CINCINNATI FIREFIGHTER ASSOCIATION TO “FILL THE BOOT” FOR MDA

CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 17, 2006 - Members of the Cincinnati Firefighter Association will be working the streets to fill their fire boots with donations to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Firefighters will collect donations from passing pedestrians and motorists at specific intersections Thursday, August 17 thru Friday, August 19, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

As MDA’s national sponsor for 52 years, firefighters will collect donations from passing motorists at various intersections across Cincinnati including:
• Along Central Avenue at West 4th Street, West 5th Street, and West 6th Street in Downtown Cincinnati (District1)
• West Eighth Street and State Avenue, 45204 (District 2)
• Harrison Avenue and Montana Ave in Westwood (District 3)
• Beechmont Avenue and Corbly Street in Beechmont (District 4)
• Marburg Avenue and Alamo Avenue, 45209 (District 4)

This event is an annual campaign for the Cincinnati Local 48, a member of the International Association of Firefighters. Last year, the firefighters collected more than $90,000. This year the firefighters hope to raise even more.

Funds raised by the firefighters give MDA, a voluntary health agency, the means to continue providing direct services, research and professional and public health education to
children and adults with neuromuscular diseases in the Greater Cincinnati Area.

Free medical services are available at MDA’s clinics at the Aring Center for Neurology at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center for individuals diagnosed with any one of the 43 neuromuscular diseases covered by MDA. In addition, MDA is able to provide a summer camp tailored to the needs of children, from age 6 to 21, with muscular dystrophy.

For more information about the “Fill the Boot” campaign or MDA, please contact Colleen Butz at (513) 231-4477 or cbutz@mdausa.org.
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