Crime & Safety
Fill the Boot Results in $41K for MDA
Roseville and area firefighters held a two-day fundraiser to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association over the weekend.
In two days, local firefighters raised and donated $41,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association through their “fill the boot” event.
The donations went to the local MDA chapter.
Firefighters from the City of Roseville, City of Rocklin, Placer County Fire Station 100, and Sierra College Fire Academy Cadets participated in “fill the boot,” which was held in Roseville.
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Fill the boot proceeds benefit local families affected by diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy. The funds raised will help send some 300 local children with muscular dystrophy to a week of barrier-free MDA summer camp in Pollock Pines. Proceeds also support MDA’s worldwide research program and its national network of 225 clinics.
The International Association of Firefighters is the single largest contributor to the MDA, raising over $300 million since 1954, according to a news release.
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To learn more about fill the boot and other MDA programs, visit MDA.org.
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