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How did the ice bucket challenge raise money?

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As a Person(s) with ALS (PALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease, was the disease for which the IBC raised money) I don't really mind the last as long as it raised awareness and funds for research. read more

People publicly (largely via facebook) pour ice water on their heads and pledge to make a donation to ALS. They then tag their friends to do this as well. read more

Some progress has been made thanks partly to Ice Bucket Challenge research funding. Working with Ice Bucket money, researchers from Johns Hopkins University identified a protein that fails in the cells of most ALS patients, and showed that if they repair the protein, the damaged cell can heal. read more

It turns out those much-mocked Ice Bucket Challenge videos helped do a lot of good. Two summers ago, the challenge, designed to raise money for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, took the internet by storm. Supporters ended up raising over $115 million for the A.L.S. Association. read more

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