Ice Bucket Challenge

Captain Planet said:
CBA to read thread but it's a waste of water IMO.
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This.

Nominated twice today and refused because the amount of wasted clean drinking water off the back of this over the world is quite honestly disgusting.

Nothing against giving to charity, but not when it involves such waste when millions cant even get a drink of the stuff every day.

I did still donate, but to Water Aid. So you could say it worked still re charity - Although it won't be an increase on what I actually donate, just that it got diverted to a water charity rather than children's or some kind of health charity this time.
 
The water waste excuse is poor.

It is normally dished out by people who are happy to bathe or shower at least once or twice a day when it really wouldn't make much difference if you bathed every 2 days. You would save more in one week than about 20 ice bucket challenges.

These people also wash their cars, water their gardens and god knows what else, but continue to moan about a bit of fun that people are having in the name of a good cause.
 
It's just a bit sad that it takes wasting water to prompt people to donate to charity. Or not as the case may be!
 
CosmicClown said:
So just found out only 27% of the money raised goes towards research into a cure.

So wheres the rest of the money going? Whos pockets are being lined here?

Here are the salaries for the leadership of the group

Jane H. Gilbert – President and CEO – $339,475.00
Daniel M. Reznikov – Chief Financial Officer – $201,260.00
Steve Gibson – Chief Public Policy Officer – $182,862.00
Kimberly Maginnis - Chief of Care Services Officer – $160,646.00
Lance Slaughter - Chief Chapter Relations and Development Officer – $152,692.00

Michelle Keegan – Chief Development Officer – $178,744.00
John Applegate – Association Finance Officer – $118.726.00
David Moses – Director of Planned Giving – $112,509.00
Carrie Munk – Chief Communications and Marketing Officer – $142,875.00
Patrick Wildman – Director of Public Policy – $112,358.00
Kathi Kromer – Director of State Advocacy – $110,661.00

Jesus christ....
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deuse said:
This is the main reason I don't give my money to any charities any more.
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Same here.

It's just as bad in the UK, sadly.
 
maccapacca said:
It's a bit sad it takes a load of plastic noses and red poppies that'll still be around in 4 generations before they start to biodegrade as well, hey ho.
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Indeed. I use the same poppy every year ;)

However, buying a poppy or nose will guarantee charity is donated to. Throwing water over your head will not
 
el_dazza said:
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.
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Yet you've taken the time out of your day not to do it (which takes 10 minutes for a trip to the shops for a £1 bag of ice and to set up a camera/cameraman) or to donate, but to choose not to show any support for it nor posting the number and details involved (70070 and ICED55 with the pounds you want to donate to the UK MND Association (eg, "ICED55 £10")), just moaning instead.

I don't think anyone will judge anyone for not doing it or for donating to a cause close to your heart, but to put actual effort into just refusing is a pretty poor show. Even doing it with the precursor of raising awareness ought to get friends donating, so even that isn't an excuse.

I can appreciate other charities might be a little jealous, and while they might not have come up with the idea or have it thrust upon them, they're not all less less deserving, so do it for a cause you dearly feel about instead.

And yes, I did mention the number and details involved in my Facebook post. I probably wouldn't have done it without being nominated, but having been... well, it gives others a brief giggle at my expense and pledges some more money to a worthy UK-based charity.

And I know at least £30 was pledged as a result.
 
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I'll donate when I feeling like donating, not when someone nominates me to do so. I swear if I see another ice bucket 'challenge' on my feed I'm going to scream.
 
CosmicClown said:
So just found out only 27% of the money raised goes towards research into a cure.

So wheres the rest of the money going? Whos pockets are being lined here?

Here are the salaries for the leadership of the group

Jane H. Gilbert – President and CEO – $339,475.00
Daniel M. Reznikov – Chief Financial Officer – $201,260.00
Steve Gibson – Chief Public Policy Officer – $182,862.00
Kimberly Maginnis - Chief of Care Services Officer – $160,646.00
Lance Slaughter - Chief Chapter Relations and Development Officer – $152,692.00

Michelle Keegan – Chief Development Officer – $178,744.00
John Applegate – Association Finance Officer – $118.726.00
David Moses – Director of Planned Giving – $112,509.00
Carrie Munk – Chief Communications and Marketing Officer – $142,875.00
Patrick Wildman – Director of Public Policy – $112,358.00
Kathi Kromer – Director of State Advocacy – $110,661.00

Jesus christ....
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http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3296#.U_-ssfmwLfl

Take a look, research isn't the only useful thing charities do with their money. 72.4% on programs and services doesn't sound so bad.
 
Brb, creating an infrastructure to transport my tap water to Africa.

Throwing a bucket of water in the western world is so cosmically insignificant to resolving the actual problem of drought in harsh countries that to truly call it a waste in this context is a bit of a push. Every bath and beautiful garden is a waste of water by the same limb.
 
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