MORE than £400 has already been donated to our ice bucket challenge fund – meaning the Grimsby Telegraph's editor and deputy editor can almost feel that cold water coming.
Although raising the profile of motor neurone disease internationally, the pair have volunteered to take the challenge to also help our charity of the year, St Andrew's Hospice – but only if readers donate £500.
We already received a £100 donation from Freeman Street newsagent Steve Harrison – and a further £50 donation came in yesterday thanks to Grimsby Cars, based in Railway Street, as well as many equally vital smaller donations.
The current viral phenomenon that has taken the online world by storm is raising funds and awareness for motor neurone disease, or ALS as it is known globally.
It sees people post videos of themselves – being drenched with ice cold water – onto social media sites.
They then nominate their family, friends, co-workers, bosses, and even celebrities to take on the challenge after taking it on themselves.
If you want to see the Telegraph twosome taking on the challenge, make sure you get your donations in to us as soon as possible.
You can drop them in to the Telegraph office in Cleethorpe Road, or make cheques payable to St Andrew's Hospice.
We will keep you updated on the fundraising total.
Don't worry. Should we reach the £500 target, our photographers will be on hand to capture the moment on video.
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NEVER mind a bucket, these employees braved having three tonnes of freezing water poured all over them by their boss.
Directors at Louth-based GBM UK nominated six of their staff to stand under a mechanical loading shovel that pounded them with icy water.
In exchange, the firm agreed to donate £150 to fund research into motor neurone disease.
Director Simon Grantham said: "I was nominated for the challenge by a friend and thought it would be a good idea to pass it on to some of our employees.
"Using the loading shovel was too good an opportunity to resist.
"You need a shower in this job so at least they'll all be clean!"
Getting drenched by the water was site manager Jon Davey, 34, from South Cockerington. He said: "When the boss suggested we do this we couldn't say no.
"It's only a bit of water and I think it's a great way to raise money and awareness for an important cause."
He was joined under the deluge of water by yard operatives Ashley Dean, 29, from Louth, Grant Davidson, 26, from Louth, Robert Serwinski, 29, from Fotherby, Andy Dobson, 47, from Cleethorpes, and Nick Smith, 28, from Louth.
The firm, which is based in Warwick Road on Louth's Fairfield Industrial Estate, regularly supports charities, donating £5 from every skip hired via its Pink Skip Company to the Pink Rose Appeal at Grimsby's Diana, Princess Of Wales Hospital, as well as helping fund a set of carbon fibre legs for meningitis victim Harvey Phillips.
'All the staff are keen to get involved in raising money for good causes'STAFF at Grimsby's town centre Subway restaurant got in on the act.
Workers at the fast food chain, in Victoria Street West, wanted to follow in the footsteps of high-profile stars like David Beckham and Oprah in doing the freezing cold challenge that has become rampant on social media channels.
But the staff are no strangers to getting together and undertaking challenges in the name of charity.
Earlier this year they raised more than £1,000 for Sport Relief, together with the store in Louth.
Kirran Nijjar owns both the Grimsby and Louth chain, together with husband Aman.
She said: "As a store we are always up for doing events for charity, all the staff are keen to get involved in raising money for good causes."
The Nijjars sat out the staff challenge after being covered in ice by their three young daughters already.
The Subway store were nominated by in-house shift manager Leanne Fothergill. The 22-year-old said: "My family had all done it recently at a big get together and we even got my dad involved who lives out in the Middle East.
"In the store, the staff are always up for doing fundraisers and pretty much everyone wanted to be involved in this.
"Having done it myself I know how awful it can feel but the whole point is to raise awareness for a very worthy cause."
Assistant manager Claire Pickett, 33, nominated their friends to the Louth Subway to follow suit.
After drying off, she said: "We have a healthy sense of competition with Louth so it will be interesting to see how they get on.
"All of us are donating an hours' worth of wages and it's great that so many of us got involved."
Harry Croucher, 19, of New Waltham, said: "It was really cold but it was for a good cause."
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