Do you want to take up the Australian #icebucketchallenge for MND NSW?

The #icebucketchallenge in Australia is a challenge to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Participants in the challenge have 48 hours to either donate to their local MND Association or dump a bucket of ice water over their heads (although most do both!). Then they challenge three others to Take the Challenge. People across Australia are taking up the Ice Bucket Challenge for MND.

In the last few weeks we have been able to create much-needed awareness about MND in NSW and the ACT though the Ice Bucket Challenge. Also, the Ice Bucket Challenge donations to MND NSW (amounting to about $30,000 to date) will help us to continue to provide our family support service (including the MND Info Line, regional advisor service, equipment, educational events and information) for our members, their family and friends. Funds have also been dedicated for research into MND including a new research grant for Australian research into MND.

Take the Ice Bucket Challenge and challenge your friends and family to do the same.

1. Fill a bucket (or larger container) with water and ice
2. Tip it over your head
3. Challenge three other people to take the Ice Bucket Challenge within 48 hours
4. If nominees don't take the Ice Bucket Challenge within 48 hours they make a donation to an MND charity. Of course you can take the challenge AND make a donation and ask the people you nominate to do the same! We are asking people living in NSW, ACT and the NT make their Ice Bucket Challenge donations to MND NSW.

You can donate to MND NSW here or set up your own ice bucket challenge for MND fundraising page here.You can view YouTube videos of others taking up the challenge here. And tell us more here Ice Bucket Challenge for MND NSW.

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Motor neurone disease (MND) is the name given to a group of diseases in which the nerve cells (neurones) controlling the muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow undergo degeneration and die. MND can be classified into four main types depending on the pattern of motor neurone involvement and the part of the body where the symptoms begin. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of MND.

In the USA and a number of other countries the term ALS is used whilst in Australia, UK, NZ and some other countries we use the term MND.