Aids Walk 2005
I've been griping for years about the relative insanity of eating a fancy dinner to end world hunger or getting your teeth whitened to cure breast cancer or even (no offense) colored bracelets. I mean, supporting good foundations are incredibly important, but spending $250 on a vain cosmetic procedure and then patting yourself on the back because $25 of it (or whatever) goes to a good cause? Just give the damn money directly to the cause. Don't even get me started on the designer scarves and ribbons you can buy -- "hey, look at me, I give lots of money to good causes (but I want to make sure you know that)". Put your money where your mouth is, I say.
The problem is that I've been doing not much beyond feeling kind of hollow as I write checks to friends' charitable endeavors. So, I'm getting off of my ass and doing something to raise money for a good cause. I've gone and registered for the AIDS Walk San Francisco on July 17th, where I will be walking as a member of the Pixar team. I'm most looking forward to using the walk as an opportunity to get back into the habit of regular exercise.
Comments
About the "Smile For A Cure," last year it didn't say "the days proceeds will go to..." it actually stated that the amount of money they charged you would go to the research and they they were actually not making a cent on it. I have no idea if that's true or just my addled brain, but there you have it.
Posted by: Dan | June 2, 2005 3:16 PM
To make sure I had my facts straight before griping, I went and grabbed a flyer for this year's. It does, in fact, say "the day's proceeds." Now, it is, of course, possible that the dentists are donating their time and they got their supplier to donate the supplies so that (income == proceeds), but I'm cynical enough to believe that they would promote that fact if it were true.
Posted by: rotomonkey | June 2, 2005 3:38 PM
you're right to be cynical. maybe they took a bath on it last year and adjusted accordingly. i could always ask, but I won't since i did it last year (color me vain) and then turned around and sent a check for the other half that i would have paid to the group it was supporting.
Posted by: dan | June 2, 2005 4:20 PM