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Actor Patrick Stewart brings new meaning to Ice Bucket Challenge


Whether it's commanding the USS Enterprise-D/E or guiding the X-Men, Patrick Stewart has always done his job with some degree of class – and he appears to have brought that class to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Unlike other celebrities who talk before the camera and then have a bucket of ice cold water poured on their heads, Stewart wrote a check and then pulled out a bucket of ice.






He then took ice from the bucket and put it in a glass – where he poured what tech site The Verge said was Chivas Regal 12 Year.

"Cheers to you, Sir Patrick Stewart, although I worry that raise of his glass was a non-verbal challenge to everyone watching to do it," The Verge added.

Even Time magazine complimented Stewart on his "refined approach" to the Ice Bucket Challenge, which seeks to raise funds and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research.

As of Aug. 22, the ALS Association, which is behind the viral campaign, said it has raised $53.3 million since July 29, compared to just $2.2 million in the same period last year.  — Joel Locsin /LBG, GMA

source: gmanetwork.com