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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J 28 ULY 16-22, 2021 BTR
Empire City to host ALS
Ice Bucket Challenge
BY BRONX TIMES
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Empire
City Casino by MGM Resorts executives
and the family of late Yonkers
native Pat Quinn announced, on July
6, that the 2021 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
will take place on Sunday, Aug.
1, trackside at Empire City Casino. The
annual event, co-founded by Quinn after
his diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (ALS) in 2013, became
a global phenomenon in 2014 as thousands
of people from around the world
participated in the challenge on social
media.
Though Quinn unfortunately
passed away from ALS in November
2020, his drive and determination to
fi nd a cure lives on through his family,
community and beyond. Leading
the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge charge
this year is Quinn’s dad, Patrick
Quinn Sr., who will also pay tribute
to his son and ensure his mission
continues to live on.
Since 2015, Empire City Casino
has hosted the annual challenge in
support of Quinn and to continue generating
awareness for ALS research
(the 2020 challenge was canceled due
to the pandemic). Each year, Empire
City Casino donates the space, setup
and staffi ng, as well as more than
1,300 pounds of ice. The festivities begin
at 1 p.m. Ice Bucket Challenge participants
can pre-register in-advance
online at YonkersNY.gov/IBC.
“I’m so grateful for the continued
support from Mayor Mike Spano, Empire
City Casino by MGM Resorts,
and the entire City of Yonkers as we
march onward towards a cure,” Patrick
Quinn Sr. “The community that
Pat has been able to build to raise
awareness for ALS research and his
Quinn for the Win Foundation is
nothing short of remarkable.”
ALS, often referred to as “Lou
Gehrig’s Disease,” is a progressive
neurodegenerative disease that affects
nerve cells in the brain and spinal
cord. With no known cure, Quinn
The 2021 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge will take
place on Sunday, Aug. 1, at Empire City Casino.
The annual event was co-founded by
the late Patrick Quinn, a native of Yonkers,
after his diagnosis of ALS in 2013.
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began the Ice Bucket Challenge to put
ALS “on ice” by raising awareness as
well as donations for research. The
challenge has remained a catalyst
of the efforts to fi nd a cure for ALS,
with Quinn helping inspire billions
of dollars in donations for ALS research,
which has helped produce
signifi cant discoveries and breakthroughs.
Recently, Major League Baseball
celebrated the inaugural Lou Gehrig
Day to continue raising awareness
about ALS.
Recent years have also shown signifi
cant advances in research. A recent
Oregon State University study
showed a copper compound can help
slow the progression of ALS after recent
testing in mice.
For more information, please visit
YonkersNY.gov, Quinn4theWin and
Facebook.com/QuinnForTheWin.
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