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The company has been bombarding CNN with commercials featuring sick and deformed children who are reading lines that were clearly written for adult actors. The kids, who have speech impediments, are sick or are missing limbs, have obviously been coached to work as sales people.
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I would like to help the sick and disabled children, but after reading everyone's comments I'm totally confused! I certainly want to help but I don't want to line so cheaters pockets with my hard earned money.
I have to keep my remote at hand so when this super annoying ad comes on I can mute it. I can't wait for the holidays to be over so we don't have to be subjected to this ad anymore.
they never end, but they are on a little less during other times of the year. i can't stand those ads
You mean a caring and loving person like you celebrates a holiday? Amazing!
I think you are missing the point of this message board. Shriner’s Hospital spends millions of dollars on advertising to persuade us to donate to a worthwhile cause. Where are they getting all of that money for ads? Why not use that money for scientific research? The point is this hospital uses children diagnosed with disabilities in their commercials to accumulate money. I don’t think reputable hospitals would ever fathom of doing such a thing. Has anyone ever seen a commercial from Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, or Mayo that used children as a means of obtaining money? No, no one has. My point is that donating to help save children is a worthwhile and noble cause. The means by which this hospital goes about accumulating money is highly dishonorable. If Shriner’s Hospital was a GOT character, it would be Littlefinger.
Why would those hospitals use children in their ads when they are NOT a children's hospital? 😕 Do y'all not see the commercials from St Judes for the kids with cancer? I as a decent human cannot believe some of these comments. I wonder how many of you donate to ASPCA? They want your money and will charge you $250 and up to adopt one of the animals!
100% of St Judes money goes right back to the hospitals
80% of Shriners goes to the hospitals but they also have a whole organization and such. All the funny cars and stuff in the parades and stuff, each SHRINER pays and maintains their own vehicle or motorcycle or equipment. And last but not least, these kids are PAID to do these commercials! Google it!
Generally after millions in advertisements and total overhead, only 20 percent goes to the charity. It takes 80 percent of their budget to put these ads out and all the other expenses that goes with running a business.
Last commercial I saw had the parents or two adults with Alex and Caleb. The female CLEARLY had thousands of dollars of plastic surgery! Chin, cheek implants, peels, Spock eyebrows, you name it. Then has the audacity to thank us for helping them and giving. Makes me sick.
My my my. Aren't you the vain and jealous person! Why don't you stop whining and get a life. I guess you're one of those who contributes to politicians and other funds that don't benefit anyone. If you don't want to give fine but keep your stupid comments to yourself!
Why don’t you do that too every one has a opinion like everyone has an [censored] and we still have freedom of speech
I was born with birth defects in the 50s. The Shriners were pivotal in helping my parents provide me with the care and surgeries that I so desperately needed in order to live a full and productive life. I am happy that children who have been helped by the Shriners have gone on to have great lives. Why begrudge these kids for growing up and maybe ending up with a better life than you. I’m not rich, but I’m also not jealous of these kids who did well. Help or don’t help. Do as you will, but stop trying to justify your selfishness and jealousy by whining about commercials that are asking you to be a kind and decent human. I hope you never have a child in your life with special needs, because I bet you’ll be begging for help and won’t remember how you slandered the organization that helped you.
I can certainly see your point of view and I'm glad you were able to benefit from Shriners, it sounds like they do amazing work. But I think you're missing a lot of the points here: the commercials use children to gain pity in the hopes they'll make money that way. I would be much more willing to donate money to an organization that simply presents patient histories in a serious, realistic manner, rather than the same group of children reading a script that doesn't sound like a real kid at all.
They are obviously scamming 187.37 pounds a YEAR! Brits, I know 187.37 pounds!
I totally agree. I'm sorry, but the kid in the wheelchair going happily on about all the surgeries he's had has begun to feel very manipulative and annoying. It sounds like Shriner's does great work but they should re-think their advertising campaign. I just turn off the commercials now.
The shriners hospital for kids are advertised coinstantly lately on every channel, why?
I'm so sick of these commercials. The money they spend on commercials comes from folks thinking their donations are going towards the children.
I guess I'd be buying a blanket for that 19 Dollars.
Yet. These kids are from the coal mining families. Shame.
85% of all donations go to support the hospitals and facilities of Shriners Children.
If the Shriners did not advertise in the various medias many people would not even know the benefit the $19.00 / month. Many people are blind to what is happening around them and many people turn a blind eye because they are fortunate enough to have healthy lives, kids and families.
You would not be so sick of the commercials if you volunteered at a hospital or facility for just one day. You would better understand what life is really about.
Stop being so closed minded.
Noble Craig
You all that are saying nasty [censored] about the children on this program must just be 100% stuck up [censored]es. The Shriners hospital isn't making anyone do anything. And they are showing everyone that there amazing children are still alive and doing great. And it's most likely y'all are some nasty stuck up people much love for the Shriners hospital. Keep up the amazing work
Coal mining kids. How sad.
Why would Yall have kids with all thst poison leaching from rhe clothes like cigarette smoke.
OMG! I am blown away at this garbage I am reading... I am not sure what is going on, but someone needs to have some rules, guidelines!
