The Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation is warning people about a scam allegedly raising funds for the new acute care hospital.
A resident in the Forest Glade area received a knock on the door earlier this week around 8pm from a young man raising money for the Sick Children's Hospital location in the new mega hospital. There is a pediatric unit at Windsor Regional Hospital but there is not a Sick Children's Hospital division in Windsor.
Marleen Crawford tells AM800 news, the man had a lanyard and appeared to be official but something didn't feel right about the solicitation.
"He just said, would you be able to donate for the local location in the new hospital and I got a funny feeling," she says.
Crawford says the man appeared to be sincere and wasn't threatening at all.
"I didn't think immediately that this was a scam until after I started thinking about it," she says. "But it never occurred to me that there wouldn't be solicitors in the community because we have received word that we are getting this new hospital."
Hospital Steering Committee Co-Chair David Musyj says it's a scam.
"We would not be going door-to-door knocking on people's doors asking for people's money for the new hospital system," says Musyj. "What we would ask those individuals to do if that happens is not to respond, don't provide money."
Musyj recommends people call police to report the scam.
"At no point is a door-to-door knock on a door part of the campaign to collect money. That is not the way the fundraising will take place."
The local community is responsible for raising 10% of the total cost of the project which amounts to about $200-million.