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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - TED Talk

Wally

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Here is a recent TED Talk by Nancy Fretas, the mother of Pete Fretas who was the ALS patient that was the impetus for the ALS Ice Bucket Advocacy/Fundraising Challenge. This challenge has raised over $120 million since it started in 2014. They estimate that an additional $40 million will be raised by the end of the year.


As a side note, Sylvia Burwell (Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - HHS) had a family member who passed away from ALS.
Burwell's father-in-law, Dick Burwell, died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2000. Burwell and her husband, Stephen Burwell, have been active in the Evergreen Chapter of the ALS Association.
http://www.benefitspro.com/2014/04/11/burwell-has-insurance-ties
 
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