How ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE helped Raise over US$ 13 MILLION in Donations

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HOW DID ALS (or, LOU GEHRIG’s DISEASE) ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE HELP RAISE A LITTLE OVER US$ 13 MILLION IN JUST 3 WEEKS? Well, it got massive publicity from some amazing people such as... Background Photo: Lou Gehrig, a world class baseball player who die ALS in 1941 at age of 37

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How a small act of pouring Ice Water over one's head helped raise awareness and US$ 13 Million in donations for ALS Cure!

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  • 1. HOW DID ALS (or, LOU GEHRIGs DISEASE) ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE HELP RAISE A LITTLE OVER US$ 13 MILLION IN JUST 3 WEEKS? Well, it got massive publicity from some amazing people such as... Background Photo: Lou Gehrig, a world class baseball player who died of ALS in 1941 at age of 37

2. Bill Gates Co-Founder Microsoft, Co-chair, Gates Foundation 3. Elon Musk Co-founder - SpaceX, Tesla Motors, Paypal, Zip2 and Solar City 4. Jeff Bezos Founder & CEO, Amazon.com 5. Justin Timberlake Actor, Singer, Producer & Businessman 6. Mark Zuckerberg Co-founder & CEO Facebook.com 7. Larry Page & Sergey Brin Co-founders, Google 8. John Legere CEO, T-Mobile 9. Melinda Gates Co-chair, Gates Foundation 10. Sheryl Sandberg COO, Facebook 11. Robert Downie Jr. Actor, Filmmaker, Musician 12. Satya Nadella CEO - Microsoft 13. Robb Riggle (Actor, Comedian), Horatio Sanz (Actor, Comedian), Steve Higgins (Producer & Actor), The Roots (Band) & Jimmy Fallon (Host, The Tonight Show) 14. Tim Cook CEO, Apple Inc. 15. Steve Ballmer Former CEO, Microsoft 16. Stephen Amell Actor 17. Taylor Swift (Singer, Actress) & Jaime King (Model, Actress) 18. Evan Spiegel, Co-founder & CEO - Snapchat 19. Darren Fletcher Football Player, Scotland & Manchester United 20. Gary Neville Former Football Player & Current Coach (England) 21. Paul Bissonnette NFL Free Agent 22. Martha Stewart Founder, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia & Former Model 23. Boston City Counsellor Tito Jackson with 200 Bostonians 24. Matt Lauer Journalist & Host, The Todays Show 25. NFL Team New York Jets 26. And, lastly THE REAL STAR: Pete Frates Former Boston College Baseball Captain who has ALS and is fighting for his life to see his childs birth. His Story 27. In case, you too wish to donate for this noble cause and help find a cure for ALS, you can click the link below: http://www.alsa.org/donate/ THANK YOU!