Top 10 ALS Ice Bucket Challenges
When in Manila, or anywhere else in the world, surely your recent Facebook newsfeed has been filled with videos of people pouring a bucket of icewater over their heads. If you still don’t know what the madness is about, get to know the #icebucketchallenge: the challenge calls for people to dump icewater above their heads, then nominate 3 friends to do the same. Is the task completed within 24 hours of being called out, you get to nominate other friends. Otherwise, you are asked to donate $100.
While this trend may seem silly to you, rest assured that it is done for a good cause: to raise awareness and money for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) – also known as the Lou Gehrig’s disease – a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain. A testament to the power of social media, the challenge has already raised more than $5.5 million since July 29.*
Check out our top 10 ALS icebucket challenges here:
10. Justin Bieber (singer, teen heartthrob) – With the biggest Instagram following (nearly 20 million IG followers), Justin definitely did his part by spreading the message. He took the challenge twice, the second time around nominating all his fans around the world to do the challenge and support the cause!
9. Mark Zuckerberg (Founder & CEO of Facebook) – The youngest billionaire in the world posted the challenge on (surprise!) his Facebook page. His video was shared an easy 45,000 times with one of the top comments on it being “Good thing you didn’t have to come up with the $100.”
8. Kobe Bryant (NBA Player) – It’s Kobe, need we say more? This guy is coolness personified!
7. Taylor Swift (singer) – Taylor does the icebucket challenge & donates to the cause! The always sweet country songstress gets some support from a group of friends and her team:
6. The Rock (actor) – Showing the world how cool it is to support a good cause:
