Strikeout ALS: Every August Until a Cure
August 01, 2019 | Baseball
Five years ago, the fight to find a cure for ALS reached new heights through the Ice Bucket Challenge and continues today.
The Ice Bucket Challenge was started in the summer of 2014 and began to go viral through the effort of its participants to shine a light on various chartities. Frates, Anthony Senerchia Jr. of Pelham, N.Y. and Pat Quinn of Yonkers, N.Y., all ALS patients, brought the campaign into the ALS world and put into motion the most impactful fundraising effort in the 145 years since ALS was discovered.
In 2014 alone, $115 million was raised by the ALS Association, through the Ice Bucket Challenge, for research. In less than two years, the money raised in 2014 helped scientists discover a new gene tied to ALS.
The initial Ice Bucket Challenge captured the attention of the country and spread overseas. That momentum is responsible for new developments in research toward finding a cure, but the fight is not over. The ALS Association is committed to continuing advanced research through fundraising and keeping the Ice Bucket Challenge as an annual tradition; "Every August Until A Cure".
TURN BACK THE CLOCK: ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE 2014
The IBC in the BC Community
ALS #IceBucketChallenge continues as @ChrisODonnell challenges the cast of #NCISLAhttps://t.co/nYys9i1Mu2
— NCIS LA (@NCISLA) August 14, 2014
Baldwin's #icebucketchallenge. Calling @GoNUathletics, @GatorZoneNews, @Hokiesports, @ICGaels & @NHLBruins mascots... http://t.co/kDAUOqXiC5
— BC Eagles 🦅 (@BCEagles) August 5, 2014
.@BCFootballNews' Steve Addazio takes the #IceBucketChallenge & challenges @SportsCenter's @espnSteveLevy #kALS https://t.co/nUAB6jmclY
— BC Football 🏈 (@BCFootball) August 7, 2014
Hollywood Stars Accept the Challenge
Matt Damon did your #IceBucketChallenge @BenAffleck + @jimmykimmel and it involves a toilet: http://t.co/g38uCTXZEf pic.twitter.com/gJaDI9B70o
— Water.org (@Water) August 25, 2014
Challenge accepted. Thanks a lot @ridley_daisy http://t.co/YzQ2ZEi2B5 #StrikeOutALS #IceBucketChallenge
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) August 25, 2014
Can't say no to Mitt Romney... except, ya know, when we did. http://t.co/3q6bOsTOKw @jasonsudeikis #IceBucketChallenge
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) August 24, 2014
I accept #IceBucketChallenge @GeorgeTakei + @TheRealLukevans,& challenge Laura Linney, Derek Jacobi, Anthony Hopkins! http://t.co/mljjiJp0QU
— Ian McKellen (@IanMcKellen) August 22, 2014
Emily's #IceBucketChallenge ... kind of. Emily: "That's not how it works!" John: "Mmm... I'm pretty sure it is."http://t.co/csxqC9Cmg5
— John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) August 20, 2014
Sports Spreads the ALS Message
The World's Most Influential People Take The Challenge
Music Landscape Dominates IBC
Stefan Lessard accepted the #IceBucketChallenge from Pearl Jam's Mike McCready! Watch it now: http://t.co/Oy011ZEul4 #StrikeOutALS
— dave matthews band (@davematthewsbnd) August 24, 2014
@shawnstockman crushing the #icebucketchallenge - You're on the clock @Jumpman23 @BrunoMars and @billyjoel ! -- http://t.co/rRixF2WD7D
— Boyz II Men (@BoyzIIMen) August 20, 2014
I was challenged by @Reba to do the #ALS #IceBucketChallenge! I nominate #NicoleKidman @RitaWilson & @AdamSandler http://t.co/X1y0yTV2Lp
— Faith Hill (@FaithHill) August 19, 2014
We did it! Me and @mikefisher1212 took the #IceBucketChallenge your turn @JenniferNettles @TFKTrevor and #SheaWeber http://t.co/KFBTjpJ0gC
— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) August 16, 2014
Eddie accepts @MikeMcCreadyPJ's #IceBucketChallenge & nominates @TimRobbins1, @springsteen & @NiallOfficial. http://t.co/W1FYA5Y8uI
— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) August 17, 2014
#IceBucketChallenge accepted! This one's for you @HunterHayes & @vineyardvines. See who we challenge to #StrikeOutALS http://t.co/MnTiDXZcw4
— Zac Brown Band (@zacbrownband) August 17, 2014
