I think I may have ruffled a few feathers with my posting about the whole dumping ice water on my head thing for ALS....and you know why.......but just to let you know....I have a friend that lost her father to it and it was horrible. So I am not poking fun about the cause or the reason why.....but here is why I think it is ridiculous. So I apologize to those that are affected personally, but that does not stop me from posting how I feel...open forum. I think it is great if you are a) actually donating and not just posting a video, b) telling people where to donate and c) not making it a stunt.....like the author says - dumping ice then actually talking about it and raising awareness. Maybe I should make a video about bumping into walls with closed eyes - raise money for blindness....or how gun safety is important by squirting people with water guns..............(if you know me, you know that I am making light of two things that are VERY close to me)......anyhow....enough. I do think it is awesome that it is generating funds.......but my biggest point - HOW DO I KNOW YOU ARE DONATING........just posting a video doesnt do it........... Anyways...the rest of the article is here as well...but..... well this article pretty much explains it.......but to quote: I watch these videos and I don’t know anything more about ALS then I did before the people in them got wet and cold. How about telling me where I can donate or spend time? How about including a link with the video? Give me some information on this disease. That’s how we spread awareness! Some people have focused on dumping the ice water rather than put the focus on spreading awareness. It has become a novelty stunt for laughs. “Watch me dump ice water over my head and scream!” I also wonder how many of the people that I am seeing are actually donating anything to an ALS organization. How many people in the videos even know the name of an ALS organization? Clearly some people are donating money because ALS organizations are bringing in way more money now than in years past. That is an AWESOME thing! I am not trying to minimize that at all. I just don’t like the fact that this awareness campaign has become more about dumping ice water than the disease.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 02:12:34 +0000
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