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Birdball Takes Third ALS Ice Bucket Challenge for Pete Frates
August 11, 2016 | Baseball
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The members of the Boston College baseball team grabbed their buckets and ice and, for the third August in a row, dumped freezing water their heads in honor of former captain and ALS adovcate Pete Frates.
In the summer of 2014, Frates championed the Ice Bucket Challenge through the use of social media. Along with the amount of awareness brought to ALS, over $200 million was raised to help find a cure. He was awarded the Sports Illustrated's Inspiration of the Year in December of 2014 and the SportsCenter documentary detailing his journey was nominated for an Emmy. Recently, it was announced that funds raised from the first two challenges directly led to scientists discovering the gene that may cause ALS.
While the recent advances give Frates and the FrateTrain - family, friends and supporters - hope, it also gives them purpose. More funding is needed. Each August, they ask that people continue to get out their ice and buckets and dump water on their heads until a cure for ALS is found. Former baseball players, including head coach Mike Gambino and recent first-round picks Justin Dunn and Chris Shaw, started off the month by participating in their third ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and challenging current and former teammates to do the same. The 2016 team answered.
To learn more about Frates's story, visit www.petefrates.com.
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In the summer of 2014, Frates championed the Ice Bucket Challenge through the use of social media. Along with the amount of awareness brought to ALS, over $200 million was raised to help find a cure. He was awarded the Sports Illustrated's Inspiration of the Year in December of 2014 and the SportsCenter documentary detailing his journey was nominated for an Emmy. Recently, it was announced that funds raised from the first two challenges directly led to scientists discovering the gene that may cause ALS.
While the recent advances give Frates and the FrateTrain - family, friends and supporters - hope, it also gives them purpose. More funding is needed. Each August, they ask that people continue to get out their ice and buckets and dump water on their heads until a cure for ALS is found. Former baseball players, including head coach Mike Gambino and recent first-round picks Justin Dunn and Chris Shaw, started off the month by participating in their third ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and challenging current and former teammates to do the same. The 2016 team answered.
To learn more about Frates's story, visit www.petefrates.com.
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