Orangetown residents raised a big bucket full of money in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last September. Supervisor Teresa Kenny says lots of people got together at the Splash Pad at Veterans Park in Orangeburg, and raised $26,500 to give to ALS United of Greater New York…
Ten years ago, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge became an internet sensation, with people posting videos on social media dousing each with ice water to promote awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. That summer event raised an estimated $115 million.