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The ice bucket challenge sometimes called the als ice bucket challenge was an activity involving the dumping of a bucket of ice water over a person s head either by another person or self administered to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als also known as motor neuron disease and in the us as lou gehrig s disease and encourage donations to research.
During this time als researchers made scientific advances care for people living with als expanded and investment in disease research from the federal government grew.
That success is sending supporters of other causes behind.
And anthony senerchia played a significant role in getting.
An independent research organization reported that donations from the 2014 als ice bucket challenge enabled the als association to increase its annual funding for research around the world by 187 percent.
We are grateful to all the ice bucket challenge donors whose contributions helped make this trial possible calaneet balas president and ceo of the als association said.
The als ice bucket challenge raised awareness of the disease and record contributions of more than 100 million dollars for research.