ALS Association Tops $70 Million from Ice Bucket Challenge Since July 29

As of Sunday, August 24, the ALS Association has received $70.2 million in donations from the wildly popular ‪#‎IceBucketChallenge‬ since July 29, 2014.

Said an ALS Association spokesman in a Facebook post, "We thank you for your ongoing support as we look forward to advancing our mission priorities, which include providing care services to assist people with ALS and their families through a network of chapters working in communities across the nation and a global research program focused on the discovery of treatments and eventually a cure for the disease. In addition, our public policy efforts empower people to advance public policies in our nation's capital that respond to the needs of people with ALS."

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.

The ALS Association's mission includes providing care services to assist people with ALS and their families through a network of chapters working in communities across the nation and a global research program focused on the discovery of treatments and eventually a cure for the disease. In addition, The Association's public policy efforts empower people to advance public policies in our nation's Capital that respond to the needs of people with ALS.

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