Ice Ice Baby!!
Stop Collaborate and listen… ice is
back with a brand new invention. Ok now that I’ve caught your attention you should
know that this post is not only fun but interesting as well and will probably
leave you with some new knowledge. I’m sure most of you have been seeing videos
of people throwing a bucket of ice water over themselves… and wondering why the
heck would one be so crazy?? Well stop wondering because I am here to tell you
all about it.
The whole point behind throwing a bucket of iced water over yourself and
then uploading the video to the public, is to raise awareness about the ALS disease. ASL
stands for amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis. It is a disease that basically attacks a person’s muscles in their
body causing one to hardly be able to move and could even end up
paralyzed. Many people don’t know about the disease especially in
South Africa. Therefore the ice
bucket challenge was created to make people aware and educate them
about ALS and raise funds to do more research on the disease and how we can
help fight it.
You will be surprised as to how many people are suffering from ALS for example a young man named Pete Frates. Pete who was an active athlete was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 27. Within two years the disease had attacked Petes muscles so badly that he is now paralyzed and unable to talk. Another famous South African that is fighting the same battle is the famous Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen.
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| Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen |
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| 27 year old Pete Frates |
Social media has definitely made
the challenge more interesting and popular. One of the rules to this challenge
is uploading a video of yourself taking the challenge. Therefore everyone gets
to view different peoples videos and see what its all about. Uploading a video
of it has certainly put the fun into doing the challenge as many people use
social media as a way of communication with the world. Been able to do the
challenge over social
media also allows the hype and awareness around the disease to go
viral, making it easier to also educate people about the disease and the
concept behind the exciting challenge.
Helping
contribute to creating awareness and raising money is only a splish splash away!
1: Take a video of yourself dumping a bucket of iced water over your
head.
2: Simply post that very same video on any sort of social network, for
example Instagram or Facebook.
3: Nominate other friends to take on the challenge within 24 hours.
If you’re too afraid to take on the challenge you could still help
without freezing your butt off. Visit this website to see how (hyperlink)
All the money that is raised from the challenge will go towards the cost
of a patient that is living with the disease. Money will also help with
purchasing and providing them with the necessary equipment needed. For example
wheel chairs and respiratory equipment.
