Greengoose Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 HUGE celeb/nonceleb thing making the rounds to help create awareness for ALS in America...You basically pour a huge bucket of ice water over your head and then call out 3 people to do the same. They have 24 hours to reply and either do the challenge or donate money to ALS. Tim McGraw did the challenge today and called out Chris Martin as part of his 3 people to do this. Lets hope he does, its quite funny Heres Tim's challange vid... https://twitter.com/TheTimMcGraw/status/500048170345578496 Heres more info about ALS and the challenge if you are interested... http://www.alsa.org/news/archive/als-ice-bucket-challenge.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 this is huge here and my kids even did it. They post the vid on FB or whatever social medium is at the time From the link above in first post [h=1]ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Takes U.S. by Storm[/h] August 12, 2014 In the last two weeks, the Ice Bucket Challenge has quite literally “soaked” the nation. Everyone from Ethel Kennedy to Justin Timberlake has poured a bucket of ice water over his or her head and challenged others do the same or make a donation to fight ALS within twenty-four hours. Between July 29 and today, August 12, The ALS Association and its 38 chapters have received an astonishing $4 million in donations compared to $1.12 million during the same time period last year. The ALS Association is incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from those people who have been doused, made a donation, or both. Contributions further The Association’s mission to find a cure for ALS while funding the highest quality of care for people living with the disease. "We have never seen anything like this in the history of the disease,” said Barbara Newhouse, President and CEO of The ALS Association. “We couldn’t be more thrilled with the level of compassion, generosity and sense of humor that people are exhibiting as they take part in this impactful viral initiative." With only about half of the general public knowledgeable about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, the Ice Bucket Challenge is making a profound difference. Since July 29, The Association has welcomed more than 70,000 new donors to the cause. "While the monetary donations are absolutely incredible,” said Newhouse, “the visibility that this disease is getting as a result of the challenge is truly invaluable. People who have never before heard of ALS are now engaged in the fight to find treatments and a cure for ALS." Currently, there is only one drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat ALS, which only modestly extends survival by two to three months. Consequently, ALS is 100 percent fatal. In addition to acclimating to the challenges that come with losing control of voluntary muscle movement, people with the disease progressively lose their ability to eat, speak, walk, and eventually breathe. "With more people aware and more people engaged in the fight against ALS, we are poised to work collaboratively with not only other ALS organizations, but also with pharmaceutical companies and academia to expedite new treatments for people impacted by the disease," Newhouse continued. Experience the #IceBucketChallenge phenomenon that's spreading ALS Awareness across social media. Challenge your friends and family today! Twitter: http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge-twitter.htmlFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/icebucketchallengeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23icebucketchallengeInstagram: http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge-instagram.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I was challenged by <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithUrban">@keithurban</a> to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IceBucketChallenge?src=hash">#IceBucketChallenge</a>! You're next <a href="https://twitter.com/tylerperry">@tylerperry</a> Garrett Hedlund & Chris Martin! <a href="http://t.co/Wx7tMzrtfa">http://t.co/Wx7tMzrtfa</a></p>— Tim McGraw (@TheTimMcGraw) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTimMcGraw/statuses/500048170345578496">August 14, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiquidSky Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 ohhh!! I hope he does it! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hope Chris gets more time b/c of the time difference :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiquidSky Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 lol that's true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Tim McGraw also posted it on his FB page Tim McGraw <a class="uiLinkSubtle" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152653709208556"><abbr title="Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 6:02pm" data-utime="1408053761" class="timestamp livetimestamp">4 hours ago</abbr> I was challenged by Keith Urban to the #IceBucketChallenge! You're next Tyler Perry Garrett Hedlund & Chris Martin of Coldplay! #StrikeOutALS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny and the cake Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 i dont think he's going to do it, he will apologize and then donate like 10000000 to that charity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 ALS is also called Lou Gherig's Disease. Lou Gehrig was considered one of the greatest baseball players in the US. Every New York Yankee fan knows his good bye speech. It is heartbreaking. Here is a short vid about him and his speech <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/626Dt9JdjQs?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 i dont think he's going to do it, he will apologize and then donate like 10000000 to that charity LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARoBttH14 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 He should really do it at the piano while singing the chorus of Rainy Day :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 ALS is also called Lou Gherig's Disease. Lou Gehrig was considered one of the greatest baseball players in the US. Every New York Yankee fan knows his good bye speech. It is heartbreaking. Here is a short vid about him and his speech inb4 Europeans asking wtf is baseball. srsly though, not a big baseball fan (go jays?) but im a big general sports fan, but that speech/moment was pretty cool. Also, Chris allegedly doesn't have a twitter handle or FB, so not sure if he'll get the challenge in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Chris needs to do it and tweet the footage through Coldplay You know, for the kids and all that, obviously :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Chris needs to do it and tweet the footage through Coldplay You know, for the kids and all that, obviously :nod: yes YES :nod: WHILE WEARING A WHITE SHIRT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny and the cake Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 yes YES :nod: WHILE WEARING A WHITE SHIRT while wearing NO shirt, chris is smart, why wearing a shirt when you know is going to get wet? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Tyler Perry did his, I think he nominated Oprah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpham2014 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengoose Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 inb4 Europeans asking wtf is baseball. srsly though, not a big baseball fan (go jays?) but im a big general sports fan, but that speech/moment was pretty cool. Also, Chris allegedly doesn't have a twitter handle or FB, so not sure if he'll get the challenge in time. I have a feeling Tim McGraw prob texted or called him about it, knowing Chris doesnt have a twitter/FB/Instagram that we the public know about. But he was supposed to have 24 hours to either do the challenge or donate $100 to ALS...lets hope he does it but hilarious to watch tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzachris Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 [video=youtube_share;bjXxRM7t2GQ]http://youtu.be/bjXxRM7t2GQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 That's 2 nominations now! C'mon, Chris! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 you know i had feeling he wouldn't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 you know i had feeling he wouldn't do it. Not because he doesn't want to, or he feels he's above that sort of thing. But I think he really just didn't get the message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Not because he doesn't want to, or he feels he's above that sort of thing. But I think he really just didn't get the message. of course, but i think tim mcgraw would let him know about the challenge. anyway, coldplay have been more behind the scenes when it comes to philanthropy lately. that's why i thought he wouldn't necessarily do it, especially with all the gossiping going on these days. who knows though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny and the cake Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 i hope he's not going to get some backlash because of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengoose Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 i hope he's not going to get some backlash because of this IMHO he will a little, this is the huge hot thing right now and he was called out by Tim McGraw....he has a lot of followers, Chris really should do it...and honestly, we all know Chris is on social media a lot, we just dont know his private names he is using, so I'm thinking he deffo knows about it. I think with all the rumours with his and his wife's love lives, he wont do it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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