On The Fly

Clay Jenkinson (click here) as Thomas Jefferson Recently I accepted and participated in the #ALSIceBucketChallenge . Subsequently, made a video, posted it to YouTube, FaceBook, and Twitter of me getting doused with ice water, made my donation to the ALS foundation , and challenged three friends to reciprocate. Currently over 1.7 million donors have contributed over $79.7 million. Honestly, it was fun, created awareness within my community, and was a refreshing summer cooler. The fact that this quirky social phenomena went viral, got me thinking. What would happen if people were challenged, no money involved, to build a better you. Would this in turn build a better social community?  The challenge: Recite out loud, in front of a mirror, the following oath every day for 32 days, I remember it well: “On my #honor, I will do my best to do my #duty to God and my country and obey the Scout Law; to #help other people at all times; to keep myself physically #strong, mental...