Ice Bucket Challenge
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£2m for what has turned into an internet phenomenon? Sounds like a lot of money to us but in the grand scheme of things and the sheer size of this fad it's not a great amount. That amount could be a boatload more had people done the right thing and actually given money or given people info on how to donate as well.
Yet it wouldn't have been raised had this fad not happened. So I ask again, what is your beef with that?
I also think it's far better if people donate to and encourage others to donate a charity of their choice. Spread the cash around a bit.
I already give plenty to charities I care about via Give As You Earn which is much more tax efficient. So I won't be participating, thanks!
It is a boat load more as most people have been donating.
That's just mnda, ALS was at $85m 2 days ago. MacMillan as far as I can see haven't released any figures.
But you get the idea. It is a lot in the grand scheme of things and despite the boring farts in here, shows most people have been donating and talking about the charity etc.
To be fair dollars always look more than they are actually worth, the conversion rate is about 1 to 0.6 at the moment, so the salaries are actually between about £200K to £60K.
£200k might be considered too much, but it is the top job, and a charity with poor leadership is far worse than a overly paid one; £60k is a moderate salary for the position it is for.
There are plenty of charities who are worthy and don't have a board of directors on massive wages and a huge mountain of cash sat there *cough* RSPCA *cough*.
Just takes a bit of research to find them.
Never convert $-£ on things like this as it don't work out. I.E the cost of living\houses\bills\petrol are lower.
But anyway...
You don't seem to understand.
My 'beef' is that it's becoming less about raising money and more about getting Facebook likes etc.
I think it's great that millions has been raised, but believe that a lot more could have come of it if people had done it properly.
Of the people I have seen as friends or friends of friends take part, only 2 have explained how to donate. 2. Out of hundreds. That simply isn't right.
But the only reason it works is because of the people who care about getting Facebook likes. There is no way of "doing it properly," this is the best compromise. If 5 million people do it and only 1/5 of them donate £5, that's still £5 million.
Yes, there are a lot of idiots and yes, their attention seeking is annoying, but that's a reason to find new friends, not to bash the whole thing.
And yet, this isn't what has happened. As the figures show.
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Been nominated will do it not that I usually need encouragement to do nasty things to myself just Alcohol... like the time involving a bottle of Tobasco and my privates... Don't do it it burns when you pee!
Need to have a video of the fateful act.
My partners Mum is suffering from motor neuron disease and it really is a terrible condition. Even if people aren't donating its putting this supposedly rare condition into the limelight so hopefully one day they can map the faulty gene and figure out a cure.
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I shall post a vid this evening after I perform said Ice Bucket Challenge if you're referring to the Tabasco incident sadly no footage was taken I believe pics of my pained expression and state after said incident had taken place remain but I have no idea who holds them... Which is rather disconcerting from my viewpoint at any rate.
