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Ice Bucket Challenge facts for kids

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Doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge (14927191426)
A person performing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, was a viral challenge in which people would dump a bucket of ice water over a person's head, either by another person or by themselves. This was done 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.

It went viral on social media during July–August 2014.

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  • John Maino performs the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

    Green Bay local radio and TV personality John Maino performs the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

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    Drought in California in 2014

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ice Bucket Challenge para niños

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