To despair at charity fundraiser organisers (macmillan in this case)

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The latest Macmillan charity big event is a hike.

brilliant idea. Inclusive and encouraging being outdoor and getting active

but then they go an ruin it by making a big song and dance in radio adverts and mention in marketing about the glass of bubbly that awaits you at the finishing line.

So… ignoring link between alcohol and cancer; no longer entirely “inclusive” as this “treat” alienates children and those with drinking problems; could possibly even lead to someone trying to avoid alcohol to think “sod it I deserve a drink after that hike” and in no shape or form is alcohol healthy or indeed hydrated you after exercise

sometimes I feel like banging together these charity paid fundraiser marketing teams and just say “THINK FGS”

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Wow, shame there is no option to decline the alcohol. That linked page mentions the bubbly a whole one, single, time right at the end of everything else - definitely overload. In fact I'm drunk now just having read it.

Honestly, you sound absolutely bonkers.

people can still do the hike and not have a glass of bubbly at the end - children would be hiking with an adult

Bore off.

Don’t you think that something like bringing on board a mineral water supplier?
or bring on a muesli bar manufacturer
or even just an apple

but alcohol? Just no need

Yep. I wouldn't want my children to do this because I can imagine the lovely volunteers who want to support the charity will force my children to get drunk.

I would put good money on them having orange juice or an equivalent for those who don't want to drink (and there will be plenty doing it who don't drink the bubbly)

I get it, OP. There's no need. Idk why everything has to be linked with alcohol, either. Our society is soaked in it. Expect to be told you are uptight, a snob, a fun sucker, etc.

Or indeed, to bore off.

Maybe you should contact them and offer some feedback.

I don’t particularly see an issue with the bubbly at the end, but maybe they could have said free glass or bubbly or non-alcoholic bubbly.

I guess it would be hard, almost impossible, to make an event that is inclusive to absolutely everyone. I guess having a variety of options for fundraising is good so people can pick one most suitable for them.

Fundraisers tend to do what sells. It may not necessarily bear a lot of resemblance to the main work of the charity.

Personally I think selling something on the basis of a glass of bubbles is exclusionary. However Macmillan will have done their market research and decided it gets the money in.

You know museli bars aren’t healthy, right?

It's so unfair being called uptight when you post incredibly uptight things.

There's also a pit stop with snacks. Does that discriminate against those with eating disorders?

Ah @NatalieIsFreezing did you miss the bit where they tackle you, hold you down and pour it in your mouth? 🥂

Or a hike itself excluding those with physical impairments or the lazy folk amongst us?

It's one glass of cheap fizz. I assume it's not going to forced down people's throats as they cross the finish line?

Honestly it’s just a bit of a gimmick. They’re not forcibly injecting you with neat absinthe as you jog past.

Also, it doesn't 'alienate' kids - kids know (or should know!) that alcohol is just for grownups and won't give a shit that they can't have a glass themselves. Maybe there might be a packet of sweets or something for them instead, or is that bad too?

Goodness me what a thing to get worked up over. There's almost always an alternative offered and something different for children.

Mineral water or an apple don't convey the same vibe of celebration

I don't know. On the one hand I think it's no big deal and adults can make their own decisions.

But if I'm honest, I'd be pissed off if they were offering the children a can of coke at the top. That would prompt me to write in, using your same rationale about the link between sugar and bad health, and that it excludes those of us that want to choose healthier lifestyle options.

Would you have actually done the hike, OP?

Or are you sitting in your stained trackkie (I love them - ideally unstained) looking for things to be offended by?

Leaving aside the atrocity that is the word "bubbly" used as a noun, YAB ridiculous. You'd have to be fairly dim to assume that's going to be the only option available or that it's mandatory.

It doesn't exclude you at all. Just say no.

But Coca Cola isn’t associated with celebration and doesn’t have the same sense of infrequent luxury so its inclusion would add nothing to the event.