The Ice Bucket Challenge was not a one-shot phenomenon. Such was the emotional tug of last year’s grassroots fundraiser for ALS research that it’s going to happen all over again at the beginning of August.
For this, we’ll always owe a debt a gratitude to Pete Frates. The former Boston College baseball captain’s fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has become our fight, raising millions of dollars to help find a cure for this terrible disease.
And now Hall of Famer Raymond Bourque and a collection of hockey players from Boston College and Boston University are getting together to help the cause on yet another level: They’re going to raise money to help provide care for those who have already contracted ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
The magnificently-named Comm Ave Charity Classic, to be played Friday night at 7 at BU’s Walter Brown Arena, will headline ol’ No. 77 as well as a who’s-who of former Terriers and Eagles skaters who’ve gone on to play in the National Hockey League and American Hockey League.
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/..._star_studded_lineup_set_to_drop_puck_for_als
For this, we’ll always owe a debt a gratitude to Pete Frates. The former Boston College baseball captain’s fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has become our fight, raising millions of dollars to help find a cure for this terrible disease.
And now Hall of Famer Raymond Bourque and a collection of hockey players from Boston College and Boston University are getting together to help the cause on yet another level: They’re going to raise money to help provide care for those who have already contracted ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
The magnificently-named Comm Ave Charity Classic, to be played Friday night at 7 at BU’s Walter Brown Arena, will headline ol’ No. 77 as well as a who’s-who of former Terriers and Eagles skaters who’ve gone on to play in the National Hockey League and American Hockey League.
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/..._star_studded_lineup_set_to_drop_puck_for_als
