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

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.html
  
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/icebucketchallenge
  
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23icebucketchallenge
  
• Instagram: http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge-instagram.html
  

<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>

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ohhh!! I hope he does it! lol

Hope Chris gets more time b/c of the time difference :P

lol that's true!

Tim McGraw also posted it on his FB page

 

Tim McGraw

 

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I was challenged by Keith Urban to the #IceBucketChallenge! You're next Tyler Perry Garrett Hedlund & Chris Martin of Coldplay! #StrikeOutALS

i dont think he's going to do it, he will apologize and then donate like 10000000 to that charity

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

 

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i dont think he's going to do it, he will apologize and then donate like 10000000 to that charity

 

LOL

He should really do it at the piano while singing the chorus of Rainy Day :D

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.

Chris needs to do it and tweet the footage through Coldplay

You know, for the kids and all that, obviously :nod:

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

 

 

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:

Tyler Perry did his, I think he nominated Oprah

Hello.

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

[video=youtube_share;bjXxRM7t2GQ]http://youtu.be/bjXxRM7t2GQ

That's 2 nominations now! C'mon, Chris! :D

you know i had feeling he wouldn't do it.

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.

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.

i hope he's not going to get some backlash because of this

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