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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 ...
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.
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.
Last month the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge celebrated its 10th anniversary. The fundraising idea was the brainchild of both the late Pete Frates — a Massachusetts native, lifelong Boston Red Sox ...
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.'
To participate, individuals were challenged to pour a bucket of ice water over themselves and/or donate money to ALS research and care. Individuals such as former President George W. Bush, Bill Gates, Taylor Swift, Benedict Cumberbatch, LeBron James, and Martha Stewart dumped ice water on their heads to raise money to fight ALS.
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