DazzJo Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Have you done yours yet?!?!?! Did mine this morning with a stonking hangover, I've soon pulled myself together!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Did you donate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz2202 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Done and donated. Took me an hour to warm up after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazzJo Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Certainly did I donated before I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Yes, I don't like following fads but this is a bit of fun and it's helping out a not so well known cause.I got the mrs to throw a handful of flour in my face after to enhance the look :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Yip,done mine today.Nay usually a fan of these things but its a good cause so why not.Ended up in the river and it was chanking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guss109 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Yip,done mine today.Nay usually a fan of these things but its a good cause so why not.Ended up in the river and it was chanking. Will have to have a spy on Facebook if your on there? Bet it woke you up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta06 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 What IS the cause? I am out of touch with this current trend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Will have to have a spy on Facebook if your on there? Bet it woke you up Its on fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 What IS the cause? I am out of touch with this current trend! to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and encourage donations to research. I would say scrap the bucket, and donate only... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta06 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Cheers. I will make my donation :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guss109 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Its on fella. Might be me being a mong but can't find you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggum Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Just done mine and donated to McMillan as it's a cause that means something to me and I already donate to cancer research every month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Doing mine tomorrow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgertoo Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Got nothing against throwing ice cold water over anybody for charity but after reading this and looking at the executive salaries I think I'd do what Wiggum has done and donate elsewhere.RNLI would be my choice. Where Does the Money Contributed to the ALS Association Go? So where does the money donated to the ALS Association actually go? You may be surprised to find out that the Association itself claims that only 27% of its funds go towards research. We pulled up their 2013 tax returns to take a closer look at how their funds are spent. 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 Total administration costs, as seen in the pie chart above, were just under $2 million. “Other salaries and wages” (Part IX line 7) were $3.6 million, with another half million dollars in “pension plans” and “employee benefits.” Expenses for non-employee labor were about $4 million, and “travel expenses” exceeded $1.3 million. So total costs for labor to run the association was around $12.5 million, from revenues received totaling $24 million. Over 50% of what the ALS Association receives appears to support salaries of people working for the Association, based on these tax returns. So what about the rest of the revenue? Almost $1 million was spent on “Lobbying” (Schedule C Part II 2a). Here is what they wrote concerning their Lobbying efforts: Explanation: The purpose of our advocacy program is to sensitize legislators to, and obtain their sympathy for, the plight of ALS victims, patients and their families, and to influence legislation regarding the appropriation of federal funds for ALS research and the use and cost to patients of “orphan” drugs. The largest amount of what is remaining is: “Grants and other assistance to governments and organizations in the United States” (Part IX line 1) – $6.2 million. This amount is itemized on Schedule 1. Almost all of these recipients are medical schools, with strong ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The ALS Association was started in 1985, and they still have not invested in any new cures for ALS. One of the latest failures was Biogen’s drug dexpramipexole, which halted research in early 2013. The drug was in research for more than 10 years at an estimated cost of between $75 million and $100 million, but was abandoned in last stage development due to poor results. (Source.) - See more at: http://asheepnomore.net/2014/08/25/als-ice-bucket-challenge-know-supporting/#sthash.9QHBAyI9.SCZgfhvX.dpuf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx4cabbie Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Wife and I did ours today, somewhat chilly, but funny. Donated to Macmillan, keep it local Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 doing mine next weekend, no chance before hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 After reading the above my money wont be going there.... Probably chuck it at Orchid, every little helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjh Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Is it true this craze started over in Guantanamo Bay good to see women are now getting nominated its basically turning into a wet Tshirt contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbiter Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 done mine today,with the mrs and the kids,lost my dad last year to this awful disease,so im proud to have done it...............DAZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I am not on Facebook.......what is this ice bucket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Simples-its a childish challenge to pour a bucket of iced water over your head and post it on farcebook-its helping by keeping morons off our streets for a short while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Look at Jeremy Clarkson getting his done for him..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 If ever there was a pointless without pics thread this is the one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Lunatics & lemming sheep the lot of you. If you want to donate to charity why do you have to have a bucket of water chucked over you? Just give them the money and if you pay tax they can claim that also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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