Winterhulp misleadingly tried to propagate the idea that it was a neutral ‘Dutch’ organization. The collectors wore a red, white and blue armband, the colours of the Dutch flag, and were instructed not to wear the NSB (Dutch Nazi Party) insignia. Most Dutch people were not fooled. They considered giving to Winterhulp a form of collaboration, particularly once prominent NSB members were appointed as honorary members of the national committee. Slurs like ‘Not even a button from my fly for those guys’ were scrawled across the organization’s posters.