Pepsi Refresh, the online fund-raising contest with a $20 million giveaway for charitable causes and nonprofit groups, is again receiving complaints that its results are being manipulated.
A group battling childhood cancer has filed a complaint against Pepsi, contending that its popular charity fund-raising contest, Pepsi Refresh, has been infiltrated by organizations with a political agenda.
Fledgling charities, like a year-old group that rescues abandoned dogs in Georgia, are among the leading contenders for prizes in an experimental online fund-raising contest sponsored by the Case Foundation.
The group has won two other online fund-raising contests, but she said the Giving Challenge has been "a scramble".
The reports released yesterday provide many examples of just how out of balance the fund-raising contest is.
Then comes a tarp-raising contest; Appalachian Trail Jeopardy; presentations from the Whittling Club; a homemade gear contest, followed by a useless gear contest.
He sponsored a fund-raising contest to design the paint job on his goalie mask, with the proceeds going to cancer research in honor of his father, who is clear of the disease after 18 months of treatments.
Mr. Kelly returned the favor by contributing heavily to a fund-raising contest in her name, meaning she was among the Southwest executives dropped, in front of workers, into a dunking tank.
The early rush of primaries is complicated by the fact that several states have pushed back their contests, raising the possibility of a drawn-out fight for the nomination.
And Mr. Pataki said in an interview that he would personally help Mr. Lazio in the formidable task of raising money for his contest with Mrs. Clinton.
The budget fight in Washington, which entered a new round last week as Senate Democrats and House Republicans introduced dueling plans, is usually cast as a contest between raising taxes and cutting spending.
