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ICY UPDATE!

terrier3 — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:32:04 GMT

94 million, as of yesterday...

Congratulations, ALS Foundation!!!!

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kittymomNC — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:01:10 GMT

That is absolutely amazing!

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MikafromTopeka — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:37:25 GMT

Is that money collected or pledged?

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terrier3 — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:47:20 GMT

On 8/28/2014 kaybee said:
Is that money collected or pledged?

I believe they said "raised."

In fundraising (where I got my first job out of college) - the average return on pledges is 85%...so even if it is pledged, that's a LOT of money!

The article also referred to "donations" which is usually cold hard cash.

It's not like a telethon, with people taking pledges on a phone.

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NoelSeven — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:57:06 GMT

Wow! That's great news

For Downton Abbey fans, there are videos out of the major leads taking turns with the ice bath

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cater — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:01:23 GMT

That is wonderful that this horrible disease is being talked about and people are understanding the painful way this takes over your body. There are many ways that people leave this world but I think that when you have ALS this is the worst to have to suffer with. We just laid to rest a beloved family friend and relative recently whom did not even last one year from finding out this was what was happening to them. Imagine that the only thing you can do with your body is move your eyes, nothing else and cannot drink a drop of liquid or swallow any food. Only move your eyes. I pray this money helps find a cure for the ones who will find out they have ALS.

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brewhaha — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:02:22 GMT

WOW!

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santorini — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:11:31 GMT

I hope something I read was wrong about this foundation. It said that only 7% of the money raised goes toward research. I was shocked at that figure. I do hope it was wrong. The ice bucket challenge has raised so much money and it would be great if the majority of it went straight to research.