Salinas Firefighters "Fill the Boot"
for Kids with Muscular Dystrophy
Salinas, CA -- Salinas Firefighters are asking the community to help "fill the boot" with contributions to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The money raised will help local families who are fighting muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related diseases by providing them with resources and support.
Additionally, Fill the Boot will help send local kids with muscular dystrophy to MDA Summer Camp at Westminster Woods in Occidental, CA. At the weeklong camp, young people will be able to have barrier-free fun with activities designed for their abilities from swimming to adaptive sports to arts and crafts, and much more. They will also get to spend time with kids who are just like them. Since 2007 the Salinas Firefighters Association, with the help of Salinas residents, has raised more than $170,000 for MDA to find treatments and cures for muscle-debilitating diseases. The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) began supporting MDA in 1954. Since then, the IAFF has raised more than $583 million for MDA.
Residents can meet local firefighters and donate to Fill the Boot at various locations this summer (see below). Details
What: Salinas Fire Department Fill the Boot Charity event: Meet local firefighters and drop off monetary donations for Fill the Boot. When: June 3 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.; June 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and August 13th and 14th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Davis Road between Laurel Drive and Westridge Parkway
About the Muscular Dystrophy Association
"The Muscular Dystrophy Association is leading the fight to free individuals - and the families who love them - from the harm of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases that take away physical strength, independence and life. We use our collective strength to help kids and adults live longer and grow stronger by finding research breakthroughs across diseases, caring for individuals from day one and empowering families with services and support in hometowns across America." (mda.org)
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