Firefighters Take Part In 'Fill The Boot' Drive

WOODSTOCK, GA -- Members of the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services are set to kick off the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association find treatments for diseases that severely limit strength and mobility.

Firefighters from Cherokee County will be out for this year’s drive from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14-16 at Kroger, which is located at 2295 Towne Lake Parkway in Woodstock.

“For more than 60 years, firefighters have stood on the front lines with MDA in the fight to free individuals — and the families who love them — from the harm of these life-threatening muscle diseases,” said Fundraising Coordinator Abby Ruffner. “We're grateful for the Cherokee County firefighters steadfast drive to support the kids and adults we serve and look forward to working together to make this Fill the Boot event a huge success.”

The Fill the Boot campaign is an honored tradition in which thousands of firefighters across America hit the streets or storefronts asking pedestrians, motorists, customers and other passersby to make a donation to MDA.

The organization works to promote research and find cures on diseases such as muscular dystrophy, ALS and other related illnesses.

Contributions also help MDA’s efforts to fund research and life-enhancing programs such as state-of- the-art support groups and Care Centers, including the MDA Care Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, Emory’s ALS Center and Emory’s General Clinic. They also help send more than 90 local kids to “the best week of the year” at MDA summer camp at no cost to their families at Camp Twin Lakes.

For more information about the Muscular Dystrophy Association, visit its website.

Photo: Cherokee firefighters collecting funds outside Walmart during another fundraising campaign. Credit: Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services