Fill The Boot Campaign For MDA Manned By Baltimore County Fire

EDGEMERE, MD — Baltimore County Fire crews will run the annual Fill the Boot campaign Labor Day weekend to benefit muscular dystrophy research. County Executive Johnny Olszewski and the Baltimore County Fire Department will kick off the campaign to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Maryland this week.

The campaign is sponsored by the Baltimore County Professional Fire Fighters Association, Local 1311. The firefighters' union has conducted this charitable fundraiser for more than 30 years.

This year's Fill the Boot campaign begins Thursday, Aug. 29 and continues through Labor Day, Sept. 2. A kickoff event will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Edgemere Fire Station No. 9, 6800 North Point Road. Olszewski is scheduled to attend, along with Fire Chief Joanne Rund; John Sibiga Jr., president of Local 1311; and MDA's Stacy Alford.

Over the years, Baltimore County firefighters have helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to help MDA fight neuromuscular disease, according to a county news release. In 2018, Fill the Boot raised $68,000 in Baltimore County. Campaign organizers hope to exceed that amount this year.

Expect to see firefighters collecting money in their boots at intersections and along roads throughout the county during the fund drive.