On August 26, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation staff gathered with buckets of iced water to take part in the popular ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Twenty-seven staff members collectively rose to the challenge to continue to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) through social media. Other teams within the Vancouver Coastal Health community including the Eye Bank of BC and the ALS Team at GF Strong Rehab Centre also participated in the challenge and donated to patient care at the ALS Centre at GF Strong Rehab Centre in Vancouver. Watch their videos here.

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge donations made to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation will support revolutionary ALS research being done at the Brain Research Centre at UBC Hospital. Led by Dr. Neil Cashman, one of the world’s renowned experts in brain and spinal cord degenerative diseases, researchers and scientists are studying how ALS spreads through the body. Research is the key to uncovering effective treatments and eventually a cure for patients. Learn more about ALS Research at UBC.

Help Dr. Neil Cashman and his research team find innovative treatments for ALS.