DELHI FIREFIGHTER ASSOCIATION TO “FILL THE BOOT” FOR MDA

CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 18, 2006 — Members of the Delhi 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 the Delhi Kroger store August 18 thru August 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

As MDA’s national sponsor for 52 years, firefighters will collect donations from passing consumers at the Delhi Kroger store located at 5080 Delhi Avenue in Delhi. Participating in the “Fill the Boot” campaign is a first-time “Fill the Boot” event for the Delhi Local 3389, a member of the International Association of Firefighters.

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 Misty Bray at 513-231-2222 or mbray@mdausa.org.
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