Westfield Deputy Mayor Todd Burtron is the latest official to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, but Burtron used his opportunity to highlight another nonprofit, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Burtron said his son is a Type I Diabetic and was diagnosed three years ago.
Burtron was doused with a cooler of ice water on Sept. 12 by Mayor Andy Cook, who participated in the challenge last month. Burtron was challenged by Carey Lykins, president and CEO of Citizens Energy Group. He elected to not challenge any others.
“I won’t put anyone through this torture,” said Burtron. “I will challenge anyone to go to the websites and donate to these two causes.”
For more information on ALS, visit www.mda.org. For more information on juvenile diabetes, visit http://jdrf.org.
