Complaint Review: American Cancer Society Florida - Nationwide

It was unintentionally posted and I hereby retract the post

It was unintentionally posted and I hereby retract the post

Another report/evidence of negligence, depraved indifference (as in incompetence that has result in harm to another person – and as a professional you should have anticipated said factors / events) or just plain old fashion bad faith (lying and / or not admitting the truth to avoid consequences) by Meeting Planners International. See rip off report: #1450537 Complaint Review: Meeting Professionals International for mitigation of this report. Note this American Cancer is a big supporter of MPI.

please see new Rip Off Report  

Meeting Professionals International & Hospitality Coalition MPI, ASAE, EIC, IAEE, IMEX, JMIC, PCMA, SITE, CMP, CAE, CEM, American Society of Association Executives, Event and Meeting Planners MPI and Event Industry Organizations Formed a Coalition to Stop Harassment – the only problem they are just selling seminar’s and charging for "fundraising” parties, not actually taking action on reported harassment of their own membership. If the is a definition for a scam, this is the most dehumanizing and immoral of them  I have seen  

Report: #1447898  

The two South Florida Companies name in this complaint involving American Cancer are the same ones that were reported in the above - both for harrassement - though there were two types of harrassement, not one. 

Side note

Ancomp DMC phone number is now disconnected, it appears this company is shutting down.

Crystal Bay Catering has already accumulated a record number of violations this year from their Fla Health Department inspections.  Yelp has downgraded them to 1 star. 

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,

But in ourselves, that we are underlings."

Now receiving threatening phone calls to family and friends over this and primary defendant / Report Crystal Bay Catering, Boca Raton, owner Sam LoPiccolo.  Complaint scope has now been expanded to include ANCOMP DMC Boca Raton. For details of event please reference core complaint, Crystal Bay Catering, Boca Raton, owner Sam LoPiccolo, consistent violations and fines

I just saw the update on the Rip off Report of Crystal Bay Caterers Sam LoPiccolo, a company your company endorses (which beside is just ethically wrong, is also against American Cancer internal policies and procedures).  American Cancer has been sued and lost for doing irresponsible things like this.

This new post has court records that ranges from lawsuits for ripping off vendors to possible domestic violence.  Is this a company American Cancer wants to be known to endorse?  

These are some very serious charges – and they are backed up by third parties like the Tallassee Democrat, Florida Department of Health and Sanitation, open court records of the Clerk and Comptroller, Palm Beach County - and NO ONE has rebutted them - no one has claimed they are not true (though government public records are hard to disprove)

Why are you just ignoring this charges? Why are you risking the health and safety of others by offering your name of endorsement to companies like this?

Cancer is an important cause, but show some dignity and caring for the community as a whole - not just those with Cancer and donors with fat wallets for fancy parties.

Shame on you

In my above post I both said you did nothing wrong, it was not a complaint against your company, and you most likely did not need to talk to a lawyer, or if you did, as a plaintiff.  It appears I was wrong on all counts.

The linked article (URL link provided at end of message) “Don't Be Misled by Deceptive Business/Charity Marketing” references a court case were 12 state Attorneys Generals sued American Cancer for allowing a company to give the impression that the ACS endorsed it products and services by allowing the company to reference it’s name in marketing material (other defendant was SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, L.P.)

As a result of this court case The American Cancer Society adopted new policies to guard against inappropriate uses of its name …..and to discontinue…..such marketing arrangements in the future.

1) I found out American Cancer Society may have been a victim of sanitation negligence of Crystal Bay Caterers (founded by Sam LoPiccolo)  on the marketing web site of Saffer & Company,  which was marketing both itself and said caterer

2) Even if American Cancer Society did not use this catering services for it’s Saffer & Company event (or for other events where they contracted said caterer directly, based upon the marketing web site of Saffer & Company)  - this or other Rip Off Reports may uncover those that did suffer injury or harm due to Crystal Bay Caterers (founded by Sam LoPiccolo) sanitation negligence; and those individuals could fairly claim their decision to use said caterer was influenced by this referenced marketing piece.

I do think you do need to talk to a lawyer with negligence experience, but as a defendant, not as a plaintiff

https://www.charitywatch.org/charitywatch-articles/don-39-t-be-misled-by-deceptive-business-charity-marketing/62