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Sanjib Chaudhary

Anthony Quintano complete the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a fundraising campaign that's gone viral around the world and prompted supporters of other causes to create their own versions of the challenge.

These eight ice bucket challenge spin-offs are boosting causes worldwide

September 3, 2014Culture

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge raised awareness of the disease — and record contributions of more than $100 million dollars for research. That success is sending supporters of other causes behind the camera to create their own viral campaigns. Here’s a sample of other challenges, and causes, from around the world.

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