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ironpotato  ·  3744 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why should I do the ALS Ice Bucket Challange?

I donate to St. Jude children's hospital quite often. But you know what? I don't feel the need to inform all of my facebook friends, or to "challenge" them to do something pointless and post it on youtube.

If you want to help out, donate the freaking money. I don't want to see a video of you pouring water on your head. There is absolutely no way that that's helping anyone. It's just a fad. That's the only reason it's working. People love fads.





caelum19  ·  3744 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Exactly! the dumb fads are useful for raising public awareness, but I'm pretty sure the public is aware enough now and it's not worth the negative effects it has on other charities.

    I donate to St. Jude children's hospital quite often
Children hosptials do seem like a nice way to donate your money for when I get any, do St. Jude Children's Hosptial have a website or something?
ironpotato  ·  3744 days ago  ·  link  ·  

http://www.stjude.org/

there url looks a little spammy when the page loads, but this is them I believe