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Ice bucket challenge: One year later

Denise ParrishDenise Parrish1 min readSeptember 15, 2015

A year after the famous ice bucket challenge, The Augusta Chronicle talks to Dr. Michael Rivner and one of his patients about ALS care and research and the need to keep funding these efforts at Georgia Regents University.

Read: Challenge, walk continue for ALS funding
The Beat Feet for ALS Walk is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at Augusta’s Riverwalk. For more information, visit walk.gruals.com

 

 

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Denise Parrish is Senior Communications Strategist for Operations at Augusta University. Contact her to schedule an interview on this topic or with one of our experts at 706-721-9566 or mparrish@augusta.edu.

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