{"id":26412,"date":"2014-09-09T08:53:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T13:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=26412"},"modified":"2014-09-09T16:55:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T21:55:14","slug":"owc-ceo-employees-accept-ice-bucket-challenge-to-support-als-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/26412-owc-ceo-employees-accept-ice-bucket-challenge-to-support-als-association\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC CEO, Employees Accept Ice Bucket Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ALSChallengeglobe\"Challenge accepted.<\/p>\n

Other World Computing has joined the efforts to raise money for ALS\u00a0awareness\u00a0by taking part in the Ice Bucket Challenge.<\/p>\n

OWC founder and CEO Larry O\u2019Connor\u00a0led team members in Austin, Texas for\u00a0the challenge, while team members at OWC headquarters in Woodstock, Ill. followed suit! Before taking the plunge, OWC Larry nominated Lloyd Chambers<\/a>, Timothy Standing\u00a0of SoftRAID, and Tim Peddecord of Avant Technology for the challenge.<\/p>\n

According to the ALS Association website, more than $111 million dollars has been raised from Ice Bucket Challenge donations. Visit the website<\/a> to find out more about ALS and how you can help.<\/p>\n

OWC raised nearly $1,000 all together, which will go\u00a0to the ALS Association<\/a> and\u00a0Les Turner ALS Foundation<\/a> (a chapter based in Skokie, Ill.).\u00a0<\/span>Check out the video of Team OWC taking the challenge below!<\/p>\n