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Foundation Warns Fundraising Pitch Is Bogus

POSTED: 9:49 pm EDT August 16, 2005

A local hospital's foundation says whoever was using the hospital's name in a door-to-door sales pitch this week was lying.

The foundation's warning came after a Speedway couple reported that they were approached by someone selling magazines and books.

The salesperson claimed to be raising money for an Amateur Athletic Union soccer team's participation in an upcoming tournament. The salesperson said people could choose to buy magazines or books for patients at Indianapolis' Riley Hospital for Children, according to Todd and Melissa Aughe.

The Aughes gave the person a check for $33. The couple received a receipt that included the name of Georgia-based Ultimate Power Sales -- a group that faces several complaints around the country, Call 6 for Help reporter Rafael Sanchez reported.

The couple contacted Call 6 for Help to check out the legitimacy of the salesperson's claim. Sanchez talked to Cindy Dashnaw of the Riley Children's Foundation.

"The Riley Children's Foundation does not endorse door-to-door solicitation of any kind," Dashnaw said.

The Aughes asked their bank to put a stop on their check.

An AAU official said he has no record of the tournament that the salesperson mentioned.


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