It's sad that at Any time of the year we must stop and consider if charities asking for donations are legitimate. But this would have saved many generous people from being cheated by two so-called organizations operating recently in Florida. According to the information published in the newspaper, The United Children's Foundation, Inc. and Florida Children's Welfare Assocation, Inc. started out in West Palm Beach and Orlando. They would operate from hotels and call people at their homes. In the Tallahassee Democrat Online the story outlines a list of questions you should ask to find out whether a charity is legitimate. Checking out this site could give you valuable information to assist you in the future, even though these two fake organizations have been stopped. http://www.tdo.com/news/breaking/docs/5WISE-CMP-NWS.htm