City officials pose after being doused with cold water at the historic Flight of Five. From left, aldermen Ken Genewick, Ron Franco, Kitty Fogle, Mayor Anne McCaffrey and City Clerk Richelle Pasceri show off their wet look. (PHOTOS BY HEATHER N. GRIMMER / ENP PHOTOGRAPHER)

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Officials nervously await the cold rush.

Lockport Mayor Anne McCaffrey, City Clerk Richelle Pasceri, and aldermen Ken Genewick, Ron Fogle and Kitty Fogle took on seven buckets of ice water this afternoon to help raise awareness for the ALS Association.

The city officials were doused by fellow city employees and community members near the Flight of Five, the challenged standing below the stairs leading to the flight.

Pasceri announced prior to being doused that the city officials were passing the challenge on to the city's police and fire departments, which have until Tuesday evening to complete the task or donate $100 to Lou Gehrig's disease research.

To date, the Ice Bucket Challenge has raised more than $15 million for the ALS Association.

For more photos of city officials being drenched, click here. For a video of the task and challenge, click here.

There's no real preparing for the rush of water.

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