(Newswire.net — September 11, 2014) Singapore, Singapore — Answering the challenge dealt out by other IASAS schools, Singapore American School (SAS) faculty and administrators participated in the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ which supports the ALS Foundation.
With shouts of glee, SAS middle school students doused their principals (Devin Pratt, principal, Brian Combes, deputy principal and Tico Oms, deputy principal) whom seemed to enjoy the cold water plunge. To see the video, click here.
They called out Robert Landau, SAS deputy superintendent, Kris Munden, 6th grade middle school math teacher, and Geoff Rodocker, an early childhood teacher, who all answered the call. With their students helping them out by pouring the buckets of cold ice water on them, they called out to other international American schools to take the challenge as well.
“Service learning is an important part of our program, and I am always glad to observe how charitable and community-conscious our students are,” said Middle School Principal Devin Pratt. He continues, “Our students constantly inspire me with their orientation of service to others.”
At one point, more than forty students and faculty members from SAS joined the challenge, dumping buckets of ice water on themselves and each other. See video here.
In case you missed it, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge dares nominated participants to be filmed having a bucket of ice water poured on their heads. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—also referred to as motor neurone disease, Charcot disease, and, in the United States, Lou Gehrig’s disease—is a neurodegenerative disease with various causes. It is characterized by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing.
As of August 29, the ALS Association[i] received more than $100.9 million in just 32 days from over 3 million donors.[ii] Rick Smith, who is a contributor to Forbes online, said that reason for this phenomenon is basically three things: 1) It needs to be BIG; 2) It needs to be SELFLESS; 3) It needs to be SIMPLE.
“People have responded with such generosity it is truly remarkable and we couldn’t be more appreciative, said Barbara Newhouse, President and CEO of The ALS Association. “These donations will truly help fuel our fight against ALS in ways that were never before possible.”
Established in 1956, the school primarily serves the American and international expatriate communities of Singapore. SAS is registered with the Singapore Council for Private Education, affiliated with the Office of Overseas Schools through the U.S. Department of State, and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
For more information about Singapore American School visit www.sas.edu.sg