Varsity Volleyball Team completes ALS Ice ChallEnge

Front row: Head Coach Lauren Metz, Lauryn Fetkovich, Alexandra DeMarco, Rachel Pawlawski, Justice Harris, Jacqueline Chambers, Brianna Clark Back Row: Chloe Rabold, Sophia Spiridonakos, Sydney Rabold, Allie Ruprecht, Trainer Amanda Miller Photo Credit : Felicia Mycyk

Ambridge Varsity Volleyball team participated in the ALS ice bucket challenge. 

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

According the ALS Association ,  they have received $9.5 million in donations compared to $1.6 million during the same time period last year (July 29 to August 15).  The donations are  from existing donors and 184,812 new donors to the association.

"We have never seen anything like this in the history of the disease,” said Barbara Newhouse, President and CEO of The ALS Association.

"While the monetary donations are absolutely incredible,” said Newhouse, “the visibility that this disease is getting as a result of the challenge is truly invaluable. People who have never before heard of ALS are now engaged in the fight to find treatments and a cure for ALS."

 #IceBucketChallenge

Not in video : Sienna Brock, Elena Meyer, Paige Lively, Alana Jula, Ellice Platz. Julia Mott, Assistant coach Rachel Deiter, Sanatha Yorke, Kinsey Chetan, Lauren Krupa, Sara sipes

Have you done the challenge ?  Let us know in the comments . We will add you to the list . 

Here are a few locals we know that have completed the challenge :

1. Band Director,   Marie Dewar 
   
2. Ambridge Connection , Alan Freed
   

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