ALS Ice Bucket Challenge lives on in memory of Pete Frates
The tradition of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge continued Wednesday in memory of the late Pete Frates.
The tradition of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge continued Wednesday in memory of the late Pete Frates.
WBZ-TV's Anna Meiler reports.
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