Mrs. Jones and the
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Nicole Park, Executive Editor
Ellie Barton, Managing Editor
September 25, 2014
All over the country, people of all ages have been pouring buckets filled with ice water on themselves to raise awareness for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The disease affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing the brain to shut down. It can also lead to loss of muscle control and, eventually, death.
To raise money and spread the word about this terrible disease, people began challenging their friends and family to drench themselves in buckets of ice water, widely known as the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. If you are nominated and don’t complete the challenge within twenty-four hours, you are supposed to donate one hundred dollars to the disease. Many people go the extra mile and make a donation to the ALS Association in addition to enduring the freezing water. On August 19, 2014, our own principal, Mrs. Jones, accepted the challenge. Read the full article Here.
Mrs. Jones endures the cold for a good cause.
