Last year the story of the summer was the Ice Bucket Challenge. ALS patient and former Boston College baseball player Pete Frates brought the fight into the national spotlight last year when everyone from Matt Ryan to Bill Gates to Taylor Swift participated in the challenge. This year the fight continues, and funds are desperately needed to fight this awful disease.
Yesterday the Red Sox kicked off the August fundraiser with an event at Fenway Park. Pete Frates, along with his wife Julie and daughter Lucy were on hand as the entire Red Sox organization completed the challenge.