Mass State Police Take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Massachusetts State Police Colonel Timothy P. Alben and his Command Staff participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Tuesday afternoon in Franmingham at the Massachusetts State Police headquarters in Framingham.

The Colonial and his staff challenged the New England State Police Colonel and Louisiana State Police Colonel to do the same with their staff

Challenged were Maine SP Colonel Robert A. Williams, New Hampshire SP Colonel Robert L. Quinn, Vermont SP Colonel Tom L’Esperance, Rhode Island SP Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Connecticut SP Colonel Brian F. Meraviglia and Louisiana SP Colonel Michael Edmonson

Massachusetts State Police Social Media Specialist Trooper Dustin Fitch also challenged his counterparts to other police agencies and specifically named Canton Police Officer Rob Quirk, Newburyport Police Sergeant Matt Simons, Methuen Police Officer Derek Licata and Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Gardner.

Massachusetts State Police who took the Ice Out ALS challenge were Trooper Dustin G. Fitch, Major Richard McKeon, Major David Otte, Major Thomas Grenham, Lieutenant Colonel Sharon Costine, Lieutenant Colonel James Hanafin, and Colonel Timothy P. Alben.

The challenge began on July 29 by the family of former BC baseball captain and Boston College alumni Pete Frates, who has the disease. Since the social media challenge began, more than $1.3 million has been raised for ALS. Last year at this time, less than $25,000 was raised for ALS.

State Troopers asked that those donate to former Gov. A. Paul Celluci’s foundation. The Governor died of ALS in June of 2013.

Readers can donate to the Cellucci Foundation at:

http://www.umassals.com/

Photo credit: Lieutenant Colonel James Hanafin, trying to take a breath/Massachusetts State Police Photo