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Members of the Lockport Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 963, along with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will kick off the fire fighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help save and improve the lives of people fighting muscle disease in the Lockport area.
More than 20 members of the Lockport Firefighters Association Local 963 will fan out across the city with boots in hand for this year’s drive from 7 - 10 a.m. May 29.
Muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other related life-threatening diseases take away people’s ability to walk, move, smile, talk and even breathe. For more than six decades, fire fighters have stood on the front lines for MDA, striving to make a difference in the lives of those affected by muscle disease.
Fill the Boot events build on decades of research progress, helping push science to its limits in the search for treatments and cures. Dollars raised also help support MDA’s life-enhancing programs such as state-of-the-art support groups and clinics. They also make MDA summer camp possible so kids with muscle disease can enjoy “the best week of the year” at one of nearly 80 locations nationwide.
As the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s largest national sponsor, the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) fuels MDA’s mission to find treatments and cures for life-threatening muscle diseases. In addition to Fill the Boot events, contributions from other charity events hosted and sponsored by the IAFF help support MDA’s efforts to raise awareness and provide professional and public education about neuromuscular diseases.
IAFF support for MDA began in 1954 when the organization committed by proclamation to support MDA until a cure is found, and the organization’s unwavering commitment to MDA has remained strong to this day. The IAFF raised $100,000 for MDA in 1955, and $1 million in 1970, and fire fighters continue to raise the bar in their fundraising efforts. In 2013, more than 100,000 fire fighters participated in Fill the Boot events across the country and raised $26.2 million. To date the IAFF has raised $558 million for MDA.
Lockport Firefighters are proud to be a part of that tradition and celebrate their 20th year of hosting a Fill the Boot campaign.
news@eastniagarapost.com
Members of the Lockport Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 963, along with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will kick off the fire fighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help save and improve the lives of people fighting muscle disease in the Lockport area.
More than 20 members of the Lockport Firefighters Association Local 963 will fan out across the city with boots in hand for this year’s drive from 7 - 10 a.m. May 29.
Fill the Boot events build on decades of research progress, helping push science to its limits in the search for treatments and cures. Dollars raised also help support MDA’s life-enhancing programs such as state-of-the-art support groups and clinics. They also make MDA summer camp possible so kids with muscle disease can enjoy “the best week of the year” at one of nearly 80 locations nationwide.
As the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s largest national sponsor, the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) fuels MDA’s mission to find treatments and cures for life-threatening muscle diseases. In addition to Fill the Boot events, contributions from other charity events hosted and sponsored by the IAFF help support MDA’s efforts to raise awareness and provide professional and public education about neuromuscular diseases.
IAFF support for MDA began in 1954 when the organization committed by proclamation to support MDA until a cure is found, and the organization’s unwavering commitment to MDA has remained strong to this day. The IAFF raised $100,000 for MDA in 1955, and $1 million in 1970, and fire fighters continue to raise the bar in their fundraising efforts. In 2013, more than 100,000 fire fighters participated in Fill the Boot events across the country and raised $26.2 million. To date the IAFF has raised $558 million for MDA.
Lockport Firefighters are proud to be a part of that tradition and celebrate their 20th year of hosting a Fill the Boot campaign.
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