It looks like the Ice Bucket Challenge–the concept of donating to support research for ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease by pouring ice water over your head and then calling out your friends to do the same–is running out of steam. Not everybody has done the challenge, of course, and some have found creative ways of doing it: actor Verne Troyer used milk because of a water shortage, and even held a cookie in his mouth to repurpose the milk as it flowed over him. ALS has raised quite a lot of money, too, and are now working on how to distribute the funds.
Now that the weather is turning colder and all the freedoms of summer are over, it’s tougher to get a few minutes together and douse oneself in water for a cause. Diseases like ALS, however, don’t stop their progression.
I think it would be great if more life-altering conditions had such challenges to raise money. The question is how to do unique things for each one. There are plenty of 10K runs and bike rides and motorcycle rallies, and celebrities do whole shows to raise money to knock out cancer and MS. There has even been yarn bombing, which is a type of graffiti in the form of knit or crocheted items on statues or trees, to call attention to issues. What about other kinds of activities to raise money for causes, diseases and research?
THAT’S IT!!!! I’ve got an idea!
To raise awareness of colorectal cancer and support the CCAlliance (an organization researching such cancers), or the American Cancer Society, why not film yourself wearing a pair of underwear on your head or baking a cake with candles on it (to support the cancer society’s theme of saving birthdays), or donate $10. Call out your friends to do the same.
For more information on both charities, go to http://www.ccalliance.org or http://www.cancer.org.
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