re: Who comes up with these lame challenges?

Wow.

You actually have no idea what you are talking about.

Go frick yourself.

No! If you don't do the video, someone comes over and shoves your money right up your arse!

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No....it is not

This is a fad

Donation levels in 6 months will prove as much

Creating fad to raise money for a good cause was the true genius of all of this

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I never said it wasn't a fad. But it is still raising a ton of awareness. SOme of these new people are going to stick around, donate regularly, etc. You can't really argue that unless you're just trying to be the cool kid that is above it all. ANd you know what motivates you to be that way?.... attention.

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Much better to donate locally and actually help the families living with this disease.

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It's terrific to say this in a vacuum, but the fact of the matter is these donations would not have happened without the challenge. So basically, yall are saying it would be better for there to be no videos, which means no donations.

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These challenges - such as this ice bucket "stuff" - are spreading like wildfire

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I saw recently it had raised $100k. I thought that was low given all the challenges you see...

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What vacuum?

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I guess I could have also just phrased it, "in theory."

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Now it's just show boating and band wagon jumping.

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Or it is still raising awareness and donations. I really don't understand people complaining about it.

Box, a warning that you are way out of your league arguing this with punkin

She had kids with neuromuscular disease. She knows more than all of us

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Box, a warning that you are way out of your league arguing this with punkin

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I'm not arguing with her.

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She had kids with neuromuscular disease. She knows more than all of us

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And I had an uncle die from ALS. I guess my opinion means nothing though.

The $31.5 mill does not even scratch the surface on research. Very little, if any of that, will trickle down to families. Research is great, but. Do you know how long it takes to develop a drug and have it FDA approved? And do you know the average life span of an ALS patient? These people need medicine, reliable and accessible vehicles, carerakers, etc. And they need that now. The national org will not help with that. Don't believe me? Call corporate and tell then you have a relative with ALS and your wheelchair lift is broken. They will give you a list of resources outside the organization, most of which will be dead ends. That's what bothers me about it. People don't know where their money is going.