LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) - One Lynn teenager has come up with his own version of the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money and awareness for a rare stomach disease.
The campaign is called the “Gastro-Paresis Pie Face Challenge.” The disease does not allow the stomach to empty itself.
On the campaign’s Facebook page, founder Andrew Belliveau of Lynn writes that he was diagnosed with Gastro-Paresis at the age of 10 and has battled the debilitating disease since then. He writes,
My hope for this campaign is to raise awareness for Gastroparesis and have it catch on like the ALS Ice Bucket challenge did. Hopefully it can become as successful and ultimately find a cure for this condition.
As part of the challenge, participants have to smash a pie in his or her face, donate a dollar to the charity and challenge friends to do the same.
Red Sox Pitcher David Price even participated in the fundraiser and challenged teammate Brock Holt.
The campaign is already getting a following online.
Did you catch our story on the Pie Face Challenge? Who would you rather see get a pie in the face? https://t.co/Ba0AuA9bqq
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