If you use any social media outlets such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Vine, or have checked a couple of DIY members profiles lately, you may be aware of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is when one dumps a bucket of ice cold water on themselves to promote the disease ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on social media. Basically, you do the challenge when you are nominated by someone who has already dumped a bucket of ice water on themselves and posted it to a social media outlet. You then have 24 hours to complete the challenge, or donate an amount of money to research being done on the disease. Some participants include Ben Affleck, Jack Black, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emma Stone, Carrie Underwood, and (the natural successor of the list) Robro777, who was one of the first on DIY.org to start it up. The charity had raised 53.5 million dollars by August 20th. So if you want to be part of the solution to ALS, you can do a couple things.
You could do the challenge to raise awareness, or donate some money to the cause to be a direct help. It is most effective to do both, of course, but do what you can to raise awareness.
To Do the Ice Bucket Challenge
1. Be nominated by someone who has already done the challenge.
2. Fill up a bucket with ice water, and get into clothes you'll be ok to get wet in.
3. Get someone to film you dumping it on your own head, and make sure to nominate your friends too!
To Donate Money
Go to alsa.org to donate money, with your parent's help and permission.
I'll have to get ready..... I have been nominated, so look out coworkers!
-Evil Ladybug
You could do the challenge to raise awareness, or donate some money to the cause to be a direct help. It is most effective to do both, of course, but do what you can to raise awareness.
To Do the Ice Bucket Challenge
1. Be nominated by someone who has already done the challenge.
2. Fill up a bucket with ice water, and get into clothes you'll be ok to get wet in.
3. Get someone to film you dumping it on your own head, and make sure to nominate your friends too!
To Donate Money
Go to alsa.org to donate money, with your parent's help and permission.
I'll have to get ready..... I have been nominated, so look out coworkers!
-Evil Ladybug