chugging

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the job or activity of standing on a street and asking people who are walking past to give money to a charity (= an organization that gives money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have no home):

Chugging is a far cry from the days when charity volunteers would coyly shake collection tins.

After a day of getting just two sign-ups, I decided chugging isn't for me.