Concerns Arise Over Charity Bins Struck Down by Mentor Planning Commission
A report from a Patch in California shows that the foundation the bins' owners pledged to support donates a small percentage of proceeds to the stated cause
The Mentor Planning Commission may have been well ahead of the curve back in January regarding a mysterious collection bin proposal. That's when the group struck down a request from Blue Water Bin Management to place two collection bins on Heisley Road. A Blue Water representative told the commission that the company donated some of its money to the Childhood Disease Research Foundation, which received an "F" from watchdog group CharityWatch. The bins are showing up in various locations across the country, as far away as California. A report from San Juan Capistrano Patch in California shows that Childhood Disease Research Foundation only sends about 11 percent of its millions in proceeds to its stated purpose, “a rapid-response diagnostic…
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4:34 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
There's one here in Mentor on the Lake shopping center by Giant Eagle. It needs to be removed. Some charities are just out right scams and this one stinks! Do not donate to something you haven't checked out first. more ›