swaste of time, cheating or initiative?

[mollykins]

In a seaside town a few miles away, people go into the sea (just for a quick dunk), to raise money for charity.

Is it cheating or using their initiative, to wear a dry suit, which keeps you compeltely dry apart from your face hands and feet and you only feel a little of the cold? and the same plus, is it pointless to wear a wetsuit? it may look like it keeps them warm, but for it to work, you have to be submerged long enough for the water trapped inside to warm up, which it wouldn't be if you were just going in for a quick dip, making it look like you're soft, when infact it doesn't really do anything.

Your (sensible) thoughts are welcome . . .

[mollykins]

and the ttle should have been is waste of time, cheating or initiative?

And i'm not sure if other towns do it, so if they do, have any of you lot joined in, or would you?

[jd_1984]

If it was at this time of year it would be suicide without one!

[squarebear]

If it's raising money for charity, I see no problem. Only the hardest of people would cry, "cheat".

[mollykins]

But like i said, wetsuits wouldn't really work but would make you look wimpy, compared to the majority of people who don't wear one.

[ChuckFickens]

So do you think the charity should refuse the money raised by people in dry suits?

[Mamyalynne]

Wet, dry or no suit still think it is great to raise money, well done them.

[jd_1984]

So it just a dunk, not a charity swim?

[mollykins]

Some people go for a little swim, but others run in, and quickly dunk themselves then run back out again.

[divegirl]

You don't have to wait for ages for a wet suit to warm up....just pee in it!

[mollykins]

eewwwwww, in all my years of scuba diving and sailing I can confidantly say I have neevr peed whislt wearing a wetsuit.

[ChuckFickens]

I find it a great way to keep my kneecaps warm while diving.

[mollykins]

EEEEWWWWW, anyway i've only got a 'shortie' so it wouldn't reach my knees to warm the up anyway.

[mike11111]

Before anyone jumps down my throat, let me say that I will never sponsor anyone for charity as a matter of principle. Having said that, I will happily donate to charity, depending on the calls on my purse. What I disagree with is the notion that someone must put themself through various ordeals, both physical and mental, in order to win support. Charity is derived from the Greek word Charis, meaning love, and there seems to me to be precious little love in wanting someone to jump through hoops before shelling out. My usual reply on being asked to sponsor, is, "No, but here is a donation to your cause".

[jd_1984]

Mike - it is to encourage donations from people who wont usually just give money to a chosen charity. By saying "Look what I putting myself through - least you can do is sponsor a few quid!". But - I see your point..

[mollykins]

I'm the opposite mike. You make think it is tight of me, but I don't have much money to give away. So any fundraising I do, generates far more money than i could ever give away, so i'll happily give up my time and skills to fundraise for charity. But when i was in the lower school, I did of course bring a pound in for eevry non uniform day and often bought in extra (although usualy from my parents) to have goes on the stalls that people set up to raise extra money for the charity.

[society]

Molly, those people would have to be either sick or extremely patriotic to do what you believe they should do.

[mike11111]

You totally misunderstand me (and not for the first time). I was not suggesting for one moment that you should give all your money away, rather that those whom you approach for sponsorship should be happy to donate without you having to put yourself out., if they believe the cause to be good. That is charity.

[mollykins]

I know mike, but i was simply saying how my p.o.v. is different to yours.