(KLZA)-- Auburn residents may be received a phone call from a Canadian number and seeking donations in support of the Optimists.

The Auburn Chamber spoke with Glen Hogue, with the Auburn Optimist Club, who has confirmed that this is a real fundraiser, but all of the money collected will go to the National Optimists Organization and not the local Optimists chapter. 

The Auburn Optimists elected not to participate in this yearly national fundraiser, but this distinction is not made during the phone calls. No money donated via this phone campaign will specifically benefit the Auburn Optimists.