David Arquette to live in a box for hunger

[proud2BlibKansan]

NEW YORK — David Arquette is going to live in a box in New York City to raise money for the hungry.

The 37-year-old actor plans to stay in a Plexiglas box above the Madison Square Garden marquee on Tuesday and Wednesday to raise $250,000 for Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief charity. He'll stay in the box each day for about eight hours.

Donations can come on site or through text messages or a Facebook page set up by Mars Inc., the company that makes Snickers candy bars.

A Mars spokesman says Arquette will eat during his two-day stay in the plastic enclosure.

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[Orrex]

1. I guess that's... something.

But sixteen hours?

That's like saying "I'm going to rough it today by giving my butler the afternoon off."

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. And he is eating in the box?

Pretty bizarre if you ask me.

[Orrex]

3. Yeah. It's like he's spending 16 hours on the set of Big Brother

Fight the good fight, Dave!

:shrug:

[Deja Q]

9. A very bizarre visual indeed

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. my impression of it is not about roughing it

but is more about being visible to raise awareness.

Hope he exceeds his $$ goal.

[Orrex]

8. It seems to me that there are better ways to raise visibility

He's spending the equivalent of two short McDonald's shifts in a box.

[shadowknows69]

21. Ok, you start the month long hunger strike and we'll all follow then.

Shit, enough people do nothing, and many more rich people do nothing than do something. Give some credit where it's due.

[Orrex]

26. I'm happy to give him credit for sitting in a box for the length of one nurse's shift, in two parts.

Go, Dave!

[Whoa_Nelly]

22. How long would you stay?

just curious...

Suggestions on raising visibility that includes media attention...?

just wondering...

:popcorn:

[rucky]

4. If he can raise $250K

I don't care who sponsors him, or what he does in that box.

[Orrex]

6. He and Courtney could probably shake that much out of their couch

It's a nice gesture, so far as it goes.

[TokenQueer]

12. Lol!

:D

[shadowknows69]

7. Sponsored by Mars Inc. though?

They going to feed the hungry with all those surplus Three Musketeer Bars that nobody buys anymore?

[rucky]

10. What kid wouldn't want a candy bar?

especially after eating canned peas all week.

[shadowknows69]

15. Yeah, but the peas are going to keep the kid alive

I don't think Nougat is in one of the food groups lol.

[rucky]

16. Nougat is so a food group!

[Mari333]

11. I hope he has a urinal and a pooper scooper

but its for a good cause. 8 hours is a long time to hold it in.

[Orrex]

13. He should be forced to sit through all of his movies while he's doing it

That would be a real commitment.

[shadowknows69]

19. Boo, I think David is a great character actor.

He does the same guy in a lot of things, but he always seems committed and having a good time.

[Orrex]

25. I'm not saying he's a bad actor

I'm saying he's been in some awful films.

[shadowknows69]

27. Hell, who hasn't. Michael Caine was in Jaws 4 for Gods sakes.

[Orrex]

28. Yeah, but on balance, Dave's been in a much higher percentage of stinkers

Mike's also been in approximately seventeen thousand films over a period of like twenty decades, so his chance of appearing in a turkey is much greater given the size of the sample!

[shadowknows69]

29. True that, but I hope I look as good as he does at 200

;-)

[JDPriestly]

14. All these cynical posts. I must say, the Arquette family

is extremely generous and socially conscious. They grew up under very modest circumstances. In particular, Patricia Arquette is an extremely compassionate person. I personally know that my statements are facts.

[Bluenorthwest]

17. And I second that

[shadowknows69]

18. Me too. Acts of goodness shouldn't have a value of "oh they could give more"

They should just be applauded.

[Taitertots]

20. Pathetic PR stunt

What an ass. The ultra wealthy are hanging out in a box for a couple hours. When the excessive hoarding of money by wealthy elitists is the problem.

[HOLOS]

23. GETTING LOTS O' PR HERE:) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

[rcrush]

24. Can people throw stuff at him?

I would like to throw some Snickers at him. Thats what he gets for doing a lame David Blaine impression