UCM's Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, with an average life expectancy of 3-5 years after diagnosis. To support ALS patients, the Charity Committee and Universalis at UCM are hosting an ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE to raise awareness and funds.

How to donate

Step 1: Click on the donate button

Step 2: Make your donation (min. €5 per donation)

Step 3: Once you've donated you will be asked to add a "word of support", please comment the name of the person that you nominate for the ice bucket challenge (you can see a full list of people under the fundraising team)

Step 4: Repeat, you can donate multiple times to nominate more UCMSA Universalis board and staff members (or to the same person) !!

About ALS and the Ice Bucket Challenge

ALS, an abbreviation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. After diagnosis, the average life expectancy is 3-5 years. ALS takes the lives of 500 people in the Netherlands each year and with more research efforts being made into the causes and identification the number of diagnoses is on the rise. Although ALS may feel like a distant fate, even our friends and colleagues at UCM have felt its impact. We, the Charity Committee and Universalis, think it is crucial to support those suffering from ALS, which is why we are hosting the ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE!

This challenge was trending in 2014 with great success. The instructions were simple: You dump a bucket of ice water over your head to raise awareness for ALS and nominate someone to do it next. We would like to execute this challenge on a UCM scale and the UCM STAFF and UNIVERSALIS MEMBERS are putting themselves forward as candidates. The way it works is as follows: Below is a list of members of staff and universalis members who have put themselves forward to do the challenge under separate 'teams'. When it comes to donating, you can choose which tutor you want to donate towards. The person with the most donations will do the challenge in period 6 during the Social Board's Summer Event! The more times you donate the more likely it is your tutor will have to do the challenge so go crazy (its for charity)!!!!!!

The money you donate will be collected by Universalis and sent to the charity ALS Stichting with the rest of the money raised by Waffle Wednesdays and other Charity Committee events at the end of the semester. For more information on the ALS Charity, check out the following link:

https://www.als.nl/

Members of Staff:

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