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A person performing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, was an activity involving the pouring of a bucket of ice water over a person's head, either by another person or self-administered, to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig's disease) and ...
Top Celebrity 'Ice Bucket' Videos By EMILY CEGIELSKI Over the past few weeks, the Internet has exploded with celebrities and regular folks alike participating in the 'ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.'
By AVERY THOMPSON Selena Gomez, 22, and Justin Bieber, 20, are just the latest celebrities to accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to help raise awareness for the disease. Selena's bestie Taylor ...
Patrick Quinn (February 10, 1983 – November 22, 2020) was an American amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) activist who helped generate awareness and raise more than US$220 million for medical research through the Ice Bucket Challenge, a viral social media campaign.
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The book tells the story of Pete Frates, a Boston College baseball player who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2011, who helped launch the Ice Bucket Challenge viral sensation. The online craze went viral in 2014 and raised $225 million for ALS research, as celebrities, professional athletes and millions of people ...
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Although Frates did not invent the Ice Bucket Challenge, his ALS activism helped it gain national attention and turn into a viral phenomenon. [9] [10] Throughout the summer of 2014, over 17 million people participated in the challenge to raise money to find a cure for ALS, and roughly 2.5 million people donated to ALS causes.