$1 a day for charity...

Will you not be drinking the free drinks at work?

I really dont get how this helps people, or is this more of the "i really care soo much" "raising the profile" type e-peen waving?

If it bothers you that much, donate the money you wont be spending each day to a worthwhile charity. Pretending to be someone in a terrible situation in your comfy urban lifestyle is somewhat bizarre, and i reckon the people in the real situation would find it rather upsetting, perhaps even like you were belittling the problems they are facing.
 
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Malt_Vinegar said:
I really dont get how this helps people, or is this more of the "i really care soo much" "raising the profile" type e-peen waving?
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It helps in exactly the same way as running 26 miles, or sitting in a bath of baked beans... its not necessarily what he's doing but why.
 
Seems a bit stupid to me, as in the countries where they earn $1 a day, that money goes 10 times further than it would here.
Obviously $1 a day is still a very small amount, but in the poor countries it is more than you initially think.
 
Mat said:
It helps in exactly the same way as running 26 miles, or sitting in a bath of baked beans... its not necessarily what he's doing but why.
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IMHO the majority of people who do those things are doing it for the attention it brings first, the money to charity is a second interest. (oooh, look at me, i REALLY care for people less fortunate than me!!)

The best way to give money to charity, IMHO is to pick a charity you agree with, and pay as much as you can directly to them via direct debit monthly.

Still, all the best with your fundraising.
 
You know that I think this is akin to trying to recreate the train journey to Auschwitz by cramming yourself and 20 mates into a Virgin Cross Country train toilet and closing the door. If the experience is essentially under control, and therefore you can stop it at any time, and furthermore you are entering it half- heartedly, it belittles the conditions in which these people really live.
 
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Malt_Vinegar said:
IMHO the majority of people who do those things are doing it for the attention it brings first, the money to charity is a second interest.

The best way to give money to charity, IMHO is to pick a charity you agree with, and pay as much as you can directly to them via direct debit monthly.

Still, all the best with your fundraising.
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And maybe he already gives as much as he can to the charity... but this will enable him to get other people to donate to a charity that he feels is worthy. Yes he's not putting himself through what they're going through but it's a fair amount of effort to make and I'll be thoroughly impressed if he makes it two weeks. Anyone who criticises people for doing something which doesn't benefit them to help raise awareness and money for a worthy cause is a jerk imo.
 
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You know that I think this is akin to trying to recreate the train journey to Auschwitz by cramming yourself and 20 mates into a Virgin Cross Country train and closing the door. If the experience is essentially under control, and therefore you can stop it at any time, it belittles the conditions in which these people really live.
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Exactly. Spoken far more elloquantly (sp?) than I managed :)

Couldnt agree more.
 
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And maybe he already gives as much as he can to the charity... but this will enable him to get other people to donate to a charity that he feels is worthy. Yes he's not putting himself through what they're going through but it's a fair amount of effort to make and I'll be thoroughly impressed if he makes it two weeks. Anyone who criticises people for doing something which doesn't benefit them to help raise awareness and money for a worthy cause is a jerk imo.
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Then you have my permission to call me a Jerk as much as you like :) We shall have to have differing opinions on this.
 
Jez said:
Exactly, this is utter non-sense. Just give some money to charity and encourage others to do the same, rather than take on pathetic rubbish like this which isnt even being achieved.
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What the hells your problem? This guy is just trying to do a nice thing for charity, why does it matter how he dresses it up?


This forum ****** me off sometimes.
 
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Exactly. Spoken far more elloquantly than I managed :)

Couldnt agree more.
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Regardless of whether he's putting himself through as terrible a situation as they're in he's putting himself through discomfort to try and get other people to donate to this charity. Why do you think it has to have so much to do with the plight of the people he's helping.
I genuinely dont understand why you think his portrayal of the problems they're facing is more important than the fact that he's actually making quite a substantial effort to do something and raise some money.
 
Again, can anyone with negativity please leave. It serves no purpose.

And to the man who claims that the best way is to give to charity your own money, it has been proven that, as a result of these kind of challenges, more money is donated overall, principally because friends etc sponsor you that would otherwise not have donated money to charity. Your argument again serves no purpose and is logically false.

Whatever your feelings about it; the result is a sum total of more money for a great cause than what would not have otherwise occurred.

And as for the man with the Auschwitz analogy, you need a frontal lobotomy.
 
If it was for a better cause I would but giving money to a war torn country that has been fighting for nearly 20 years, throwing money at the problem obviously does not help.

Great for you doing it and good luck but I will be donation to children in need tonight.
 
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And as for the man with the Auschwitz analogy, you need a frontal lobotomy.
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Why? I am just trying to say that simply depriving yourself of a car and food isn't really living off a dollar a day and an insult to those who are with the parrallels you are drawing.

HOWEVER, I hope you raise a decent amount :)
 
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Regardless of whether he's putting himself through as terrible a situation as they're in he's putting himself through discomfort to try and get other people to donate to this charity. Why do you think it has to have so much to do with the plight of the people he's helping.
I genuinely dont understand why you think his portrayal of the problems they're facing is more important than the fact that he's actually making quite a substantial effort to do something and raise some money.
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My opinions on giving to charity are very different to a large number of people in this thread it seems, and I have given my reasons already :)

I do not wish to enter into an argument about it, i have wished the OP best of luck in his "experience" and that is all i have to say on the matter :)
 
Ignore all the negative ***** in here.

If it raises awareness, and some money, then you've done well and I for one will say thank you rather than just being a **** and telling you off for doing something which will benefit those who are in less fortunate circumstances than ourselves.
 
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