MDA and Fond du Lac Fire Fighters Host Annual Fill the Boot Campaign

MDA and FOND DU LAC Fire Fighters Host Special Kick Off Event on July  
24th, 2017 for Annual Fill the Boot Campaign

WHAT: A special kickoff event for the annual Fill the Boot  
fundraising campaign is being hosted by members of the Fond Du Lac  
Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 400, along with the  
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), to free individuals - and the  
families who love them - from the harm of muscular dystrophy, ALS and  
related life-threatening diseases that take away physical strength,  
independence and life.

WHO:  Chief O'Leary, and local 400 Fire Fighters/Paramedics

WHERE:  815 S. Main St., Station 1

WHEN: Monday, July 24th, 2017, 10:30 am

WHY: The kick-off event on July 24th continues this IAFF/  
fire fighter tradition for more than 60 years, matching the nobility  
and strength of MDA families to help give individuals the strength to  
live longer and grow stronger.

On August 1st, August 11, and August 18th  at the intersection of Division and Main Street, and also at the  
intersection of 4th & National between 10:00am and 4:00pm this year's  
Fill the Boot campaign will officially begin. A dozen members of the  
Fond Du Lac Fire Fighters Association Local 400 will greet motorists  
on the street, asking them to make a donation in support of MDA's  
mission to help free individuals from the harm of muscle diseases that  
take away everyday freedoms like walking, hugging, playing and even  
breathing.

Funds raised through 2017 Fond Du Lac Fill the Boot event help MDA's  
efforts to fund groundbreaking research and life-enhancing programs,  
such as state-of-the-art support groups and Care Centers, including  
the MDA Care Center at Prevea Clinic in Green Bay, and Marshfield  
Clinic in Marshfield, WI. They also help send more than 45 local kids  
to a life-changing experience in an environment without barriers at  
MDA Summer Camp at Pilgrim Center - all at no cost to their families.