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| The 10 best celebrity takes on the ice bucket challenge | The 10 best celebrity takes on the ice bucket challenge |
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| Videos and images of celebrities taking part in the ice bucket challenge are circulating social media. | Videos and images of celebrities taking part in the ice bucket challenge are circulating social media. |
| The challenge involves people pouring cold water, often containing ice cubes, over their heads and posting the videos and images to social media. The participant then nominates someone to complete the challenge often in a set time frame, if they don’t they have to donate to the charity, or both. | The challenge involves people pouring cold water, often containing ice cubes, over their heads and posting the videos and images to social media. The participant then nominates someone to complete the challenge often in a set time frame, if they don’t they have to donate to the charity, or both. |
| Launched by the ALS Association in the US, to raise money and awareness of ALS or motor neurone disease as it’s known in the UK, the campaign has raised $4 million since 29 July, according to the charity. | Launched by the ALS Association in the US, to raise money and awareness of ALS or motor neurone disease as it’s known in the UK, the campaign has raised $4 million since 29 July, according to the charity. |
| In the UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Motor Neurone Disease Association have taken on the campaign, asking people to donate after completing the challenge. | In the UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Motor Neurone Disease Association have taken on the campaign, asking people to donate after completing the challenge. |
| Motor neurone disease is a progressive disease that attacks the motor nerves causing muscle weakness and wasting. There is currently no cure. | |
| Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and Mark Zuckerberg have all taken on the ice bucket challenge, unfortunately President Obama turned down Justin Bieber’s nomination but pledged to make a donation. | |
| Here’s 10 of the best … | Here’s 10 of the best … |
| And then there was Charlie Sheen, who didn’t quite get into the spirit but who did donate $10,000 and nominate others to donate the same. | And then there was Charlie Sheen, who didn’t quite get into the spirit but who did donate $10,000 and nominate others to donate the same. |
| Have these celebrities attempts encouraged you to take part? Who would you like to see drenched in ice? Share your thoughts and links to other people’s challenges in the thread | Have these celebrities attempts encouraged you to take part? Who would you like to see drenched in ice? Share your thoughts and links to other people’s challenges in the thread |