Hey there Pyromaniacs,
It is Red Nose Day in the USA today, May 21st, 2015. I am sure there are many that have not heard of it before or have but do not understand just what it is. I am hopping by to give you a quick run down of just what this amazing day is.
I know here at the Addicts, our main goal is helping others. It is one of the reasons we started these sites. It goes further within our real lives. Some of us have local Charities and Organizations we work with, many on a weekly and even daily basis. So I am taking time out of our silly lil games to bring focus to an amazing Charity I adore and have done lots of fundraising for in the past. The Red Nose Day Fund.
What do you think of when you think of a Red Nose? For me, a Clown. Clowns are around to make people laugh and giggle, mainly kids. Laughter and Children is what Red Nose Day is all about. Bringing laughs and giggles to the world and helping Children in return.
Red Nose Day & the Red Nose Fund was set up to raise money to help Children in poverty and need. It is a fundraising campaign set up by Comic Relief. Comedians using their talents and humor to give laughs and get some funds raised in return. Red Nose Day has gone global. For instance in the UK this has been going on for over 30 years, already raising over 1 billion to help those in need. For the main Red Nose Organization Page and more details, go here…
So what happens on Red Nose Day? It is the last day of the main Campaign. In the USA, there will be a live broadcast on NBC, from 8-11PM Eastern Time (check your local listings). Hundreds of Stars have got together to provide sketches and performances to make us all giggle. The benefit will help raise funds for over 12 charity organizations. For more details, you can go to their page here…
http://www.nbc.com/red-nose-day
The Red Nose Day Campaign began in April and will be ending today, but that never means you should stop. Take a few moments and check out all the really amazing things this Campaign does, and if you are so inclined… donate yourself.
“Paying It Forward” is our main motto here, I know it is mine in life. It makes the world a better place for us all by doing so. Simple things like a donation to an Organization like The Red Nose Fund or doing something for people in our own home town. There is always someone in need, doing something simple can help in so many ways. Paying for someone’s meal at a Restaurant. Paying for someone’s groceries at the store. Helping out an Elderly Neighbor by picking up some groceries for them while you do your shopping, preparing a few meals for them, doing some yard work for them. Helping your local Homeless Shelters by serving some meals, gather clothing and drop it off. Give to your local Food Bank. All things I strive to do daily and am doing in my real life.
What do you think about the Red Nose Fund? Have you participated in it in the past? Have a local Charity yourself you work with? Have a “Pay It Forward” moment you’d like to share? (Whether it was something you did or something someone did for you.) Are you sporting a Red Nose today to help promote the Fund? If so, let us see your Red Nose. Feel free to share below.
~Bunny
Family Guy Addicts 
Red Nose Day has been going for 30 years in Great Britain and runs in the spring every other year . Comic Relief alternates with Sports Relief every other year ( with sports celebrities instead of comedians encouraging everyone to do sporting challenges to raise money for those in need around the world ). This year was Comic Relief and it pushed the total past the Billion Pound Threshold , truly amazing . It has grown every time , even when times were really tough in the UK a few years ago . The Friday evening show is must see TV and has had some great comedy mixed in with some very sad messages from around the world . It often leaves you in tears and then lifts you with a sketch involving everyone from the Prime Minister , James Corden or even HM The Queen , I kid you not . Google Red Nose Day and watch some classics . Then make sure you donate.
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Aka comic relief!
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Yup. It is in there. 😉
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Cool, didn’t know Red Nose Day was in the U.S., do you have the same red noses as in Britain with the little feet and designs?
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I haven’t looked to see if they have all the Blind Bags. I just got a nose. But it all depends on the store too on what they pulled over to cross promote it. 😉
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Thanks Ladies! I didn’t know anything about this so you have educated me.
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Red nose days better in UK, not being horrible, UK steal stuff like black friday, USA steal stuffblike red nose day, its good, as its raising money for charity, but could you change it to blue nose day ?
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Hey… let’s not be negative about a good cause. OK? A cause going global and spreading to other countries is NOT stealing. It is the same concept with same people, just branching out. It’s the same company, doing the same thing… just spreading to MORE places and providing MORE help. Going global is a good thing, not bad. People everywhere in the world need help. Not just one place. 😉
FYI, Blue Nose Day already exists. It is for another good cause.
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Nice reply to “that guy”, great post, and fabulous Campaign!! Thank you for enlightening me about this Bunny ANYTHING that helps children living in poverty in ANY place of the world is truly a blessing and people coming together for that greater good makes it extra special. Thank you for sharing.
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You know me. I am all about helping. So happy to jump out of the game once in a while and share some of my passions outside our silly lil game world. 😉
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Hmmm thanks! Ive seen the commercials and they make it seem like its just ONE day. I said id be going to walgreens to buy a red nose but i wont wear it but do like to donate especially to kids. I wish ti wouldve known that it was an ongoing event-thats awesome! So whos going to wear their noses?
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It is due to most focus on the Finale as that is when most of the celebrities are on display to do their “skits and routines”. It is a fun way to raise funds, that is for sure.
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And most walgreens are out of the noses, but I bet they’re still taking donations.
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I live in the UK, and this is a big night for charity. We have a slogan “do something funny for money” and it’s amazing the money each year that people donate. And even when people can’t afford to donate their money, they help by fundraising themselves, to help raise more money that benefits a lot of children in need and poverty but also elsewhere.
Every single dollar helps.
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Very cool Lukey thank you for posting. I think “do something funny for money” is a great slogan too. 🙂
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I see it a lot. It is a GREAT slogan! Love it. So true. 😉
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