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They say no publicity is bad publicity, right?
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PEOPLE shave for a cure, ditch the booze for a month and grow ridiculous moustaches all in the name of charity.
Now, a podcaster from Relevant Magazine has taken things to the next level his fundraising efforts.
Jesse Carey is currently engaged in a week-long test of endurance for which he has been listening to the entire Nickelback catalogue on repeat.
The masochist begun the gruelling task on Monday and will continue until Sunday.
As pay-off for a torturous 168 hours of Nickelback, the podcaster has been fundraising to build a well in a developing nation.
Working with organisation called Charity: Water, Carey was hoping to raise $ 10,000.
Manager for the organisation Water Kaitlyn Jankowski said she was excited to be working with the podcaster.
“$ 10,000 is an incredible amount of money to raise. I mean it’s amazing, our average campaign raises about $ 1,000,” she said on last Friday’s podcast.
It appears the charity effort has smashed expectations and has currently raised over $ 23,000.
As well as raising funds for a great cause, Carey’s Twitter account has been the source for much hilarity over the past week.
Fun fact: After listening to Nickelback overnight for several evenings, you actually get incepted by Nickelback, and they steal your dreams.
— Jesse Carey (@jessecarey) February 19, 2015
Only two days in & I’m already feeling the effects of such huge quantities of Nickelback. We’re in unexplored psychological territory here
— Jesse Carey (@jessecarey) February 18, 2015
Here’s how my week is stacking up. http://t.co/UTIrNKLn7c #NickelbackChallenge pic.twitter.com/m6pU7raj6Z
— Jesse Carey (@jessecarey) February 17, 2015
It’s been less than 12 hours, and I’ve already hit rock bottom. #NickelbackChallenge #154.5HoursToGo
— Jesse Carey (@jessecarey) February 16, 2015
