STOP these calls. I get several every week. There's never anyone there.

This number called.
Left message re: Big Brother/Big Sister asking for clothing donations.

yes, i get them also. this time i actually received a message. i give to my local food pantry instead. i don't want strangers coming to my home!

They don't go in your house. They pick it up in front of your house, just like the garbage man does. Lots of charities do this, but all of the other ones I've heard of send you junk mail or just list it on the Web. Of course, this is stuff you'd otherwise throw away.

If you have a local charity that takes more than just food, donate it to them, otherwise find a non-nuisance charity on the Web. It's important that we not waste stuff.

BTW, I've only been one call from this outfit each year.

This is a good organization.  I regularly put out my good, not wanted, clothing.  They pick up at the street, and they do it when they say they will.

The biggest problem is after so many nuisance calls every day I hesitate to answer the phone when I don't recognize the number.  The scammers are ruining legitimate charity calls.