A FUNDRAISING family from South Nutfield braved getting soaked with ice-cold water to raise awareness of motor neurone disease.
David Setters, 57, was diagnosed with the degenerative disease in 2012 and has since raised more than £10,000 for MND Association with the help of his three sons Andrew, Robert and Mark.
The condition has had worldwide exposure in the last couple of weeks, after American social media craze Ice Bucket Challenge - in which you are nominated to have freezing cold water poured over you - was picked up by celebrities including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates.
Now the craze has crossed the Atlantic with premier league stars Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge among those posting videos of themselves getting soaked.
Not to miss an opportunity to raise vital funds for the charity, Mr Setters, his wife Helen and three sons, took on the Ice Bucket Challenge in the garden of South Nutfield pub The Station.
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The ALS Association (American MND charity) has said it has received $13.3 million in donations from over 250,000 people in just three weeks thanks to the now-viral stunt.
Mr Setters told the Mirror he was "lucky" that he had a slowly progressing form of MND, which is terminal.
He can walk and talk but can't use his arms. Some sufferers can lose the ability to speak and swallow as soon as they're diagnosed.
He added: "Comparatively, I'm reasonably lucky, so I can dedicate my time to helping others."
His twin sons, Andrew and Robert, ran the Brighton Marathon this year and Mark has taken part in gruelling mud runs to raise money.
