http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=25578 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 19:18:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=25578#post-69971 Sat, 28 May 2011 22:08:10 +0000 Smaug 69971@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thanks all for the stars! Bone marrow is of course a worthy cause, and awareness is the first step towards awarety. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=25578#post-69680 Fri, 27 May 2011 06:51:29 +0000 Golgo13 69680@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>It's all for their CVs anyway. I drank, did the Guardian crossword and watched Neighbours for two and a half years at 'Uni', then hurriedly did some panic CV charity work in my final year. </p> <p>For bone marrow. I raised some bone marrow awareness. By dressing up as a nun and wind-surfing down the Thames or something.</p> <p>To be honest the bone marrow people kind of hijacked that weekend. But if it helps some kiddies with bone marrow, I thought 'alright, I'll hand out your ruddy leaflets. ' </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=25578#post-69574 Thu, 26 May 2011 08:00:04 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 69574@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good stuff </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=25578#post-69568 Thu, 26 May 2011 07:20:01 +0000 saltire 69568@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>5* </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=25578#post-69566 Thu, 26 May 2011 07:04:02 +0000 Mr Target 69566@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>You have my awareness. </p> <p>5* </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=25578#post-69492 Wed, 25 May 2011 11:53:24 +0000 Golgo13 69492@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Excellent. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=25578#post-69466 Wed, 25 May 2011 10:01:48 +0000 Smaug 69466@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>In an unprecedented press release today, a spokesperson representing the African Union and a conglomeration of aid agencies criticised the West's 'myopic focus on food and medical supplies, to the detriment of raising awareness and painting murals'</p> <p>They went on to say, 'In the past, we recieved a steady supply of gap-year students, celebrities and corporate CSR programs from Europe and the US. We began to tackle the core issues that are holding back out continent, namely mural-less walls, children who have never appeared on western television and a dangerous scarcity of backpackers.'</p> <p>'Now this vital support has declined in favour of more 'trendy' schemes such as food, building wells, malaria nets and education. In the short-term, our biggest issue is awareness. Without charity bashes, celebrity visits and, vitally, pop singles to raise awareness, soon even our own people are in danger of becoming unaware of our problems.'</p> <p>'In a very real sense', he added.</p> <p>The coalition government has yet to comment on the spread of unawarety, but Jonty Rutland, head of UK student charity 'Banter', welcomed the statement.</p> <p>'Banter have been campaigning on African issues since we were founded last semester. The ultimate frisbee team sponsored us £112.52 to dress up as nurses, nearly some of which went to the most needy African causes. Our members have also travelled to Capetown to volunteer, help out in bars and play cricket to raise awareness. When will the government man up and face it's responsibilities?'</p> <p>The fresh controversy comes as other charitable causes are going from strength to strength. New legislation in the state of California obliges filmmakers to increase the amount of environmental preaching in their productions by 4%. They also can no longer pursue the practice of 'bundling', where a studio loads one film with the environmental smugness quotas of others. The sci—fi blockbuster 'Avatar' is estimated to have 'bundled' for at least twelve other films. </p>