I Did the ALS/MND Ice Bucket Challenge (in Style)

I’ll be honest, I’m not the most charitable of people. As a person who’s been bullied by “chuggers” (charity muggers¹) into signing up to a £10 a month scheme at least twice, I’m always a little sceptical about parting from my cash. It’s very easy to be swayed by all the discussion as to where the money really goes, the ethics about who it should really go to and a whole bunch of other arguments that single charity out as being a bad thing.

However, I’ll say that as charity bandwagons go, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been a surprisingly clever way of getting people to donate. I can only wonder what other charity memes will present themselves in years to come off of the back of this one. Either way, it got me to make a fool of myself and willingly part with a small amount of cash at the same time, which is no mean feat given my scepticism.

In the video I successfully managed to completely gloss over who to donate to, so I’ll make up for it here by presenting two links to the main organisations involved:

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
• Motor Neurone Disease Association

Motor Neurone Disease is a terrifying condition that often leaves people trapped inside their own bodies. Imagine living through Johnny Got His Gun, I genuinely can’t comprehend the sheer horror of the idea. Tipping a bucket of water over my head is a trifling gesture in the grand scheme of things.

Here’s the video (please excuse the one random f-word, that was my mother and it’s far too funny not to bleep out):

P.S. I did my nominations via Facebook – two really good friends and my dearest brother!
P.P.S. I mention Patrick Stewart’s attempt at the challenge in my vid – he did actually do it with a lot more class than I achieved.

Post by Sean Patrick Payne+ | August 31, 2014 at 12:48 pm | Real Life, Vaguely Topical | No comment

Tags: ALS, Charity, Ice Bucket Challenge, MND