Folks talk about the Ice Bucket challenge a lot, they challenge their friends and family to do it and laugh hysterically as they hop around after the ice and water hit them.
Very rarely do you hear of folks talking about the rest of the challenge or how the challenge came to be.. the only folks who have spoken about the true meaning of the Ice Bucket Challenge are the celebrities who have done it.
Some celebrities who have done it are Jared Padalecki, Bill Gates, LeBron James, Jimmy Fallon, Taylor Swift, Chris Christie, Matt Lauer.
The whole challenge is that one person videos themselves doing the challenge and shares on their social media networks. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.. there are so many to use. Before the video is made that person challenges 3-4 people to do it within 24 hours.
If they don't then they have to pay the ALS Association { www.alsa.org/ } $100. A lot of folks who have done the challenge, have also donated their money to this great cause.
Has anyone heard of Peter Frates? Learn more about him here.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=85VkgNt5OgI
He is 29 years old and used to be a college baseball player until he came down with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which is another name for Lou Gehrig’s disease. This disease attacks the nerve cells within the body. End result is total paralysis and the in ability to speak.
Those who suffer from this horrible disease have a sharp mind, but they are only expected to live among us for between 2 - 5 years starting from the time they were diagnosed.
Check out Wikepedia for more info on it! Ice Bucket Challenge
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