On , a group of ALS organizations in the United States, including the ALS Association, Les Turner ALS Foundation, and ALS Therapy Development Institute, re-introduced the IceBucketChallenge for 2015 to raise further funds with the intention of establishing it as an annual occurrence. In the summer of 2014, three young men living with ALS, Anthony Senerchia, Pete Frates, and Pat Quinn, took the ALSIceBucketChallenge and launched a global phenomenon that changed the fight against ALS forever. They inspired over 17 million people around the world to dump ice water on their heads and donate to an ALS organization. In the summer of 2014, millions of people around the world took the #ALSIceBucketChallenge to spread awareness and raise money for ALS research. $4 million was directly donated to fund ALS research at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI). The challenge took a simple form: participants would dump ice water on their heads on camera, make a donation to ALS research, and nominate others to do the same [1]. The IceBucketChallenge originated from three ALS patients adapting a fundraising concept to raise awareness for their condition. In the summer of 2014, the ALSIceBucketChallenge quite literally drenched the internet, quickly becoming what is now considered the largest social media movement in medical history. View allALS United Greater New York has invested $16.5 Million in ALS research to date, and our commitment remains steadfast in continuing to support the groundbreaking work of scientists both locally and globally. Join us this summer to honor what the IceBucketChallenge means to you and your loved ones. In 2014, the IceBucketChallenge swept across the internet. It was playful, chaotic, and scroll stopping. People drenched themselves in ice water to raise awareness for ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Millions joined in with some taking it a step further and donating to ALS research. In the summer of 2014, the ALSIceBucketChallenge quite literally drenched the internet, quickly becoming what is now considered the largest social media movement in medical history. View allALS United Greater New York has invested $16.5 Million in ALS research to date, and our commitment remains steadfast in continuing to support the groundbreaking work of scientists both locally and globally. Join us this summer to honor what the IceBucketChallenge means to you and your loved ones. In 2014, the IceBucketChallenge swept across the internet. It was playful, chaotic, and scroll stopping. People drenched themselves in ice water to raise awareness for ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Millions joined in with some taking it a step further and donating to ALS research. ALS United Greater New York has invested $16.5 Million in ALS research to date, and our commitment remains steadfast in continuing to support the groundbreaking work of scientists both locally and globally. Join us this summer to honor what the IceBucketChallenge means to you and your loved ones. In 2014, the IceBucketChallenge swept across the internet. It was playful, chaotic, and scroll stopping. People drenched themselves in ice water to raise awareness for ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Millions joined in with some taking it a step further and donating to ALS research.
