'Egg Crack Challenge' Raises Money For Juvenile Diabetes
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) -- In the spirit of the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS, a college student from Towson started the "Egg Crack Challenge" to raise money for juvenile diabetes research, a disease he was living with.
Mary Bubala reports just months later, 22-year-old Will Hauver unexpectedly passed away from complications of diabetes and the flu. Now his family hopes to pass the challenge on to find a cure.
Will Hauver was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during his freshman year at the McDonough School in Owings Mills. The "Egg Crack Challenge" was just taking off when last month, Will suddenly passed away from complications of the flu and diabetes.
He was senior captain of the lacrosse team at Rollins College.
The Hauver family and friends are grieving the loss of Will, but his mom and good friend Paige Kennedy say they're thrilled his "Egg Crack Challenge" is going viral.
"We want to turn type one into type none, as they say, and find a cure and try to erase the disease," said Lyndall Hauver, Will's mom.
"If he saw where it's gone now, I think he would be just floored. I think he would love it," Paige Kennedy said.
Sports teams, sororities, lacrosse teams and individuals across the nation and the world are doing the "Egg Crack Challenge." Even the Terps' Dez Wells.
So far, Will's "Egg Crack Challenge" has raised just shy of $40,000 for juvenile diabetes research. It's also raising awareness about the challenges of this disease faced by Will and millions of others.
"To have to prick yourself multiple times a day, counting your carbohydrates and all the macro-nutrients...it's just a tough, tough challenge," said Kennedy.
Mary Bubala donated and nominated our morning team, leaving an egg for Linh Bui to crack on Marty Bass' head during the morning edition Thursday.
Click here to donate and click here to learn more about the "Egg Crack Challenge."