping. 

You’re a scourge. 

(I’m looking at you, Salvation Army. How would you like it if I smugly told you I was exempt from putting trash in your collection buckets this holiday season? Because I think I am…but how is sharing that information even remotely kind or considerate?)