Firefighters from the Salisbury Fire Department, Career and Volunteer, are heading to the city’s streets, Sept. 3rd & 4th, as they team up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association to Fill the Boot. These “Boot Drives” offer the community a chance to donate money that will be used in the battle against neuromuscular diseases and ultimately be given back to the community.
The Salisbury Career Fire Fighters Assoc. Local 4246 has brought this worth while cause back to Salisbury after many years through the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters, who have raised over $350 Million for “Jerry’s Kids”.
There will be a Kick Off meet and greet on Sunday Sept. 30th, 4pm at the City Park Bandstand area.
The proceeds collected from the boot drive will stay local and be used to aid local children and adults with neuromuscular diseases by providing wheelchairs, leg braces, clinic visits, support groups, and a week long summer camp for local children ages 6-17 to attend. For more than 55 years firefighters and MDA have partnered to fight neuromuscular diseases.
MDA is a volunteer health agency working to defeat more than 40 forms of muscular dystrophy and related diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services and far-reaching professional and public health education. MDA’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors.
The kickoff to this event will be at the Salisbury Park Bandstand area on Sunday 8/30 @ 4:00 PM.
5 comments:
Is Bill Gordy and Rick Hoppes going to be filling the boot?
First they say Sept. 30. Later is 8/30. Which is it? Does it start today?
Please people. Can we please look at this for what it is? These guys are trying to doo a good thing for kids that need it. Support the effort and lay off the negative comments.
Thanks
I dont think a boot could hold them 2.
Lets not turn this into a negative thing. This is an excellent cause the Local is trying to bring back. Some Volunteers are helping also. This doesnt go back to the coffers of either group.
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