Ice Bucket Challenge Fundraiser Anthony Carbajal Wins 2015 Cash, Sweat & Tears Award

In January 2014, he was diagnosed with ALS. He was just 26 years old at the time.

"Since then, I've lost the ability to button my clothes and open bottles," he says. "I feel like I have weights strapped to my body. Taking a shower is a workout in itself."

When the Ice Bucket Challenge became a viral sensation in 2014, raising an estimated $220 million worldwide for ALS-related charities, Carbajal naturally felt compelled to help raise money for and awareness about the disease. But rather than simply completing the challenge, he created a powerful, seven-minute video that included an unscripted, tearful account of his battle with ALS.