ALS ice bucket challenge raises thousands for MD

By Maria Savva
LESS than a week after the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge made its way to Cyprus, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA Cyprus) has reported receiving over €4,000 in donations.

Maria Kyriakou, an MDA Cyprus administrative officer, said the figure was an estimate.

“We are unable to announce the exact amount of donations because the contributions are made in various ways, such as with credit cards cleared through JCC, bank accounts and messages from mobiles. We need some days to gather contributions,” she said.

As of August 24, the ALS Association in the United States reported receiving $70.2m in donations compared to $2.5m during the same time period last year (July 29 to August 24). These donations have come from existing donors and 1.3m new donors to the association.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge continues in Cyprus under the auspices of TELETHON which can be contacted for donations at Tel: 22 392608 and 22 392610

Email: [email protected] or Facebook: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Cyprus

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