Ice Bucket Challenge

[CloudWalker]

Is anyone else getting really bored of this now?
If I go on Facebook, Everyone is doing this and yet I can't help feel that people are doing it out of peer pressure rather than charity. What about all the other worthy charities out there?

[mudskipper]

Are you pouring cold water on the idea?

[Pondlife]

Is anyone else getting really bored of this now?
If I go on Facebook, Everyone is doing this and yet I can't help feel that people are doing it out of peer pressure rather than charity. What about all the other worthy charities out there?

It seems like a 50/50 split between MND and people picking whatever charity they like.

[mudskipper]

It seems like a 50/50 split between MND and people picking whatever charity they like.

Does it matter though?

[Pondlife]

Does it matter though?

To me, not at all.

[CloudWalker]

[mudskipper]

So have you?

[CloudWalker]

I don't need to be nominated to give to charity and I don't think people know exactly how much of their money goes on actual research.
Only 28% goes on research! and The CEO of the ALS ice bucket charity makes $339k / year from you.

Revenue from all sources for the fiscal year of The ALS Association ending January 31, 2014 was $29,102,318. Total expenditures for the fiscal year were $26,204,122

[mudskipper]

I don't need to be nominated to give to charity and I don't think people know exactly how much of their money goes on actual research.
Only 28% goes on research! and The CEO of the ALS ice bucket charity makes $339k / year from you.

Revenue from all sources for the fiscal year of The ALS Association ending January 31, 2014 was $29,102,318. Total expenditures for the fiscal year were $26,204,122

So that's a no then.

[Bunk]

Does it matter though?

It does to me. I give money to charity because I want to, and I believe in what the charity is doing. I'm not going to be coerced into giving money to a charity because somebody has dumped cold water over their head and said my name. And if I do go along with it and nominate someone else and they decide to give to a charity that I actively disagree with, then in my eyes I've done more harm than good.