Myrtle Beach Fire Fighters Support MDA with Annual Fill the Boot Drive – Myhorrynews

The City of Myrtle Beach Fire Departmentis showing its support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) as its members kick off the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases live longer and grow stronger.

Continuing a more than 60 year tradition, dedicated fire fighters from the Carolina Beach Fire Departmentwill hit the streets or storefronts with boots in hand asking pedestrians, motorists, customers and other passersby to make a donation to MDA from August 4th-6thin front of the Lowes Food on 970 Cipriana Dr. from 11 AM-5 PM, Walmart Neighborhood Markets located on Seaboard Street and 3915 N Kings Hwy and in front of the Coastal Grand mall entrances from 10 AM-4 PM.We are thrilled to be working with the Myrtle Beach Fire Department another year of Fill the Boot to help provide the funds needed to find treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases that severely limit strength and mobility, said Fundraising Coordinator Angelica Hickey. The dedication of these fire fighters to MDAs mission is unwavering, spending countless hours both with Fill the Boot and MDA Summer Camp to care for the kids and adults in the Horry County Area.We know that their devotion to our families will make this years drive a success.

Funds raised through the Myrtle Beach Fire Departments Fill the Boot event in 2017 empower families who inspire everyday Americans to help kids and adults with Muscular dystrophy and related muscle-debilitating diseases live longer and grow stronger, displaying how we all can truly live unlimited no matter what limits we may face.

Contributions also help fund groundbreaking research and life-enhancing programs such as state-of-the-art support groups and Care Centers, including the MDA Care Center at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke.They also help send more than 70 local kids to the best week of the year at MDA summer camp at Camp Hanes all at no cost to their families.

As MDAs largest national partner, the Fire Fighters fuel MDA's mission to find research breakthroughs across diseases; care for kids and adults from day one; and provide families with services and support.

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