Ice Bucket Challenge

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To the folk moaning about people doing it without ice: People doing it with ice are usually just filling a bucket, dumping the ice in and getting it over with quickly. The temperature change in the water is negligible if the ice hasn't melted.

I did it but I just jumped in a loch. Because that's how we roll in Scotland. I'd have probably donated to Alzheimer's Research instead but a friend of mine recently had a doctor tell him he could have MND (he doesn't) so it was fresh on the mind for me and seemed appropriate.
 
With the coverage it has now and ousting people for not doing it, it feels more like a dare/chicken contest than anything. Sometimes it's like watching school life again in some form.
 
Glaucus said:
Same ridiculous people complaining as the last viral charity campaign.
It's raising awareness and making massive amounts of money. $11.6m more compared to the same time frame last year. Which is roughly a 10x increase.
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what if it raised 50 million or 100 million or 500 million or 1 billion? Whats the end goal figure? Is there one? Is it pretty much a bottomless pit? Will we be sitting here in 10 or 20 years time saying the same thing?

Would be interesting to see the stats for total monies received in its lifetime and the progress the charity has made to i guess in providing a cure for their targeted disease.


Its just a bit of fun between friends and the bonus is you donate a bit of cash to charity.
 
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Seems like a dare and a laugh rather than doing it for charity. Until other day I never knew what charity (versions still differ on who you ask) or how you donate/how much etc and I bet most people don't actually donate to the charities.... I'd have never guessed something so pointless or stupid would have originated in the USA.... ;)
 
helpimcrap said:
Seems like a dare and a laugh rather than doing it for charity. Until other day I never knew what charity (versions still differ on who you ask) or how you donate/how much etc and I bet most people don't actually donate to the charities.... I'd have never guessed something so pointless or stupid would have originated in the USA.... ;)
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Everytime I see this on the news, all they have spoken about is who challenged/nominated them. You hardly hear them mention the charity most of the time now.
 
Surfer said:
what if it raised 50 million or 100 million or 500 million or 1 billion? Whats the end goal figure? Is there one? Is it pretty much a bottomless pit? Will we be sitting here in 10 or 20 years time saying the same thing?

Would be interesting to see the stats for total monies received in its lifetime and the progress the charity has made to i guess in providing a cure for their targeted disease.


Its just a bit of fun between friends and the bonus is you donate a bit of cash to charity.
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They also provide care for people affllicted with the disease. Due to it's nature, that care probably costs a lot.
 
V F said:
Everytime I see this on the news, all they have spoken about is who challenged/nominated them. You hardly hear them mention the charity most of the time now.
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Everyone I've seen do it on my own Facebook has held up a sign and informed people of how and why they are donating.

Stop being friends with **********.
 
$70 million raised from the Ice bucket challenge. Shame only $17 million of that will actually go towards finding a cure. With the CEO taking a nice $330,000 a year I expect she will get a nice rise. :)
 
I didn't know about the charity, I do now.

I've done the challenge and donated, its a bit of fun for a good cause you miserable lot.
 
done it here but in the name of the Scottish Staffy rescue rather than ALS seeing as they only receice a small percent of the donations so my favourite charity got £20 out of it
 
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