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ALS Association Says Ice Bucket Challenge Helped Raise Largest Day of Donations Ever

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Thinkstock 082014 IceCubes?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1408568871721Fuse/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association said on Wednesday that donations from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge continue to flow in at a rapid pace, with over $31 million in donations in the last three weeks.

Since July 29, the ALS Association said that is has received charitable donations from 637,527 new donors. The donation total, which has reached approximately $31.5 million is far higher than the $1.9 million in donations received during the same time period last year.

The ALS Association, founded in 1985, said that it has its largest day of donations ever on Tuesday, taking in $8.6 million in donations.


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