TEAM NERD FITNESS DONATION PAGE
Yesterday, with some help from my childhood heroes, a camera, buckets of ice, water, four hours of amateur editing experience, and no shame, I put together a quick, corny, and hopefully funny video for such a great cause: finding a cure for ALS, a rapid and merciless disease that’s claimed the lives of far too many people.
To show our support, Nerd Fitness will match the first $5,000 that comes in through the Nerd Fitness Team Page!
Let’s strike out ALS together.
What is this all about?
In case you HAVE been living under a rock, a few weeks back Pete Frates, former baseball player for Boston College who has been battling Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (aka ALS) for the past two years.
He recently challenged his friends to donate to the ALS Association within 24 hours or post a video of them dumping ice water on their heads.
Growing up as a little leaguer in Massachusetts, I immediately fell in love with this idea. However, it was this piece on ESPN that brought me to tears.
Well, what started as a small movement in Boston amongst baseball players and Pete’s friends essentially took over the internet. At this point raising over 88 million dollars to find a cure for ALS!
Now, my favorite part of Nerd Fitness is just how truly helpful and supportive this community can be. I’m proud to be part of it, and I’m excited to support a great cause like this one. So, hopefully you got a chance to watch the silly video above, and you’re considering donating.
We’ve set up a Team Nerd Fitness Donation Page.
To sweeten the pot, we’ll be matching the first $5,000 donated, in honor of Pete Frates and all those that are suffering from this brutal disease.
If you can’t donate, that’s totally fine…instead, do something nice for somebody today!
If you’ve already donated, that’s FANTASTIC.
Regardless, thanks for your sharing, support, and donations!