Comments on: Boys & Girls Will Be Boys & Girls http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/12/04/boys-girls-will-be-boys-girls/ 68.3 Square Miles of D.C. News and Opinion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:05:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mike Licht http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/12/04/boys-girls-will-be-boys-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-76039 Mike Licht Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:01:31 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/12/04/boys-girls-will-be-boys-girls/#comment-76039 I ran across a small-time Fagin who sent project kids out with overpriced charity <a href="http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/chocolate-bar-kids/" rel="nofollow">chocolate bars</a> There is a legitimate community organization,<a href="http://neighborsunited.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/beware-metro-scam/" rel="nofollow">Neighbors United</a>, raising money to continue operation of the Eastern Branch club, and it has issued warnings about the scam. I ran across a small-time Fagin who sent project kids out with overpriced charity chocolate bars

There is a legitimate community organization,Neighbors United, raising money to continue operation of the Eastern Branch club, and it has issued warnings about the scam.

]]> By: mb http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/12/04/boys-girls-will-be-boys-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-76009 mb Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:13:55 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/12/04/boys-girls-will-be-boys-girls/#comment-76009 Same old story, same location. 15 years ago I was working at the (now gone) Van Ness Kinko's and kids were copying and re-copying stuff saying they were raising money for the "Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Club"'s football uniforms, and occasionally stealing folders, sheet protectors and the like to put it all in. They were trolling around the Metro station, hitting up passersby and sometimes on the Red Line itself. We figured this was bogus and called the police department. They said there was no such fundraising and if we see them around to quietly call back... Same old story, same location. 15 years ago I was working at the (now gone) Van Ness Kinko's and kids were copying and re-copying stuff saying they were raising money for the "Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Club"'s football uniforms, and occasionally stealing folders, sheet protectors and the like to put it all in. They were trolling around the Metro station, hitting up passersby and sometimes on the Red Line itself. We figured this was bogus and called the police department. They said there was no such fundraising and if we see them around to quietly call back...

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