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Would this bother you? Raising money...

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Okay, so I know that Go Fund Me's are awful and that we hate seeing them everywhere. I also get tired of the Cold Water challenge, Ice Bucket Challenge, etc. where people dump cold water on themselves rather than donate money to the actual cause. Sorry, end rant on that.

Anyways, I'm participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer's in September. Mine and my FI's best friend's grandma passed away from Alzheimer's this time last year. Also, a very good friend of ours passed away this time last year and he was also her grandson and had intended to walk in honor of her. I walked last year in honor of our friend and in memory of their grandma. 

Now, FI and I are both walking this year and need to raise money. Would it be appropriate to post a link on FB? Would this bother you?

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  • daria24daria24 member
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    My friends post links to fundraise for whatever walks/runs they do and it does not bother me. I often donate to them, because FB is the only way I am aware that they are doing the walk. As long as you aren't spamming people all the time about it, it's fine. Most people seem to post once a week, maybe once every 2 weeks and that seems like a reasonable amount. I friggin hate the cold water challenge/ice bucket challenge crap. I'd much rather see a post about a walk someone is doing.
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  • hellohkbhellohkb mod
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    Personally no, this would not bother me. Because you are walking in an event for Alzheimer's and you are affected by this, it seems a bit different. You're not sitting around setting up a GoFundMe to pay for something, you know? I'd say as long as you don't continuously post/shove it in people's faces it should be okay!

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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    no it would not bother me.    Not sure I would donate, but I might.






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  • manateehuggermanateehugger member
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    It doesn't bother me in the slightest when people post about something they care about and are trying to raise money for. As long as it stays on your wall and you aren't trying to call anyone out or guilt your friends' list into donating, I think it's fine. 

    Another note: Yay Walk to End Alzheimer's! I started doing it with my sorority and we've been doing it for 7 years in a row now. 
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  • ashley8918ashley8918 member
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    Nope. Would not bother me at all.

    I see these all the time on my Facebook. If it's something i'm interested in donating to, I do. Otherwise, I scroll. No snark here if it's not a gofundme for a root canal/cross country move/etc.
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  • mschristie123mschristie123 member
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    It doesn't bother me necessarily, but I prefer that if it's a close friend/family member, that they personally email or message a me as part of a smaller group, rather than bombing all of facebook with a link. But that is strictly my personal preference.
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  • theartistformerlyknownastheartistformerlyknownas member
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    Wouldn't bother me as long as you don't harp on it and post every day like "come on people, you know you wanna donaaaate!" I often donate to walks my friends do, as long as they're not annoying and it's for a cause I support. 

    My grandma died of Alzheimers in 2010. We lost her to Alzheimers in about 1999. 
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  • Bubblegum5586Bubblegum5586 member
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    I get how your feeling, because I feel like I get asked all the time for donations. And now I am captain for a networking group I am in for the ADA walk. Ugh I feel so uneasy asking for donations when I feel like people get asked all the time!

    That said, I don't get offended when they are posted online! It's still nice to see so many people trying to raise funds for good causes!
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    No, it would not bother me b/c you are not hitting me up for money for your personal wants.
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  • steph861steph861 member
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    lolo883 said:
    Wouldn't bother me as long as you don't harp on it and post every day like "come on people, you know you wanna donaaaate!" I often donate to walks my friends do, as long as they're not annoying and it's for a cause I support. 

    My grandma died of Alzheimers in 2010. We lost her to Alzheimers in about 1999. 
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  • climbingsingleclimbingsingle member
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    No, this would not bother me. My grandfather also died from Alzheimer's, so if we were friends, I'd definitely donate.
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  • emmaaaemmaaa mod
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    Thanks everyone. This is one of the charities that I am passionate about and donate my time, efforts, and money too. Like some said, if someone does not want to donate, they'll scroll past it. If they do want to donate, GREAT! 

    Alzheimer's is really such an awful disease. We think my Mawmaw is showing early signs of it. I'm sorry @lolo883 (or anyone else) that has had to deal with this directly.

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  • huskypuppy14huskypuppy14 member
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    Do you guys realize the ice bucket challenge for ALS has significantly increased donations to that organization? 

    At first I was skeptical, but it seems that the goal was to raise awareness and increase donations, which it has.


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  • JoanE2012JoanE2012 member
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    I think it's fine, so long as the link is to your page with the charity (not a go fund me page).
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  • KnightsNurseKnightsNurse member
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    I've participated in the walk a few times and my "team" has raised not only funds, but also awareness in the community. It's a great cause. Go for it :)
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  • emmaaaemmaaa mod
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    @huskypuppy14 I noticed that yesterday evening actually. My only issue with the "challenge" is that so many people do it so they DON'T have to donate money. I think it is great it has increased awareness and inspired others to donate. However, I think the really "challenge" should be the actual donation part. But hey, if it's working, it's working and I shouldn't complain too much.

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  • MrsMack10612MrsMack10612 member
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    @emmaaa - the ice bucket challenge is not supposed to be instead of donating.  The original challenge started that it was dump the ice water and donate $10, if you don't you have donate $100.  Too many people doing it wrong screwed it up.


    But it has increased donations and here in MA I saw an article the residents have donated over $200K, so even for those doing it wrong, there is still a lot of money headed to ALS.

     

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