To be honest at first I thought it was dumb too.. I mean why bother with the silly activity .. just write a check to the ALS foundation and shut up!!
With that being said I have however since changed my mind. Why you asked? because I forgot to take 'human silliness, bragging and playfulness into the equation'.
The truth is however silly this lil activity is, the fact is it has brought much needed attention to the ALS cause and that donations to the ALS Foundation have increased significantly because of the ice bucket challenge gone viral.
So I guess the mantra of whatever it takes to make it work for a good cause I'm all for it.
If it means riding a donkey down a water slide to make more people donate than more power to it.
I donate only to my Church and Navy Relief. And both organizations give away money as needed. Our church supports many different organizations.
And...I'm a nearly 61 years old...I refuse to do silly stunts, play practical jokes etc etc.... I told one of my church brethren once;
"What many folks see as "fun" I just see as silly".
I sure this comes from when I was growing up. My dad did not allow us a free range of play. Our fun was limited. Many times he'd say "Play time is over". And he meant it.
As far as ALS is concerned it would be very worthwhile to donate to their cause. ALS..Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a debilitating disease of the central nervous system.It is progressive disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Gradually robbing a person of his/her motor skills.
When I was a kid I was a baseball fanatic. I loved to go to the library and study baseball statistics. Especially the players from years past. I'm memorize the stats. That is how I learned about NY Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig and his struggle with ALS. For many, many years ALS was commonly know as, and still may be, Lou Gehrig's Disease. Lou Gehrig was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. I read a boys book about him when I was about 9 years old.
