Humdinger of a bad fundraising idea
Surely no one would raffle a Hummer to fundraise for an ecology project? The absurdity is just too much, no? Well, members of the Rotary Club of Chatam NB don’t see the irony (or they aren’t admitting it anyhow).
They are in the process of raising $100,000 for the French Fort Cove Eco-Centre — a new tourist attraction to share the cultural and ecological history of the Miramichi. An important and wonderful project I am sure. Rotarians do so many great things around the world but this contest gives Rotary a bad name.
It’s ridiculous to promote the use of this environmentally disastrous vehicle anytime, anywhere. But doing it while trying to build an eco-centre is just too much. The chapter spokesperson claims not to see the problem. In fact, he says, many people have told him that this Hummer will get better gas mileage than their current vehicle. What on earth are they all driving?
Personally I think the Hummer is more than just a horrendous pollution machine and consumer of gas. It also symbolizes an anti-social attitude — I’ll do what I want even if it is bad for the planet — that doesn’t fit with many community projects.
Perhaps someone could slap a bumper sticker on that Hummer before it drives away. Here are a few informative and funny anti-Hummer and SUV sites.
FUH2
No Hummer Left Behind
What Would Jesus Drive
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July 8th, 2005 at 1:25 am
Glad you picked up on this story. And really - what does get worse mileage than a humvee? Do they all drive oil tankers, perhaps?
I see they haven’t given any nod at all to the issue. Maybe you should submit this story to Boing Boing - it seems like something that they’d pick up on.