The ice cream challenge is thought to have begun more than four decades ago at the Pine Grove Furnace General Store in Gardners, a few miles north of the current true halfway point on the 2,197 ...

The cultural phenomenon Ice Bucket Challenge raised hundreds of millions of dollars for ALS research about 10 years ago. Now, it has returned, but for the benefit of a new cause.

He said the goal of the campaign is to normalize conversations about mental health and make them more accessible. The new Ice Bucket Challenge is a powerful reminder of how the internet can come ...

People participate in the "Ice Bucket Challenge" in Gloucester, MA during the last annual "Plunge 4 Pete" on Dec. 28, 2019, what would have been Pete Frates' 35th birthday.

Additionally, the structure of the challenge seems counterintuitive to the mental health crisis. When the ice bucket challenge was used for ALS research, it was effective since it mirrored the ...

A bucket full of phones showing the USC Speak Your Mind Challenge is seen on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. This new spin on the Ice Bucket Challenge has received enormous participation and equal criticism.

The year the ice bucket challenge launched, the association raised $115 million. “Completely revolutionized the way we were able to provide care to families here,” Bruening said.

In the summer of 2015, the Ice Bucket Challenge stormed the internet. Social media was flooded with videos of people dumping buckets of ice water over their heads to raise awareness and funds for ...

The viral Ice Bucket Challenge from more than a decade ago is making a comeback, taking on a new approach to raise awareness for mental health. But before getting into the details, let's take a ...

The Ice Bucket Challenge is back, but this time for a new cause. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that went mega-viral in the summer of 2014 had more than 17 million people on social media, and even ...

In 2014, Anthony Senerchia, Pat Quinn and Pete Frates — three men living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — initiated the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness about their condition. ALS is a ...