Beverly Police To Host an Ice Bucket Challenge

BEVERLY— Get out the ice water and open your wallets. The Beverly Police Department is hosting an Ice Bucket Challenge!

The Beverly Police Department is hosting an Ice Bucket Challenge, and are challenging all police departments, fire departments, EMS and media outlets to a one-time challenge at Beverly's Lynch Park on Aug. 27 at 9:00a.m.

Chief LeLacheur is also challenging all elected officials. The Frates Family of Beverly is supporting this once a year event in honor of August being IBC month in the Commonwealth.

The challenge comes after Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito joined Senator Joan Lovely, Representative Jerry Parisella, Pete Frates, members of the Frates family and ALS research advocates for the ceremonial bill signing of H.1697, to annually honor the contributions of Pete Frates and his family and raise awareness and resources for those battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Baker signed the legislation on Aug. 1.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was co-founded in 2014 by Pete Frates, Pat Quinn and Anthony Senerchia to raise awareness for the progressive neurodegenerative disease and funds to support research towards a cure.

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