Annual ALS Ice Bucket Challenge altered for water restrictions
Posted August 6, 2015 3:35 pm.
Last Updated August 6, 2015 3:37 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The first annual Ice Bucket Challenge is being tweaked by organizers this year because of Stage 3 water restrictions in place right now across Metro Vancouver.
So, the ALS Society of BC has come up with some suggestions of what you’re being asked to do instead.
Essentially, they want you to use something that is environmentally-friendly. People have been using marbles, flower petals, recycled paper, whiffle balls even Rice Krispies.
Vandhana Misri with the Society admits the feel of the challenge may be different without water but says it was the responsible thing to do given the current conditions.
“The message is still the same, there are still people suffering with ALS. There is no treatment. There is no cure. It’s just so it brings it back to people’s minds that despite the funds that were raised last year, we’re a long ways away from any kind of treatment or cure for ALS.”
Pat Quinn Jr. flew in from New York to help the ALS Society of BC launch this year’s campaign. He has the disease and came up with the viral craze last year.
“The hope is that every August until a cure, the Ice Bucket Challenge will come around because it gives patients hope. It gives them a reason to fight.”
Last year’s worldwide initiative raised $220 million for ALS research.
The idea is the same this year — dump a bucket of whatever you want over your head, post a video of it online while nominating three others to do the same.
