Help Wheaton Firefighters Fill the Boot for MDA

Submitted by the Wheaton Fire Department

The City of Wheaton Fire Department along with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will celebrate MDA’S 60-year partnership with the fire service and kick off the fire fighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to benefit children and adults affected by muscle disease throughout the Wheaton area.

The City of Wheaton Fire Department will fan out across the city with boots in hand for this year’s drive on September 26th, October 3rd and October 10th from 8 to 11 a.m. at the intersections of Gary & Harrison and Blanchard & 22nd Street
“Throughout 2014 MDA and fire fighters are celebrating 60 years of proud partnership, joined together in the fight against life-threatening muscle disease, said Kate Shea, Executive Director for the MDA Northern Illinois District.

“Fire fighters and paramedics across the State of Illinois do more for MDA and the families we serve than any other group, dedicating countless hours of their time every year participating in Fill the Boot drives and at MDA Summer Camp. We’re grateful for the support of these inspiring, selfless individuals who have made a profound impact on our families’ health, wellbeing and quality of life, and we’re excited to make this year’s Fill the Boot campaign the most successful yet for the City of Wheaton Fire Department.”

Funds raised through 2014 Fill the Boot event[s] will help support MDA’s programs of worldwide research, specialized health care services, and day-to-day support – which includes sending children affected by muscular dystrophy and related diseases to a weeklong, barrier-free MDA summer camp at Timber Pointe Outdoor Centre in Hudson, IL

As the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s largest national sponsor, Fire Fighters and paramedics fuel MDA’s mission to find treatments and cures for life-threatening muscle diseases.