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I have responded to a canvasser at my door from Citizens for a Better Environment on three separate occasions. On each occasion the canvasser assured me that all of my personal donation would go toward recycling, specifically the separate collection that is done around the city by the Resource Center, the organization I founded to create jobs doing environmental work. Furthermore, I was assured that a donation made that evening to CBE would go to the Resource Center. Others individuals have commented to me that they have donated to the Resource Center through CBE.

I do not speak to any canvasser at my door since the paid canvasser might be inclined to suggest more than is factual thus positively effecting his/her ego and pay. I recommend that other citizens practice the same precaution, donating directly to organizations they support.