Firefighters to ask community to Fill the Boot Saturday – Red Bluff Daily News

The The Cal Fire Tehama-Glenn Unit is showing its continued support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association as its members kick off the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to raise critical funds to help transform the lives of kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases.

Continuing a 65-year tradition of giving strength to the MDA community, dedicated firefighters from will hit the streets 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with boots in hand asking pedestrians, motorists, customers and other passersby to make a donation to MDA. They will be at the intersections of South Main Street and Luther Road in Red Bluff.

Firefighters will be going out for a second date, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the intersection of Solano Street and Edith Avenue in Corning.

We are thrilled to be working with (Cal Fire) for 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 Territory Manger Michael Schleicher. 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. We know that their devotion to our families will make this years drive a success.

Contributions have helped fund groundbreaking research and life-enhancing programs such as state-of-the-art support groups and Care Centers, including the MDA Care Centers at Stanford, UCSF, CMPC and UC Davis. They also help send more than 80 local kids to MDA summer camp at Camp Harmon in Boulder Creek all at no cost to their families.

For more information visit mda.org.

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