ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Raises $8.6 Million in a Single Day

The ALS Association received $8.6 million in donations Tuesday as proceeds from the ice bucket challenge continued to pour in at record rates. The association has begun posting daily tallies from the fundraiser on its website, stating on Wednesday that since July 29 it had raised $31.5 million.



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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Goes International With Cristiano Ronaldo

European celebrities from Ricky Gervais to Cristiano Ronaldo have dumped buckets of ice on their heads to raise awareness for ALS + READ ARTICLE What spread across the U.S. like wildfire has now gone global, as actors and sports figures in Europe have taken up the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.



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What Is ALS, And Why Are People Dumping Ice On Their Heads?

In the past couple of weeks, you likely saw plenty of this on the Internet. Celebrities all over the world have been taking the so-called "Ice Bucket Challenge" to raise awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a debilitating illness.



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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Has Raised Millions for ALS Association

Pete Frates can no longer speak. But in the last two and a half weeks, a video posted on Facebook by Mr.



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