Ice Bucket Challenge

The Ice Bucket Challenge wasn't just for social media. It helped fund a new ALS drug

12:39pm October 01, 2022

by Wynne Davis

In 2014, it was hard to miss the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that set out to raise money to fund research for the disease. And it paid off. A new treatment was funded by $2.2 million of the funds raised.

The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team takes part in the the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014. At its height, the viral challenge attracted celebrities, famous athletes and former presidents to take part.

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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Co-Creator Dies At 37

2:11pm November 23, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Patrick Quinn, who helped turn the Ice Bucket Challenge into a global phenomenon in 2014, died after a seven-year fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Pete Frates, (seated, center) participates in the Ice Bucket Challenge with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to raise money for ALS research at the Statehouse in Boston in 2015.

Pete Frates, A Driving Force Behind The Viral Ice Bucket Challenge, Dies At 34

6:14pm December 09, 2019

by Sam Gringlas

The former Boston College baseball star was diagnosed with ALS when he was 27. He turned a fundraising challenge into a national story and helped raise millions for ALS research.

A big crowd turned out for the March of Dimes walkathon in Gainesville, Fla., in early March. But overall, the March of Dimes' March for Babies raised $3.5 million less in 2014 than it did the year before.

Trading Walkathons For Ice Buckets, Charities Try To Hold On To Donors

11:43am April 03, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Some of the largest, most established walkathons and similar events that raise cash for charity aren't doing as well as they used to. There's more competition, fundraisers say, for money and time.

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Bill Gates, Martha Stewart, LeBron James, Lindsay Lohan, Kermit the Frog and Conan O'Brien all got icily drenched for charity.

Life After Ice Buckets: ALS Group Faces $94 Million Challenge

7:29pm August 27, 2014

by Pam Fessler

The ALS Association has raised more than $94 million in recent weeks via its online ice bucket challenge — compared with $2.7 million this time last year. Now what?

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