Name: Meet the mom who started the Ice Bucket Challenge
Uploaded: 2014-11-19T15:55:50Z
Duration: 18 min 43 s
Description: Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge craze this summer? Meet the mom who started it all. When Nancy Frates's son Pete hurt his wrist in a baseball game, he got an unexpected diagnosis: it wasn’t a broken bone, it was ALS, and there is no cure. In this inspiring talk, Nancy tells the story of what happened next.

It was actually comedian Oliver Pocher who [impersonated German chancellor Angela Merkel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOWCW_ceTGw) and participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge — not Chancellor Merkel herself. 

Chancellor Merkel's first name was mispronounced: It is Angela, not Andrea.

Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge craze this summer? Meet the mom who started it all. When Nancy Frates's son Pete hurt his wrist in a baseball game, he got an unexpected diagnosis: it wasn’t a broken bone, it was ALS, and there is no cure. In this inspiring talk, Nancy tells the story of what happened next.

Nancy Frates: Meet the mom who started the Ice Bucket Challenge

Meet the mom who started the Ice Bucket Challenge

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, sparked by a family's love, raised $160 million, uniting the globe in a fight against ALS.

From a mother's formidable resolve to a worldwide phenomenon, the Ice Bucket Challenge exemplifies the power of collective action.

Transforming tragedy into action, a family raises $160M for ALS research, inspiring a global phenomenon with the Ice Bucket Challenge.