Interesting email on CVSA

Thank you for providing this article. I have been reading about the NATLFED ever since I volunteered for the CVSA a few times. I became very quickly suspicious of them and chose to research them online almost immediately.

I thought they were weird because they were so anti government- a little bit more than any group in America should be. They also repeated the same phrases again and again- which was unusual because the volunteers appeared to be intelligent. There is no point in telling an American that there is starvation in America and that the gas prices are high. Instead of doing valuable work, I was lectured on this for what had to be hours.

These people would repeat the same sentences so many times that it was almost akin to being in grade school detention. Imagine my chagrin when I found out that the CVSA and grade school detention have far more in common than just the repetition.

The older woman who runs the place is nice but she is deeply affiliated with the cult. Apparently she was arrested back in 1996, which would mean that she has dedicated the majority of her life to this sick group. I doubt she could function in the real world at this point. I am curious to learn more about her involvement.

Every person who signs up to volunteer at their table in Union Square or a college career fair has their name, address and profession typed out on an index card- which was bizarre to me because no volunteer group I had ever worked with in the past treats their volunteers in this way or uses so much paperwork.

They also use a social hacking script when they call people- and it was too unusual that a group would find that to be necessary. You have to record whenever you leave a message or whether or not you had a busy signal. The index cards have a lot of useless and invasive information such as what the people do for a living.

They use bizarre vocabulary words like "systemic", and "canvassing." It was all very annoying as if they were using these words to feel more exclusive or special.

What made me the most suspicious of them was how they wanted me to volunteer not only on the weekends for 5 hours minimum (most volunteer groups only need up to 2 hours of your time per week), but during the week immediately after I left work as well. That was not going to happen.

I was to fill out paperwork- and say all sorts of ridiculous sounding things that I know nothing about over the phone. What I was to be doing had nothing to do with the Invest Yourself catalog. I felt like they were just trying to waste my time since I wasn't helping anyone. I also was not helping them with their catalog that is apparently just a front to get money and funds for their shadier organizations.

They took advantage of my willingness to volunteer so that they could further their sick agenda. I had no idea that there were shady people who are so soulless as to use poverty as the bait. UFO cults have more respect from me than these nutjobs- at least their hook is something that you do not see regularly in the street.

As revenge for the attempt to ruin my weekends (and weeks, and etc.), I plan to warn others about this group. Again, thank you for publishing this information on the web.