1.   The group collects food and clothing for distribution to needy families.

2.   But a private group can collect funds and lobby, according to the state Ethics Commission.

3.   For years, right-wing groups collected donations for a fantasy guerrilla war that would succeed where the Americans had failed.

4.   He said the group collects information on treatments and costs through a computerized payment system.

5.   No single group collects figures that would define the financial scope of the modern adult entertainment industry.

6.   Several Davidians have testified the group collected weapons to sell at gun shows.

7.   Such medical groups collect a fixed fee from insurance carriers for each patient they enroll no matter how much care is eventually required.

8.   The group also is collecting everything from computers to pencils to ship to poor schools in Peru, the third-largest country in South America.

9.   The group collects names from sweepstakes boxes at major athletic centers, including the FleetCenter last winter.

10.   The law also allows such groups to collect money without disclosing the donors or how the money is spent.