Pat Quinn and the late Pete Frates, another man diagnosed with ALS, started the challenge to raise money for research and awareness. Athlete who championed ALS Ice Bucket Challenge dies at 34 ...

He and millions of others took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge, as it became known, raising $115 million for ALS research while bringing unprecedented attention to the rare and fatal disease. At the ...

To complete the challenge, people would dump a bucket of ice water over their heads and post the video to social media, challenging others to do the same or make a donation to ALS research.

This past weekend, upwards of 650 people gathered together to attempt to break the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. A couple of years ago, the Ice Bucket Challenge was all the rage. Today it symbolizes ...