You have the best comment Shriners and St Jude they do a lot of good for children that are disformed cancer Etc most of the money they get goes to helping the sick children no donation organization is perfect I am happy that I give to ASPCA St Jude because I am helping the sick children also the poor animals that are mistreated so to the people that are making negative comments you're not perfect either
So. I'd be paying for a blanket.
And these kids are coal miners kids.
How awful. Why did they have kids with that poison all around them?
This hospital gets money from drugs, these kids are ginea pigs for the pharma. Every 19 dollars is a tax write off.
I'm paying 19 for a blanket hmm.
It's annoying to see these commercial in mass marketing. You, the aspca, wounded warriors, alyssa milano and trace Akins, just there for publicity.
All want 19, seems like torture for unsuspecting senior citizens who don't have grandkids.
Send 19. Alyssa and trace Akins need a job.
Do us all a favor and put commercials on fir ERA detergent, and Solo detergent, instead these scams.
You don't need my money, you get drug money from Eli lily and Abby in indiana.
My parents were toxic as well, and I refused to get my girlfriend pregnant.
Now, I'm fed up of toxic parents like these kids parents.
Do these senile seniors a favor and take your Sally Struthers scams off the tv.
My schizo grandmother donated to Sally Struthers. The money went to buy grain that was kept in a barn and it rotted.
LOL I remember that
I would like to leave a comment for those who are running the commercials for Shriners Hospital. I don't have a problem with people using Charities to help other people like the poor the sick and also the disadvantage like the widowers but what troubles me is they keep using the same two boys Alex and Caleb to be the spokespersons of the Shriners Hospital and it's repetitious and I have counted over 30 times I've seen this commercial in one day on the smart TV. I'm not trying to judge these disabled children I'm hoping that they are doing the right thing by using the money too help these children or are they just using them as a front? When clearly Alex and Caleb are grown Caleb has a brand new car they both make over a million dollars in there advertisements which they are clearly used as spokespersons but they are actors is that correct? Why not use doctors or people within the hospital and let other children speak rather than Alex and Caleb. I'm only going to say this to be constructive not to be nasty towards these young men but Alex brags about himself a lot and so does Caleb it's like they stir each other up and prideful young men that don't recognize that this is serious business using a charity to help people with serious disabilities and issues really troubles me. Even the song recently that they put If You're Happy and You Know It it's kind of childish and the point needs to be made that they need help with their surgeries and their medical bills I realize that yes they have probably done a lot of things to help many children but I do not like the exploitation and the actors that are portrayed as helpless individuals it makes the children look like that they are freaks and they are not all God's children are created special and I think it doesn't give them Justice nor does it portray them as individuals that can overcome these disabilities when you have Alex in the background holding this blanket that is displaying a Shriners cap which with a bear on the front I'm only going to offer this suggestion why not take some of the children that have gone through disabilities and put their names on the blanket those people that has overcome obstacles like no arms no legs people that needed severe surgeries not just Alex and Caleb taking and stealing the Limelight I think they're acting days should be pretty much over because they keep portraying them as little children sometimes I see videos and advertisements with them as little children they are not little children no more they're adults so to me I consider this child exploitation watching this video over and over and over between commercials does aggravate people it frustrates them because they want to know are they just doing this because they want the money or they going to do this because they really want to help the children that is just my opinion you can take it or leave it. I have no problem with disabled children I myself am disabled and I've been around disabled people and medically challenged people most of my life so those that were giving off the nasty comments and calling these children names they ought to be ashamed of themself and start recognizing who is the one that's responsible for keep playing these videos that are allowing Alex and Caleb as young children when they're not to be portrayed as innocent helpless disabled kids personally I think it's discrimination against these children they are not pieces of trash where everybody begs for them to get help they have overcome many things and it's time for people to see them as human beings and not as pawns while Shriners make money off of them and that troubles me and that's why I will not give them my $19 a month cuz it seems like everybody else wants $19 Catch 22
I won’t donate either I’m disabled and so is my 30 year old nonverbal autistic son and we’re both on disability our needs come before any one else
I get so sick of ads from Shriners and St Jude. Both Caleb and Alex, from Shriners, are millionaires. If these hospitals really want to help their patients, they should quit spending $$$$$ on nonstop ads. Quit paying these kids fortunes. Quit sending out Made In China garbage. Put the monies back into the hospitals to help kids who need it.
I also feel the same way about the ASPCA. They spend all of their monies on commercials, paying their executives, administrative costs while next to nothing goes to the animals they supposedly help. Ugh.
I can’t agree with you more even if I tried
Hello, it's the spirit with which you give, the heart and the love and the caring. What spirit does Shriners and St. Jude's have I wonder. No individual or organization is prefect. If you have less than an unlimited number dollars, give to the worthiest charities you can fund.
Not when I sense any explotation that is going on within those places otherwise the one who is giving is partaking in that explotation and thus encouraging it to continue
Good grief! How much air time are these people getting? Constant bombardment of children missing limbs, unable to breath, unable to walk. It's bad enough to exploit children, but they are being given so much air time we now turn off our tv. We used to give, but in good concience, we can't any longer
While driving from Willows ca to Orland ca 09/19/2023 between 5pm and 6pm had driver of a Shriners children hospital vehicle with the license plate 6MAG962 tailgating myself and after witnessed them tailgate others. Passing cars at high speeds and slamming on their breaks.